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S 0705 - Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act

Tracking Level: Passed
Sponsor: Rankin
Last Action: 6/20/2011 - Act No. 48
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Staff: Warren Harley (wharley@masc.sc)

Staff Analysis of the Legislation

04.12.11 The Sente Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report.
04.06.11 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with a technical amendment.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Creates the Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act that preempts local ordinances dealing with permits to locate underground utilities, marking the facility and types of paint used to mark the facility. The bill also develops an association to operate an excavation and demolition notification center that includes a representative from the SC Association of Municipal Power Systems.


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