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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="12-131" title_number="12" title_name="Underground Facilities" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Excavation or Demolition Near Underground Facilities">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In connection with a project that may require excavation or demolition, a person may initiate a nonexcavation designer ticket request by notifying the one–call system serving the geographic area covering the planned project in accordance with this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In connection with a project that may require excavation or demolition, a person initiating a nonexcavation designer ticket request under this section:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>may initiate only one ticket request for a single project by notifying the one–call system serving the geographic area covering the planned project; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>shall, in connection with a nonexcavation designer ticket request:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>indicate that the request is for design purposes only and may not be used for the purpose of excavation or demolition;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>notify the one–call system of any owner–members from which the person does not require underground facilities information; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>on the request of an owner–member, provide the owner–member with a preliminary drawing that indicates the scope of the project.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The one–call system shall provide the person requesting a nonexcavation designer ticket an accurate means of contact for each underground facility within 2 business days.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Each underground facility owner shall maintain current valid contact information with the one–call system for persons to contact.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Within 15 business days after receiving notice from a one–call system that a person has made a request under this section, an owner–member of an underground facility in the area of the project shall notify the person of the type and approximate location of the underground facility.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An owner–member may provide notice of the approximate location of an underground facility through the use of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>field locates;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>maps;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>surveys;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>installation records; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>other similar means.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>In the case of an obstruction caused by a suspected cross–bore:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the person intending to remove the obstruction shall notify the one–call system and request a nonexcavation ticket for a suspected cross–bore which will be transmitted to all pertinent owner–members in the geographic area indicated for that ticket; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>each owner–member shall take whatever action it considers necessary to respond to this notification.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Information provided to a person requesting marking under this section is for informational purposes only.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An owner–member or agent of an owner–member may not be held liable for any inaccurate information provided to a person under this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
