SB315 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Dan Roberts Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Underground utilities, one-call notification system, notification further provided for, Underground Damage Prevention Fund, created, Secs. 37-15-10.1, 37-15-10.2 added; Secs. 37-15-2, 37-15-4, 37-15-4.1, 37-15-5, 37-15-6, 37-15-9, 37-15-10 am'd.

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.

This bill would further provide for the notification required and would specify when the premarking of sites where excavation and demolition should occur.

This bill would require certain operators of underground facilities to join the "One-Call Notification System" and would require the system to submit an annual report of operations and financial review to the Public Service Commission.

This bill would revise civil penalties for violations of the notification and other requirements, and would specify that certain penalties be deposited into the Underground Damage Prevention Fund.

This bill would also create the Underground Damage Prevention Authority to, with administrative support from the Public Service Commission, enforce the requirements of the notification and penalty provisions and review the adequacy of the enforcement process.

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Subjects

Utilities