Public utilities; Underground Damage Prevention Program; prioritization of, liability for incomplete design or survey locates provided

Summary

The bill changes Alabama's Underground Damage Prevention Program so that utility operators must finish design or survey locate requests within 20 days before handling any other requests. If a request remains unfinished for 30 days, the operator must pay any costs the requester incurs from project delays. It also bans contract locators and operators from closing a request unless the underground facility has been physically marked.

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