| Last Action | 03/19/20: recommitted to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT related to underground facility protection. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 1265 |
| Sponsors | P. Hornback, R. Girdler, J. Carpenter, J. Schickel |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 367.4903 to define "positive response," "unique identification number", and "locator"; amend KRS 367.4909 to require operators to update the positive response system documenting the status of marking the approximate location of its underground facilities and to require excavators to give additional time to operators of underground facilities transporting gas or hazardous liquids or transmitting electricity; amend KRS 367.4911 to require excavators that find evidence of an unmarked underground facility to notify the protection notification centers and give the operators 6 hours to identify the facility; provide that if an operator of underground facilities other than one transporting gas or hazardous liquids or transmitting electricity fails to respond to locate requests and to update the positive response system the excavator shall not be liable for damages resulting from the operator's failure to comply with the duties provided in the Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994; amend KRS 367.4913 to clarify the duties of the protection notification centers and to require the centers to maintain certain information for 5 years and file an annual report with the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
County Clerks - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, clarification of, operator contact list Energy - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Environment and Conservation - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Hazardous Materials - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Local Government - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Oil and Natural Gas - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Public Utilities - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Safety - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Sewer Systems - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Waterways and Dams - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Information Technology - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Telecommunications - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Reports Mandated - Protection notification centers, locate requests reports Technology - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Public Protection - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Local Mandate - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
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| 03/19/20 |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions; amend KRS 367.4903 to redefine "operator," "approximate location," and "working day"; define "person," "positive response," "tolerance zone," and "unlocatable facility"; amend KRS 367.4909 to require a positive response from operators of underground facilities; enunciate the timing of operator responses; amend KRS 367.4911 to provide excavator start dates and when mechanized equipment can be used in the tolerance zone; amend KRS 367.4913 to change the composition of the Kentucky Contact Center board of directors; amend KRS 369.4915 to exempt certain noninvasive inspection and maintenance excavating; amend KRS 367.4917 to impose penalties on the employer if the violation is committed in the scope of employment. |
| Index Headings |
Environment and Conservation - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Hazardous Materials - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Local Government - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Local Mandate - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Oil and Natural Gas - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Public Utilities - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Safety - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Sewer Systems - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Water Supply - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Information Technology - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Public Safety - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Telecommunications - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Technology - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties Public Protection - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties County Clerks - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, operator contact list Energy - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act of 1994, amending of, operator and excavator duties |
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