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H.J.R. 33

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MARKING OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES

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JOINT RESOLUTION

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2010 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Melvin R. Brown

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Senate Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This joint resolution of the Legislature strongly urges the Public Service Commission to
             11      establish underground conduit and marking standards.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This resolution:
             14          .    urges the Public Service Commission to review, in conjunction with utility
             15      companies, methods of marking underground utilities; and
             16          .    urges that the review take into account currently existing products that can provide a
             17      uniform system of marking underground utilities.
             18      Special Clauses:
             19          None
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             21      Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             22          WHEREAS, hundreds of miles of utility lines in the state of Utah are buried
             23      underground;
             24          WHEREAS, each year, numerous projects require underground construction;
             25          WHEREAS, neither state and local governments nor the Public Service Commission
             26      have required a uniform system for marking underground utilities;
             27          WHEREAS, each year, numerous incidents during construction result in damage to


             28      underground utility lines; and
             29          WHEREAS, these incidents result in millions of dollars in line repair and lost
             30      commerce:
             31          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah
             32      strongly urges the Public Service Commission to review, in conjunction with utility companies,
             33      methods of marking underground utilities.
             34          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature urges this review take into account
             35      currently existing products that can provide a uniform system of marking underground utilities.
             36          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Public
             37      Service Commission, the Utah Association of Counties, and the League of Cities and Towns.




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