Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 153.082 · Subchapter C. LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY
INSURANCE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The limitation on liability under Section 153.081 does not apply to an owner, lessee, or occupant of agricultural or conservation land unless:
(1) the burn is conducted under the supervision of a certified and insured prescribed burn manager who has liability insurance coverage:
(A) of at least $1 million for each single occurrence of bodily injury or death, or injury to or destruction of property; and
(B) 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 that provides the amount of coverage required by Subdivision (1).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1432, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 829, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 2.09, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 764), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 169 (H.B. 2119), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1096 (H.B. 2053), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.153.htm
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Insurance Code
Natural Resources Code
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 153.046DUTIES.Printed as Section 153.082
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 153.081LIMITATION OF OWNER LIABILITY.Printed as Section 153.082
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 153.083LIABILITY REGARDING CERTAIN PRESCRIBED BURNS.Printed as Sections 153.081 and 153.082
- Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 153.084LIMITATION OF BURN BOSS LIABILITY.Printed as Section 153.082(1)
Parks and Wildlife Code
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