H.B. 341
         DAMAGE TO UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES AMENDMENTS

senate floor Amendments

Amendment 5 February 28, 2008 12:14 pm



Senator Jon J. Greiner proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 8, Lines 238 through 241 :    

             238          (e) (i) An operator need not mark or locate an underground facility the operator does
             239      not own.
             240          (ii) An underground facility under Subsection (2)(e)(i) includes a water or sewer lateral
             241      or a facility running from a house to a garage or outbuilding
  , unless the facility crosses a public right-of- way or public utility easement       .


2.    Page 13, Lines 382 through 385 :    

             382          Any
{   operator   }        person       [utilizing a fiberoptic or other] installing a nonmetallic facility, such as a

             383      sewer, water, or fiber optic line, shall install the [fiberoptic or other] nonmetallic facility so that
             384      it can be located with standard underground facility detection devices or in a concrete conduit
             385      system.


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