Last Action | signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 30) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to the Prescribed Fire Program. |
Bill Documents |
Bill
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Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact
Local Mandate |
Bill Request Number | 494 |
Sponsors | T. McKee, M. Denham, R. Crimm, S. Riggs, W. Stone |
Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 149 to establish definitions for "cabinet," "certified prescribed fire boss," "division," "prescribed fire," and "prescribed fire program" and require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations no later than July 15, 2017, to develop a comprehensive prescribed fire program and a training, education, and experience for certified prescribed fire boss; require approval of a prescribed fire plan by the Division of Forestry prior to a burn; provide liability coverage requirements for the certified prescribed fireboss; require the fire boss to be in conduct of the prescribed fire at all times; establish waiver of liability coverage for prescribed fires conducted by state employees as a part of their employment duties; allow for recovery of public damages from the Board of Claims; declare prescribed fire use as in public interest and not a nuisance to the public; amend KRS 149.400 to exempt prescribed fire from the fire seasons and require prescribed fire use be approved by the Division of Forestry; amend KRS 149.401 to exempt prescribed fire use from local ordinances banning all open burning; amend KRS 149.990 to make conduct of prescribed fire by persons who are not certified and do not meet requirements of the act subject to fine, imprisonment, or both. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Corrections Impact - Prescribed fire program creation of Environment and Conservation - Prescribed Fire Program, license, training, responsibility for Fire Prevention - Prescribed fire, county firefighting, program, cost recovery for Firefighters and Fire Departments - County firefighting, cabinet funds for Fish and Wildlife - Prescribed fire program, creation of Forests and Forestry - Prescribed fire program creation of Fuel - Prescribed fire program, burn plan, acres of fuel, plan for Insurance - Prescribed fire license, liability insurance requirement for Land Use - Prescribed fire, authorization for use, program for Local Government - Local burn ban ordinances, prescribed fire, exemption for Notices - Prescribed fire, notice requirements for Nuisances - Prescribed fire, declaration as not public nuisance Safety - Prescribed fire, safety requirements for State Agencies - Prescribed fire, state employee certified prescribed fire boss, liability coverage waiver for State Employees - Prescribed fire, state employee certified prescribed fire boss, liability coverage waiver for Public Safety - Prescribed fire program, safety requirements for Cities - Prescribed fire, city burn ban ordinances, exemption from Civil Actions - Prescribed fire, actions, immunity from Claims - Board of Claims, prescribed fire, agency subject to Counties - Prescribed fire, ordinances, burn bans, exemption from Local Mandate - Prescribed fire, state employee certified prescribed fire boss, liability coverage waiver for |
Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 House Committee Amendment 1 |
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01/08/16 |
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01/11/16 |
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02/18/16 |
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02/19/16 |
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02/23/16 |
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02/24/16 |
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02/26/16 |
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03/16/16 |
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03/17/16 |
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03/18/16 |
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03/21/16 |
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03/22/16 |
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03/23/16 |
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03/24/16 |
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04/04/16 |
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Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact
Local Mandate |
Summary | Delete all sections of the bill in its entirety; allow the Division of Forestry to exempt a person certified by the Kentucky Prescribed Fire Council's Burn Boss program from the requirements of KRS Chapter 149 except that prescribe fires shall not be set during local burn bans or red flag warning days; require persons exempted to give notice to the Division of Forestry 24 hours prior to the burn and notice to local landowners and local EMS the day of the burn. |
Index Headings |
Corrections Impact - Prescribed fire program creation of Environment and Conservation - Prescribed Fire Program, license, training, responsibility for Fire Prevention - Prescribed fire, county firefighting, program, cost recovery for Firefighters and Fire Departments - County firefighting, cabinet funds for Fish and Wildlife - Prescribed fire program, creation of Forests and Forestry - Prescribed fire program creation of Fuel - Prescribed fire program, burn plan, acres of fuel, plan for Insurance - Prescribed fire license, liability insurance requirement for Land Use - Prescribed fire, authorization for use, program for Local Government - Local burn ban ordinances, prescribed fire, exemption for Notices - Prescribed fire, notice requirements for Nuisances - Prescribed fire, declaration as not public nuisance Safety - Prescribed fire, safety requirements for State Agencies - Prescribed fire, state employee certified prescribed fire boss, liability coverage waiver for State Employees - Prescribed fire, state employee certified prescribed fire boss, liability coverage waiver for Public Safety - Prescribed fire program, safety requirements for Cities - Prescribed fire, city burn ban ordinances, exemption from Civil Actions - Prescribed fire, actions, immunity from Claims - Board of Claims, prescribed fire, agency subject to Counties - Prescribed fire, ordinances, burn bans, exemption from Local Mandate - Prescribed fire, state employee certified prescribed fire boss, liability coverage waiver for |
Amendment | House Committee Amendment 1 |
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Sponsor | F. Steele |
Summary | Make title amendment. |
Index Headings |
Corrections Impact - Prescribed fire program creation of Environment and Conservation - Prescribed Fire Program, license, training, responsibility for Fire Prevention - Prescribed fire, county firefighting, program, cost recovery for Firefighters and Fire Departments - County firefighting, cabinet funds for Fish and Wildlife - Prescribed fire program, creation of Forests and Forestry - Prescribed fire program creation of Fuel - Prescribed fire program, burn plan, acres of fuel, plan for Insurance - Prescribed fire license, liability insurance requirement for Land Use - Prescribed fire, authorization for use, program for Local Government - Local burn ban ordinances, prescribed fire, exemption for Notices - Prescribed fire, notice requirements for Nuisances - Prescribed fire, declaration as not public nuisance Safety - Prescribed fire, safety requirements for State Agencies - Prescribed fire, state employee certified prescribed fire boss, liability coverage waiver for State Employees - Prescribed fire, state employee certified prescribed fire boss, liability coverage waiver for Public Safety - Prescribed fire program, safety requirements for Cities - Prescribed fire, city burn ban ordinances, exemption from Civil Actions - Prescribed fire, actions, immunity from Claims - Board of Claims, prescribed fire, agency subject to Counties - Prescribed fire, ordinances, burn bans, exemption from Local Mandate - Prescribed fire, state employee certified prescribed fire boss, liability coverage waiver for |
Last updated: 1/16/2019 3:08 PM (EST)