(a) Liability for any costs incurred by the department in suppressing any wildland fire originating or spreading from a prescribed burning operation conducted pursuant to an agreement entered into pursuant to this article shall be governed by subdivision (c) of Section 13009 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) This section shall not apply when the department is applying for federal assistance.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 624, Sec. 16. (SB 1260) Effective January 1, 2019.)