49 U.S.C. § 60114 : US Code - Section 60114: One-call notification systems

Search 49 U.S.C. § 60114 : US Code - Section 60114: One-call notification systems

(a) Minimum Requirements. - The Secretary of Transportation shall
prescribe regulations providing minimum requirements for
establishing and operating a one-call notification system for a
State to adopt that will notify an operator of a pipeline facility
of activity in the vicinity of the facility that could threaten the
safety of the facility. The regulations shall include the
following:
(1) a requirement that the system apply to all areas of the
State containing underground pipeline facilities.
(2) a requirement that a person, including a government
employee or contractor, intending to engage in an activity the
Secretary decides could cause physical damage to an underground
facility must contact the appropriate system to establish if
there are underground facilities present in the area of the
intended activity.
(3) a requirement that all operators of underground pipeline
facilities participate in an appropriate one-call notification
system.
(4) qualifications for an operator of a facility, a private
contractor, or a State or local authority to operate a system.
(5) procedures for advertisement and notice of the availability
of a system.
(6) a requirement about the information to be provided by a
person contacting the system under clause (2) of this subsection.
(7) a requirement for the response of the operator of the
system and of the facility after they are contacted by an
individual under this subsection.
(8) a requirement that each State decide whether the system
will be toll free.
(9) a requirement for sanctions substantially the same as
provided under sections 60120 and 60122 of this title.
(b) Marking Facilities. - On notification by an operator of a
damage prevention program or by a person planning to carry out
demolition, excavation, tunneling, or construction in the vicinity
of a pipeline facility, the operator of the facility shall mark
accurately, in a reasonable and timely way, the location of the
pipeline facilities in the vicinity of the demolition, excavation,
tunneling, or construction.
(c) Relationship to Other Laws. - This section and regulations
prescribed under this section do not affect the liability
established under a law of the United States or a State for damage
caused by an activity described in subsection (a)(2) of this
section.