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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 678
January Session, 2019
AN ACT CONCERNING MA RKINGS MADE PURSUANT TO CALL
BEFORE YOU DIG REQUI REMENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 16-351 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2
A public utility receiving notice pursuant to section 16-349 shall 3
inform the person, public agency or public utility proposing to 4
excavate, discharge explosives or demolish of the approximate location 5
of its underground facilities in the area in such manner as will enable 6
such person, public agency or public utility to establish the actual 7
location of the underground facilities, and shall provide such other 8
assistance in establishing the actual location of the underground 9
facilities as the authority may require by regulations adopted pursuant 10
to section 16-357. Such person, public agency or public utility shall 11
designate the area of the proposed excavation, demolition or discharge 12
of explosives as the authority may prescribe by regulations adopted 13
pursuant to section 16-357. The public utility receiving notice shall 14
mark the approximate location of its underground facilities in such 15
manner and using such methods, including color coding, as the 16
authority may prescribe by regulations adopted pursuant to section 16-17
357. The authority shall prescribe by regulations adopted pursuant to 18
section 16-357, that any designation or mark made pursuant to this 19 Substitute Bill No. 678
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section that includes markings on streets, sidewalks or other surfaces 20
shall be made with a material that begins to fade not more than three 21
months after such markings are made. If the actual location of the 22
underground facilities cannot be established, the person, public agency 23
or public utility shall so notify the public utility whose facilities may be 24
affected, which shall provide such further assistance as may be needed 25
to determine the actual location of the underground facilities in 26
advance of the proposed excavation, discharge of explosives or 27
demolition. 28
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 16-351
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1, ", as amended by this act" was deleted four times for
accuracy.
ET Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO