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HB 913 Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act; duties of operator, liability of excavator.

Introduced by: Emily M. Brewer | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act; duties of operator; liability of excavator. Requires an operator of residential telecommunications or cable television service, after receiving notification of an interruption in service due to the installation of broadband service at a given premises, to restore telecommunications or cable television service, such that a person at the premises can telephone emergency services by dialing 911, within two days of receiving such notification. The bill prohibits an operator from giving false or misleading information to the notification center and requires the State Corporation Commission to investigate certain claims following an informal complaint. The bill requires an operator to indemnify and hold harmless an excavator when the excavator is installing facilities for purposes of broadband service and damages a utility line used for residential telecommunications or cable television and provides that no excavator is liable for any such damage occurring on or after July 1, 2022.


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