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Section 614.152. Definitions

TX Govt Code § 614.152 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 614.152. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1) "Fire department" means an entity that provides fire protection to an area within the state that has 9-1-1 service as determined by the Commission on State Emergency Communications.

(2) "Service" means the Texas Forest Service of The Texas A&M University System.

(3) "State fire agency" means the:

(A) Office of Rural Affairs established in the Department of Agriculture;

(B) service;

(C) Texas Commission on Fire Protection;

(D) Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service; and

(E) Texas State Fire Marshal's Office of the Texas Department of Insurance.

(4) "State fire association" means the:

(A) State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas;

(B) Texas Fire Chiefs Association;

(C) Texas Fire Marshals Association;

(D) Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts; and

(E) Texas State Association of Fire Fighters.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (H.B. 1915), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 94, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 3.03, eff. June 14, 2013.

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