89R5822 MP-D
By: King H.B. No. 1905
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to notice to the Texas A&M Forest Service of a prescribed
burn to be conducted by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.354, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) The department shall provide notice to the Texas A&M
Forest Service of the department's intent to conduct a prescribed
burn not less than 30 days before the planned start date of the
prescribed burn. The notice must include a request that the Texas
A&M Forest Service appropriately locate equipment to respond to a
fire in the event that the prescribed burn becomes uncontained.
SECTION 2. Section 11.354(d), Parks and Wildlife Code, as
added by this Act, applies only to a prescribed burn that the Parks
and Wildlife Department intends to conduct on or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.