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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Third Legislature, Second Regular Session
ranchers; landowners; fire training
Purpose
Requires the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (Department) to offer forest and range fire training to ranchers and landowners.
Background
The Department was established by the Legislature to prevent and suppress wildland fires on state land and on private property located outside of cities and towns (A.R.S. § 37-1301).
Statute allows the Department to enter into cooperative agreements with other state or federal agencies, departments, political subdivisions or persons for the prevention and suppression of wildfires (A.R.S. § 37-1303).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires the Department to offer training to ranchers and landowners to detect, prevent and suppress forest and range fires.
2. Immunizes Arizona from liability of any claim based on a rancher's or landowner's exercise or performance of, or failure to exercise or perform, any fire detection, prevention or suppression activity for which the Department provided training.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 31, 2018
KK/IC/lat