Assembly Bill A7287

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to notification by an excavator of damage to an underground facility

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A7287 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5163
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §764, Gen Bus L

2019-A7287 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires an excavator to notify 911 in the event of an electrical short or the escape of gas or hazardous fluids endangering life where damage has resulted to an underground facility.

2019-A7287 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7287
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to notification by
   an excavator of damage to an underground facility
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 764 of the general  business  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  333 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as
 follows:
   5. In the event of contact with and/or damage to an underground facil-
 ity, the excavator shall immediately notify the operator of the facility
 and no backfilling shall be  done  by  the  excavator  until  inspection
 and/or  repairs  have  been made by the operator and no repairs shall be
 undertaken by the excavator until authorized by the operator.    In  the
 event  of  an  electrical short or the escape of gas or hazardous fluids
 endangering life, the excavator shall immediately notify the operator of
 the electric, gas or hazardous liquid underground facility and [the fire
 department] 911, and all persons who might be endangered and  assist  in
 the evacuation of such persons.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as section 6 of chapter 333 of the laws of 2018, takes effect.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10938-01-9

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