Texas Education Code § 88.1015 Definitions

Sec. 88.1015. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1) "Director" means the director of the Texas Forest Service.

(2) "Wildfire" means any fire occurring on wildland or in a place where urban areas and rural areas meet. The term does not include a fire that constitutes controlled burning within the meaning of Section 28.01, Penal Code.

(3) "Wildland" means an area in which there is virtually no development except for:

(A) roads, railroads, transmission lines, and similar transportation facilities; or

(B) development related to use of the land for park purposes or for timberland or other agricultural purposes.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 209, Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 1993.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 52 (S.B. 646), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

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