ENROLLED
ACT No. 85
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 249
BY REPRESENTATIVE CARMODY
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1749.18(B)(introductory paragraph) and (4) and to enact R.S.
3 40:1749.18(B)(5), relative to underground utilities and facilities damage prevention;
4 to amend the requirements for certification as a regional notification center; to
5 provide for exceptions; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related
6 matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 40:1749.18(B)(introductory paragraph) and (4) are hereby amended
9 and reenacted and R.S. 40:1749.18(B)(5) is enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง1749.18. Certification of a regional notification center by Department of Public
11 Safety and Corrections
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13 B. For the purposes of promoting cost effectiveness, ease of use, safety, and
14 the protection of property, workmen, and citizens from damage, injury, and death,
15 Such the rules and regulations shall include but not be limited to requirements that
16 the any regional notification center, that is either certified or that applies for
17 certification pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, must shall have and maintain
18 the following:
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20 (4)(a) Specifically defined geopolitical services areas that are coterminous
21 with parish boundaries and do not overlap any other defined service area.
22 (b) The provisions of this Paragraph shall apply only to those regional
23 notification centers described in R.S. 40:1749.12(13)(a).
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1 (5) Any other requirements that may be necessary for a regional notification
2 center to properly perform the duties and functions required under this Part.
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4 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
5 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
6 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
7 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
8 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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