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2000 SESSION
SB 445 Public utilities; underground utility line separation standards.
Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Public utilities; underground utility line separation standards. Eliminates the statutory minimum standards for separation of underground utility lines and requires operators to adhere to minimum separation standards established by National Electric Safety Code, the SCC, the Department of Health, and standards established by the Utility Industry Coalition of Virginia, regardless of whether lines are under public or private land. The charges are effective July 1, 2001, and the Commission shall publish its proposed regulations for comment by January 1, 2001. The bill provides that the Commission may not order action by, or impose penalties on, any county, city or town. However, the Commission shall inform counties, cities and towns of alleged violations by the locality of the accepted industry standards or regulations adopted under this section and, at the request of the locality, suggest corrective action.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 008712500 pdf
- 02/08/00 Senate: Committee substitute printed 003387500-S1 pdf
- 03/20/00 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB445ER) pdf
- 05/01/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 008712500
- 01/21/00 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/07/00 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/00 Senate: Committee substitute printed 003387500-S1
- 02/08/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/00 Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/00 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/09/00 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 003387500-S1
- 02/09/00 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 003387500-S1
- 02/10/00 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/00 Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/00 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/00 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/00 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/14/00 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/00 House: Read first time
- 02/14/00 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/15/00 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 1
- 03/06/00 House: Reported from General Laws with amds (25-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/00 House: Read second time
- 03/08/00 House: Read third time
- 03/08/00 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/08/00 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/08/00 House: Passed House with amendments (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/00 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/00 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/09/00 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/00 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/20/00 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB445ER)
- 03/22/00 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/22/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/09/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 779 (effective-see bill)
- 05/01/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779)