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Chapter 251 - Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 251.001. Short Title - Sec. 251.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 251.002. Definitions - Sec. 251.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Class A underground...
Section 251.003. Exemptions - Sec. 251.003. EXEMPTIONS. The following are not subject to this...
Section 251.004. Application to Certain Contractors and State Employees - Sec. 251.004. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN CONTRACTORS AND STATE EMPLOYEES. (a)...
Section 251.005. Conversion of Facility or Operator - Sec. 251.005. CONVERSION OF FACILITY OR OPERATOR. (a) An operator...
Section 251.006. Compliance by Permit Holders - Sec. 251.006. COMPLIANCE BY PERMIT HOLDERS. (a) The fact that...
Section 251.007. Facility on County or Municipal Road - Sec. 251.007. FACILITY ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ROAD. This chapter...
Section 251.008. Effect on Civil Remedies - Sec. 251.008. EFFECT ON CIVIL REMEDIES. Except as otherwise specifically...
Section 251.009. Provision of General Information - Sec. 251.009. PROVISION OF GENERAL INFORMATION. At least once each...
Subchapter B. Texas Underground Facility Notification Corporation
Section 251.051. Purpose - Sec. 251.051. PURPOSE. The Texas Underground Facility Notification Corporation provides...
Section 251.052. Nonprofit Corporation - Sec. 251.052. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. The corporation is a public nonprofit...
Section 251.053. Application of Open Meetings and Open Records Laws - Sec. 251.053. APPLICATION OF OPEN MEETINGS AND OPEN RECORDS LAWS....
Section 251.054. Expenses and Liabilities of Corporation - Sec. 251.054. EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES OF CORPORATION. (a) All expenses...
Section 251.055. Board of Directors - Sec. 251.055. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The board of directors...
Section 251.056. Terms - Sec. 251.056. TERMS. (a) Directors serve staggered three-year terms, with...
Section 251.057. Declaration of Board Vacancy - Sec. 251.057. DECLARATION OF BOARD VACANCY. (a) The board may...
Section 251.058. Officers - Sec. 251.058. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect from among...
Section 251.059. Entitlement to Vote - Sec. 251.059. ENTITLEMENT TO VOTE. The corporation's bylaws must provide...
Section 251.060. Duties of Corporation - Sec. 251.060. DUTIES OF CORPORATION. The corporation shall develop and...
Section 251.061. Contract for Statewide Toll-Free Number and Call Router System - Sec. 251.061. CONTRACT FOR STATEWIDE TOLL-FREE NUMBER AND CALL ROUTER...
Section 251.062. Fees and Rates - Sec. 251.062. FEES AND RATES. (a) Except as provided by...
Subchapter C. Notification Centers
Section 251.101. Notification Center - Sec. 251.101. NOTIFICATION CENTER. (a) A notification center is a...
Section 251.102. General Duties of Notification Center - Sec. 251.102. GENERAL DUTIES OF NOTIFICATION CENTER. A notification center...
Section 251.103. Records - Sec. 251.103. RECORDS. (a) A notification center shall maintain for...
Section 251.104. Insurance - Sec. 251.104. INSURANCE. A notification center shall, at all times,...
Section 251.105. Fees and Charges - Sec. 251.105. FEES AND CHARGES. (a) A notification center that...
Section 251.106. Payments to Corporation - Sec. 251.106. PAYMENTS TO CORPORATION. Each time a notification center...
Section 251.107. Duty to Participate in Notification Center - Sec. 251.107. DUTY TO PARTICIPATE IN NOTIFICATION CENTER. (a) Each...
Subchapter D. Requirements Relating to Excavation
Section 251.151. Duty of an Excavator - Sec. 251.151. DUTY OF AN EXCAVATOR. (a) Except as provided...
Section 251.152. Information Included in Notice - Sec. 251.152. INFORMATION INCLUDED IN NOTICE. The excavator shall include...
Section 251.153. Duty of Notification Center - Sec. 251.153. DUTY OF NOTIFICATION CENTER. (a) At the time...
Section 251.154. Notification by an Excavator - Sec. 251.154. NOTIFICATION BY AN EXCAVATOR. (a) A person required...
Section 251.155. Exception in Case of Emergency; Offense - Sec. 251.155. EXCEPTION IN CASE OF EMERGENCY; OFFENSE. (a) Section...
Section 251.156. Other Exceptions to Duty of Excavators - Sec. 251.156. OTHER EXCEPTIONS TO DUTY OF EXCAVATORS. (a) Section...
