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HB 213: Underground Facility Damage Prevention & Safety

GENERAL BILL by Santiago

Underground Facility Damage Prevention & Safety; Revises definition of term "premark"; revises notification & marking procedures for proposed excavation or demolition; creates noncriminal infraction for failure by excavator to notify member operator of planned start date & time of specified excavation; deletes certain notification exemptions; revises excavators' premarking requirements; revises definition of term "high-priority subsurface installation"; authorizes member operator to deem owned or operated underground pipeline or facility high-priority subsurface installation; requires excavator to notify member operator of current & accurate contact information; revises requirement to report certain infractions; authorizes settlement of incident by payment of fine.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 2/4/2014 House - Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 23
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/24/2013 House • Filed
    11/22/2013 House • Referred to Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Local and Federal Affairs Committee; Regulatory Affairs Committee
    1/28/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Energy and Utilities Subcommittee, 02/05/14, 9:30 am, Webster Hall --Removed from meeting agenda
    2/4/2014 House • Withdrawn from Energy and Utilities Subcommittee; Local and Federal Affairs Committee; Regulatory Affairs Committee
    • Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 23

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  • HB 213, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/24/2013 at 11:36 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 288 Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Richter Identical Last Action: 2/7/2014 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 31
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    337.401 Use of right-of-way for utilities subject to regulation; permit; fees. Page 13 (pdf)
    556.102 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    556.105 Procedures. Page 3 (pdf)
    556.106 Liability of the member operator, excavator, and system. Page 4 (pdf)
    556.107 Violations. Page 5 (pdf)
    556.108 Exemptions. Page 6 (pdf)
    556.114 Low-impact marking practices. Page 8 (pdf)
    556.116 High-priority subsurface installations; special procedures. Page 8 (pdf)

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