(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 § 13009 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) This section shall not apply when the department is applying for federal assistance.

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(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 624, Sec. 16. (SB 1260) Effective January 1, 2019.)