- 82nd Session (2023)
Senate Bill No. 397–Senator Cannizzaro
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AN ACT relating to public safety; exempting certain railroad
companies from provisions governing operators of subsurface
installations; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law imposes certain duties on operators of subsurface installations,
including, without limitation: (1) a requirement to join an association for operators
to receive notices regarding excavations or demolitions that are to be conducted in
an area that contains a subsurface installation owned or operated by the operator;
and (2) a requirement to assist in locating and identifying subsurface installations of
the operator that are affected by a proposed excavation or demolition. (NRS
455.120, 455.130) This bill excludes from the definition of “operator” a railroad
company that operates more than 1,000 miles of railroad track in this State if the
subsurface installations owned, operated or maintained by the company are located
within the right-of-way of the company and are not subject to certain federal
regulations governing pipeline safety.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 455.096 is hereby amended to read as follows:
455.096 “Operator” means any person who owns, operates or
maintains a subsurface installation. The term does not include [the] :
1. The Department of Transportation [.] ; or
2. An interstate railroad company that operates more than
1,000 miles of railroad track in this State, if the subsurface
installations owned, operated or maintained by the company:
(a) Are located within the right-of-way of the company; and
(b) Do not include facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States Department of Transportation pursuant to 49 C.F.R.
Parts 191 to 195, inclusive.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023.
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