SB315 Alabama 2019 Session

Relating to underground utilities; to amend Sections 37-15-2, 37-15-4, 37-15-4.1, 37-15-5, 37-15-6, 37-15-9, and 37-15-10, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the "One-Call Notification System," to further provide for the notification required; to specify when the premarking of sites where excavation and demolition should occur; to require certain operators of underground facilities to join the system; to require the system to submit an annual report of operations and financial review to the Public Service Commission; to revise penalties for violations; to provide for the deposit of penalties into certain funds; to provided limited immunity after notification under certain conditions; to add Sections 37-15-10.1 and 37-15-10.2, to the Code of Alabama 1975, to 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 to review the adequacy of the enforcement process.