Bill > SB1145

This bill makes various changes to the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring excavators to review updates in the 811 positive response system and conduct additional safety verifications before digging. 2. Allowing excavators to schedule a locate request 12 days in advance. 3. Creating a criminal penalty for anyone who knowingly and intentionally excavates after being notified by a representative of the Commission that the excavation constitutes an immediate threat to safety or property and the representative requests the excavation to cease. 4. Increasing the maximum civil penalty for violations of the Act from $2,500 to $10,000. 5. Updating notification requirements, including requiring excavators to review the positive response system before beginning excavation. The bill also establishes the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Special Fund, to be used by the Commission for administering the regulatory program, including education and outreach efforts.