HB0744 - Tennessee: Fire Prevention And Investigation, Local Government, General

Companion Bill SB0575. Fire Prevention and Investigation - Prohibits open-air fires within 500 feet of forests, grasslands, or woodlands at all times, absent a permit; permits single and multi-day open air fires within 200 feet of occupied buildings in limited circumstance; preempts permits issued by towns and cities requiring conformity with state law. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 3. Fiscal Summary for HB0744 / *SB0575 Increase State Expenditures - $837,000 Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - Less than $100,000 Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB0744 / *SB0575 Under present law, except within the corporate limits of any incorporated town or city which has passed ordinances controlling the setting of fires, it is a Class C misdemeanor for any person to start an open-air fire between October 15 [...]

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