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Title 30 : Public Service
Chapter 086 : Underground Utility Damage Prevention System
(Cite as: 30 V.S.A. § 7003)-
§ 7003. Rulemaking
The Commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 relative to:
(1) minimum requirements for the operation of the System, including notification procedures and the reporting of underground utility facility locations;
(2) procedures for the investigation of complaints;
(3) emergency situations;
(4) uniform standards for the marking of the approximate location of underground utility facilities;
(5) uniform standards for the future installation of underground utility facilities, including the following:
(A) color coding of facilities;
(B) depth requirements for the laying of facilities;
(C) subsurface marking of facilities;
(D) surface marking of facilities;
(E) the filing of as-built plans of facilities with municipalities; and
(F) capability for location of facilities by sensors;
(6) standards for the granting of exemptions under section 7002 of this title; and
(7) situations where the premarks cannot be found. (Added 1987, No. 86, § 1; amended 1993, No. 118 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2019, No. 31, § 10.)
