Tex. Natural Resources Code § 153.082
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 153.082, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 153.082. INSURANCE.
Official statutory text
The limitation on liability under Section 153.081 does not apply to an owner, lessee, or occupant of agricultural or conservation land unless:
(1) the burn is conducted under the supervision of a certified and insured prescribed burn manager who has liability insurance coverage:
(A) of at least $1 million for each single occurrence of bodily injury or death, or injury to or destruction of property; and
(B) with a policy period minimum aggregate limit of at least $2 million; or
(2) the owner, lessee, or occupant is a governmental unit, as that term is defined by Section 2259.001, Government Code, that has a self-insurance program that provides the amount of coverage required by Subdivision (1).
(1) the burn is conducted under the supervision of a certified and insured prescribed burn manager who has liability insurance coverage:
(A) of at least $1 million for each single occurrence of bodily injury or death, or injury to or destruction of property; and
(B) with a policy period minimum aggregate limit of at least $2 million; or
(2) the owner, lessee, or occupant is a governmental unit, as that term is defined by Section 2259.001, Government Code, that has a self-insurance program that provides the amount of coverage required by Subdivision (1).
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