A. The Commission shall enforce the provisions of the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act as set out in this chapter. The Commission may promulgate any rules or regulations necessary to implement the Commission's authority to enforce this chapter.
B. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the Commission to promulgate any rules or regulations pursuant to its authority to enforce this chapter that require any person, other than jurisdictional gas or hazardous liquid operators, to report to the Commission any probable violation of this chapter or any incident involving damage, dislocation or disturbance of any utility line.
1994, c. 890; 2001, c. 399.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 56 - Public Service Companies
Chapter 10.3 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act
§ 56-265.15. Definitions; calculation of time periods
§ 56-265.15:1. Exemptions; routine maintenance
§ 56-265.16:1. Operators to join notification centers; certification
§ 56-265.17:1. Notification and procedures for designers
§ 56-265.17:2. Procedures for project owners
§ 56-265.17:3. Procedures for operators in response to a designer notice
§ 56-265.18. Notification requirements
§ 56-265.19. Duties of operator; regulations
§ 56-265.19:1. Private sewer laterals and sewer system laterals
§ 56-265.20:1. Locating nonmetallic underground utility lines
§ 56-265.22:1. Meetings between excavators and operators
§ 56-265.24. Duties of excavator
§ 56-265.25. Liability of operator and excavator; penalties
§ 56-265.26:1. Utility line depth requirement
§ 56-265.28. Sovereign immunity
§ 56-265.29. Other similar laws
§ 56-265.30. Authority of the State Corporation Commission