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Committee hears bipartisan bill to create prescribed‑fire claims fund pilot to reduce liability barriers
Summary
Substitute House Bill 1563 would create a pilot prescribed‑fire claims fund administered by the Office of Risk Management with DNR cooperation to reimburse losses from certified prescribed fires (up to $2 million) and aims to reduce liability hurdles that currently limit prescribed burning; supporters cited California and Oregon examples.
The Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee on March 17 heard Substitute House Bill 15 63, which would establish a prescribed‑fire claim fund pilot program administered by the Office of Risk Management in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources.
Committee staff, Jeff Olson, said the pilot would provide reimbursement for eligible losses from prescribed burns and cultural burning conducted on lands under DNR protection authority or on tribal lands with agreement or tribal approval. Eligible burns must be conducted by a certified burn manager or cultural…
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