HB93 Alabama 2012 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Utility and other underground facilities, One-Call Notification System or Call Before You Dig, all underground facility operators required to be members, responsibility of operators conducting in-house program regarding notifications, further provided for, person further defined, Secs. 37-15-2, 37-15-5 am'd. (2012-20143)
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a person conducting
excavation on property, or demolition near
property, where a public easement exists, or where
an underground facility operator such as a utility
has an easement, is required to notify the
underground facility operator so that the
underground facility operator can mark the location
of its underground facilities. To facilitate
notification, the law has authorized the formation
of a "one-call notification system" which receives
and processes the notices, but participation in the
designated "one-call" system is optional with an
underground facility operator if the underground
facility operator elects to conduct its own
"in-house" program for notification. Thus, a person
excavating in an area may be required to determine
which underground facility operators are operating
in the area and to notify an underground facility
operator separately if it does not participate in
the one-call system</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that an operator of
underground facilities which elects not to
participate in the "one-call notification system"
would be responsible for damages to its facilities
if the operator fails to meet the operational
requirements for an in-house system</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 37-15-5 of the Code of Alabama
1975, relating to the "One-Call Notification System"
established for the purpose of receiving notifications by
persons conducting excavations or demolitions on or near
certain property where underground facilities may be located,
to provide that underground facility operators who elect to
conduct an in-house program to receive notifications in lieu
of participating in the one-call notification system would be
responsible under certain conditions for damages to its
underground facilities.
</p>
Subjects
One-Call Notification System
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2012 | Delivered to Governor at 11:42 p. m. on May 16, 2012. | |
| May 16, 2012 | Assigned Act No. 2012-504. | |
| May 16, 2012 | Clerk of the House Certification | |
| May 16, 2012 | Signature Requested | |
| May 16, 2012 | Enrolled | |
| May 16, 2012 | Passed Second House | |
| May 16, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1491 | |
| May 16, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| March 22, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| March 15, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities | |
| March 8, 2012 | Engrossed | |
| March 8, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 254 | |
| March 8, 2012 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 253 | |
| March 8, 2012 | Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure first Substitute Offered | |
| March 8, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| February 23, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and | |
| February 7, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB93 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB93 Alabama 2012 Session - Engrossed |