Sec. 614.071. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Director" means the director of the Texas Forest Service. (2) "Fund" means the rural volunteer fire department insurance fund. (3) "Partially paid fire department" means a fire department operated by its members that includes: (A) some volunteer members; and (B) not more than 20 paid members. (4) "Program" means the rural volunteer fire department insurance program. (5) "Service" means the Texas Forest Service, an agency of The Texas A&M University System. (6) "Volunteer fire department" means a fire department operated by its members, including a partially paid fire department, that: (A) is operated on a not-for-profit basis, including a department exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) of that code; and (B) participates in a firefighter certification program administered: (i) under Section 419.071 ; (ii) by the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas; or (iii) by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
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