The following words and terms, when used in Title 4, Part 13
of the Texas Administrative Code, shall have the following meanings,
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Board--Prescribed Burning Board.
(2) Burn Boss--Individual responsible for the direct
application of prescribed fire to a burn unit as detailed in a written
prescribed burn plan.
(3) Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Manager--A
person with ultimate authority and responsibility for a prescribed
burn, and liability insurance coverage as required by §227.1
of this title (relating to Minimum Insurance Requirements), who has
been certified by the Board.
(4) CFT--Continuing Fire Training.
(5) Department--The Texas Department of Agriculture.
(6) Governmental Unit--A state agency, local government,
or an entity acting on behalf of a state agency or institution or
local government, as defined by §2259.001 of the Texas Government
Code.
(7) Lead Burn Instructor--An individual who provides
leadership and coordination in the conduct of a board-approved certified
and insured prescribed burn manager course and has authority to select
all instructors.
(8) Local Government--A municipality or other political
subdivision of this state or a combination of political subdivisions,
including a combination created under Chapter 791 of the Texas Government
Code.
(9) NWCG--National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
(10) Prescribed Burning--The controlled application
of fire to fuels under specified environmental conditions in accordance
with a written prescribed burn plan.
(11) Prescribed Burning Organization--An entity established
for the purpose of promoting the use of prescribed burning as a tool
for land management, including an entity established to represent
interests of persons involved in land conservation and/or land management.
(12) Sponsor--An entity approved to conduct continuing
training activities used to meet continuing fire training requirements.
(13) Structures containing sensitive receptors--A man-made
structure utilized for human residence or business, the containment
of livestock, or the housing of sensitive live vegetation. The term
"man-made structure" does not include such things as range fences,
roads, bridges, hunting blinds or facilities used solely for the storage
of hay or other livestock feeds. The term "sensitive live vegetation"
is defined as vegetation which has potential to be damaged by smoke
and heat, examples of which include, but are not limited to: nursery
production, mushroom cultivation, pharmaceutical plant production,
or laboratory experiments involving plants.
(14) TFS--Texas A&M Forest Service.
(15) TCEQ--Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §225.1 adopted to be effective March 30, 2014, 39 TexReg 2275; amended to be effective September 24, 2018, 43 TexReg 6241; amended to be effective May 25, 2023, 48 TexReg 2568 |