Landowners with property adjacent to state-owned land along the Missouri River can now conduct prescribed burns on the state land if they get written permission from the appropriate state department official, as long as the burn is meant to control woody plants and manage grassland. The landowner must describe the land to be burned and provide a timeline, maintain firefighting equipment, follow all existing burning laws, and accept full liability for any damages—with the state having immunity from lawsuits related to the burn.
The amendment restructured the authorization process to require written departmental consent before burning, replaced conditional requirements with specific petition components, and clarified the burn operator's fire suppression responsibilities.
The bill transitioned from engrossed to enrolled format, removing legislative markup language and adding official signature pages for executive approval.
Other amendments
Signed by the Governor H.J. 534
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 480
Signed by the President S.J. 434
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 462
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 33, NAYS 0. S.J. 400
Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0. S.J. 21
Agriculture and Natural Resources Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources S.J. 232
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 0. H.J. 264
Agriculture and Natural Resources Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0. H.J. 15
Agriculture and Natural Resources Motion to amend H.J. 15
Agriculture and Natural Resources Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
First read in House and referred to House Agriculture and Natural Resources H.J. 11
Do Pass Amended
Agriculture and Natural Resources — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Agriculture and Natural Resources — Do Pass Amended