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 authorization process to require explicit written consent from the state department secretary or commissioner before any burning can occur, and reorganizes the conditions into three specific requirements (purpose, land description, and timeframe) rather than the original five conditions—effectively strengthening state oversight and control over the burning of state-owned land. The change also clarifies that the person conducting the burn must have equipment available and comply with existing fire laws during the burn itself.
This amendment converted the bill from an engrossed committee draft to its final enrolled form for gubernatorial signature, making no substantive changes to the prescribed burning policy itself—it merely reformatted the document with proper legislative signatures and certification pages required for enactment.