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90_HB3553
220 ILCS 50/11.6 new
Amends the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage
Prevention Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to
establish penalties for requesting emergency locating service
when no emergency exists, failure of utility locators to make
location determinations at least 48 hours before the start of
excavation or demolition, and the failure of owners,
operators, and persons engaged in excavation and demolition
activities to attend scheduled meetings.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Underground Utility
2 Facilities Damage Prevention Act by adding Section 11.6.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Underground Utility Facilities
6 Damage Prevention Act is amended by adding Section 11.6 as
7 follows:
8 (220 ILCS 50/11.6 new)
9 Sec. 11.6. Additional penalties. In addition to the
10 penalties provided in Section 11, the Illinois Commerce
11 Commission shall by rule establish penalties for the
12 following acts or omissions:
13 (1) requests made to the State-Wide One-Call Notice
14 System for locating services on an emergency basis when
15 no emergency exists;
16 (2) failure of owners and operators or the person
17 they have designated to determine the location of
18 underground facilities at least 48 hours before the start
19 of excavation or demolition; and
20 (3) failure of owners and operators or their
21 designated representative to attend scheduled meetings
22 with persons engaged in excavation or demolition
23 activities.
24 The penalties established under this Section shall be
25 recovered in the manner provided for the recovery of fines
26 under Section 11. Penalties established under this Section
27 shall be a fixed amount of not less than $300 and not more
28 than $750.
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