RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 85 (HB 249) 2016 Regular Session Carmody
Relative to underground utilities, existing law requires the Dept. of Public Safety and
Corrections (DPS&C) to promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act to establish a certification program for regional notification
centers in this state.
Existing law requires the rules and regulations promulgated by DPS&C to include
requirements enumerated by existing law. New law clarifies that the requirements are for
the purposes of promoting cost effectiveness, ease of use, safety, and the protection of
property, workmen, and citizens from damage, injury, and death. New law adds specifically
defined geopolitical services areas that are coterminous with parish boundaries and do not
overlap any other defined service area to the nonexclusive list of requirements imposed on
the rules and regulations relative to the certification of regional notification centers. New
law clarifies that the provisions of new law shall apply only to certain regional notification
centers as identified in existing law (R.S. 40:1749.12).
Effective upon signature of governor (May 11, 2016).
(Amends R.S. 40:1749.18(B)(intro. para.) and (4); Adds 40:1749.18(B)(5))