Section 251.157. Duty of Operator to Person Excavating - Sec. 251.157. DUTY OF OPERATOR TO PERSON EXCAVATING. (a) Each...
Section 251.158. Duty of Operator in Event of an Extraordinary Circumstance - Sec. 251.158. DUTY OF OPERATOR IN EVENT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY...
Section 251.159. Excavation Damage - Sec. 251.159. EXCAVATION DAMAGE. (a) If an excavation operation results...
Subchapter E. Penalties
Section 251.201. Civil Penalty or Warning Letter - Sec. 251.201. CIVIL PENALTY OR WARNING LETTER. (a) An excavator...
Section 251.2011. Warning Letter and Safety Training Course - Sec. 251.2011. WARNING LETTER AND SAFETY TRAINING COURSE. (a) The...
Section 251.202. Allocation of Civil Penalty - Sec. 251.202. ALLOCATION OF CIVIL PENALTY. (a) Fifty percent of...
Section 251.203. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 251.203. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...
Chapter 252 - Cable Attachments to Electric Cooperative's Distribution Poles
Section 252.001. Definitions - Sec. 252.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Abandoned pole attachment"...
Section 252.002. Applicability - Sec. 252.002. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter applies to a pole...
Section 252.003. Limitation - Sec. 252.003. LIMITATION. (a) This chapter does not constitute state...
Section 252.004. Construction - Sec. 252.004. CONSTRUCTION. Unless defined by Section 252.001, the technical...
Section 252.005. Pole Attachment Contracts; Access Requirements - Sec. 252.005. POLE ATTACHMENT CONTRACTS; ACCESS REQUIREMENTS. (a) A cable...
Section 252.006. Transfer of Attachments - Sec. 252.006. TRANSFER OF ATTACHMENTS. (a) An electric cooperative shall...
Section 252.007. Abandoned Pole Attachments; Removal - Sec. 252.007. ABANDONED POLE ATTACHMENTS; REMOVAL. (a) A cable operator...
Section 252.008. Easements; Indemnity - Sec. 252.008. EASEMENTS; INDEMNITY. (a) A cable operator is responsible...
Chapter 253 - Broadband Attachments to Electric Cooperative's Distribution Poles
Section 253.0001. Definitions - Sec. 253.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Broadband provider" means...
Section 253.0002. Applicability - Sec. 253.0002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to a pole attachment...
Section 253.0003. Construction of Chapter - Sec. 253.0003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter does not...
Section 253.0004. No State Certification; No Regulatory Authority - Sec. 253.0004. NO STATE CERTIFICATION; NO REGULATORY AUTHORITY. (a) This...
Section 253.0005. Construction of Terms and Phrases - Sec. 253.0005. CONSTRUCTION OF TERMS AND PHRASES. Technical terms and...
Section 253.0006. Cost-Based Nonrecurring Charges - Sec. 253.0006. COST-BASED NONRECURRING CHARGES. Nonrecurring charges authorized by this...
Subchapter B. Access to Poles
Section 253.0101. Application for Pole Access - Sec. 253.0101. APPLICATION FOR POLE ACCESS. A broadband provider may...
Section 253.0102. Use of Pole Attachments for Multiple Services - Sec. 253.0102. USE OF POLE ATTACHMENTS FOR MULTIPLE SERVICES. A...
Section 253.0103. Nondiscriminatory Access; Modification or Replacement to Accommodate Attachment - Sec. 253.0103. NONDISCRIMINATORY ACCESS; MODIFICATION OR REPLACEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE ATTACHMENT....
Subchapter C. Pole Attachment Contracts
Section 253.0201. Contracts for Pole Attachments - Sec. 253.0201. CONTRACTS FOR POLE ATTACHMENTS. (a) An electric cooperative...
Section 253.0202. Rates, Terms, and Conditions for Pole Attachment - Sec. 253.0202. RATES, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS FOR POLE ATTACHMENT. (a)...
Section 253.0203. Contract Negotiations and Mediation - Sec. 253.0203. CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND MEDIATION. (a) If a broadband...
Subchapter D. Additional Pole Attachment Requirements
Section 253.0401. Transfer of Attachments - Sec. 253.0401. TRANSFER OF ATTACHMENTS. (a) Before an electric cooperative...
Section 253.0402. Abandoned Pole Attachments; Removal - Sec. 253.0402. ABANDONED POLE ATTACHMENTS; REMOVAL. (a) A broadband provider...
Section 253.0403. Easements; Indemnity - Sec. 253.0403. EASEMENTS; INDEMNITY. (a) A broadband provider is responsible...