HB1001 — provide for prescribed burning of state-owned land by a person owning adjoining land and to declare an emergency.
What changed between bill versions as it moved through the Legislature.
The amendment restructures the prescribed burning approval process by requiring explicit written consent from the department secretary or commissioner before any burning can occur, and it reorganizes the conditions into a clearer list that must be included in the written request (purpose, land description, and timeframe). This **strengthens** the state's oversight and control by making departmental approval a mandatory prerequisite rather than one of several conditions, while also clarifying the landowner's responsibilities for fire suppression and liability.
This amendment converted the bill from an engrossed (committee) version to an enrolled (final passed) version by removing the legislative markup language and adding official signature lines for the Governor, legislative leaders, and Secretary of State. The substantive content of the bill—allowing adjacent landowners to conduct prescribed burns on Missouri River-bordering state land with written departmental consent—remained unchanged.