83R8014 BEF-F
By: Watson S.B. No. 764
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a limitation on liability for prescribed burning
conducted on land owned by, leased by, or occupied by certain
self-insured governmental units.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 153.082, Natural Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 153.082. INSURANCE. The limitation on liability under
Section 153.081 does not apply to an owner, lessee, or occupant of
agricultural land unless:
(1) the certified and insured prescribed burn manager
conducting a burn on the land has liability insurance coverage:
(A) [(1)] of at least $1 million for each single
occurrence of bodily injury or death, or injury to or destruction of
property; and
(B) [(2)] with a policy period minimum aggregate
limit of at least $2 million; or
(2) the owner, lessee, or occupant is a governmental
unit, as that term is defined by Section 2259.001, Government Code,
that has a self-insurance program approved by the board that
provides the amount of coverage required by Subdivision (1).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.