A. The Commission shall establish an advisory committee consisting of representatives of the following entities: Commission staff, utility operator, notification center, excavator, municipality, Virginia Department of Transportation, Board for Contractors, and underground line locator. Persons appointed to the advisory committee by the Commission shall have expertise with the operation of the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act. The advisory committee shall perform duties which may be assigned by the Commission, including the review of reports of violations of the chapter, and make recommendations to the Commission.
B. The members of the advisory committee shall be immune, individually and jointly, from civil liability for any act or omission done or made in performance of their duties while serving as members of such advisory committee, but only in the absence of willful misconduct.
1994, c. 890; 1996, c. 79.
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