The following words and terms, when used in Title 4, Part 13 of the Texas Administrative Code, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Act--Prescribed Burning, Chapter 153, Texas Natural Resources Code.
2. (2) AgriLife Extension--Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
3. (3) AgriLife Research--Texas A&M AgriLife Research.
4. (4) Board--Prescribed Burning Board.
5. (5) Burn Boss--Individual responsible for the direct application of prescribed fire to a burn unit as detailed in a written prescribed burn plan.
6. (6) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Agriculture of the state of Texas, or the Commissioner's designee.
7. (7) Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Manager--A person with ultimate authority, and responsibility for a prescribed burn, and liability insurance coverage as required by §227.1 of this title (relating to Minimum Insurance Requirements), who has been certified by the Board.
8. (8) CFT--Continuing Fire Training.
9. (9) Code--Texas Administrative Code.
10. (10) Department--The Texas Department of Agriculture.
11. (11) Governmental Unit--A state agency, local government, or an entity acting on behalf of a state agency or institution or local government, as defined by §2259.001 of the Texas Government Code.
12. (12) Lead Burn Instructor--An individual who provides leadership and coordination in the conduct of a board-approved certified and insured prescribed burn manager course and has authority to select all instructors.
13. (13) Local Government--A municipality or other political subdivision of this state or a combination of political subdivisions, including a combination created under Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code.
14. (14) NRCS--Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
15. (15) NWCG--National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
16. (16) Prescribed Burning--The controlled application of fire to fuels under specified environmental conditions in accordance with a written prescribed burn plan.
17. (17) Prescribed Burning Organization--An entity established for the purpose of promoting the use of prescribed burning as a tool for land management, including an entity established to represent interests of persons involved in land conservation and/or land management.
18. (18) Sponsor--An approved university, governmental agency, an association, a private independent business, or other qualified entity approved by the Board to conduct continuing fire training for credit toward prescribed burn manager certification and continued fire training.
19. (19) Structures containing sensitive receptors--A man-made structure utilized for human residence or business, the containment of livestock, or the housing of sensitive live vegetation. The term "man-made structure" does not include such things as range fences, roads, bridges, hunting blinds or facilities used solely for the storage of hay or other livestock feeds. The term "sensitive live vegetation" is defined as vegetation which has potential to be damaged by smoke and heat, examples of which include, but are not limited to: nursery production, mushroom cultivation, pharmaceutical plant production, or laboratory experiments involving plants.
20. (20) TAMU--Texas A&M University, or a branch of the Texas A&M University system.
21. (21) TFS--Texas A&M Forest Service.
22. (22) TCEQ--Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
23. (23) TPWD--Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
24. (24) TSSWCB--Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board.
25. (25) TTU--Texas Tech University or a branch of the Texas Tech University System.
26. (26) USDA--United States Department of Agriculture.

Source Note:The provisions of this §225.1 adopted to be effective March 30, 2014, 39 TexReg 2275; amended to be effective September 24, 2018, 43 TexReg 6241.