___________________ moved that SB 189 be amended as follows:
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Section 1. That
§
41-20-4
be amended to read as follows:
41-20-4.
The state wildland fire coordinator, under the direction of the Department of
Agriculture, shall take authorized action to prevent, suppress, and extinguish forest fires on all state
and privately owned lands and
on other lands while acting pursuant to a cooperative fire suppression
agreement. The coordinator shall
direct and aid the efforts of all fire suppression forces involved in
the fires. The coordinator may bring an action in circuit court against the responsible person to
obtain reimbursement for reasonable fire suppression and extinguishment costs.
Section 2. That
§
41-20-5
be amended to read as follows:
41-20-5.
There is hereby established a fund in the state treasury to be known as the state fire
suppression special revenue fund which is hereby appropriated for the payment of costs incurred by
the state wildland fire coordinator in suppressing forest fires as authorized by § 41-20-4
and for the
payment of costs incurred by the secretary of agriculture in hiring a fire suppression force to assist
any other fire suppression agency, regardless of whether the fire being suppressed is within the
territorial jurisdiction of the State of South Dakota. The fire suppression agency shall either execute
or have an existing cooperative fire suppression agreement with the South Dakota Department of
Agriculture
. There has been appropriated fifty thousand dollars for the fund.