Sec. 251.153. DUTY OF NOTIFICATION CENTER. (a) At the time an excavator provides a notification center with the excavator's intent to excavate, the notification center shall advise the excavator that water, slurry, and sewage underground facilities in the area of the proposed excavation may not receive information concerning the excavator's proposed excavation.
(b) Not later than two hours after the time the notification center receives a notice of intent to excavate from an excavator, the notification center shall provide to every other affected notification center operating in this state the information required by Section 251.152 and received from the excavator. The notification center shall provide the information by the use of high speed data transmission.
(c) Not later than two hours after the time the notification center receives a notice of intent to excavate from an excavator or from a different notification center, the notification center shall notify each member operator that may have an underground facility in the vicinity of the proposed excavation operation.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Provisions Affecting the Operation of Utility Facilities
Chapter 251 - Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety
Subchapter D. Requirements Relating to Excavation
Section 251.151. Duty of an Excavator
Section 251.152. Information Included in Notice
Section 251.153. Duty of Notification Center
Section 251.154. Notification by an Excavator
Section 251.155. Exception in Case of Emergency; Offense
Section 251.156. Other Exceptions to Duty of Excavators
Section 251.157. Duty of Operator to Person Excavating
Section 251.158. Duty of Operator in Event of an Extraordinary Circumstance