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This bill modifies the Oklahoma Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Act by updating and clarifying several definitions related to underground facility excavation and damage prevention. The bill makes numerous technical changes, including adding commas to improve grammatical clarity and updating terminology in key definitions. Significant changes include expanding the definition of "public agency" to explicitly include counties, refining definitions of terms like "excavate" and "damage", and adding new definitions such as "pre-excavation meeting request" and "large projects". The bill also standardizes abbreviations like changing "CFR" to "C.F.R." and adds more comprehensive descriptions of underground facilities, including specifying types of pipelines, communication systems, and utility infrastructure. These modifications aim to provide more precise language and clearer guidelines for entities involved in underground facility work, such as excavators, operators, and public agencies. The bill will become effective on November 1, 2025, giving stakeholders time to understand and implement the updated definitions and requirements.

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb355&Session=2600