Texas Education Code

§ 88.1015 — DEFINITIONS

ED § 88.1015Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part D. THE TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM · Ch. 88. AGENCIES AND SERVICES OF THE TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM · Art. B. THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE

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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:

Legislative history

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