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Committee adopts liability and damage-limit amendments to prescribed burning bill and passes measure
Summary
The committee approved committee amendments to House Bill 15-57, clarifying liability standards for prescribed burns, limiting recoverable damages to actual damages, and providing certain liability protections for DNR officers; the bill passed the committee 8-0 and will move forward.
The Senate Natural Resources Committee passed House Bill 15-57 after adopting committee amendments that revise the liability standard for prescribed burns, limit damage awards to actual damages, and clarify liability protections for Department of Natural Resources personnel in emergency circumstances.
Kyle (committee staff) explained committee…
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