House Bill 1226

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERM "IMPENDING EMERGENCY"; TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE PRE-EXCAVATION ADVANCE NOTIFICATION PERIOD FROM TWO WORKING DAYS TO THREE WORKING DAYS; TO REQUIRE EXCAVATORS TO PROVIDE ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE COMMENCEMENT, EXTENT, LOCATION AND DURATION OF THE EXCAVATION WORK TO MISSISSIPPI 811, INCORPORATED FOR EXCAVATIONS REQUIRED DUE TO AN IMPENDING EMERGENCY, THAT INCLUDES AN EXCAVATION START TIME AT LEAST TWELVE HOURS PRIOR TO EXCAVATION; TO REQUIRE EXCAVATORS TO PROVIDE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR A PERSON READILY AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS THE IMPENDING EMERGENCY EXCAVATION WITH OPERATORS; TO INCREASE THE DAYS THAT THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXCAVATION PROJECT IS REQUIRED TO RENEW NOTIFICATION WITH MISSISSIPPI 811, INCORPORATED, FROM AT LEAST TWO DAYS AND NOT MORE THAN THREE DAYS, TO AT LEAST THREE DAYS AND NOT MORE THAN FOUR DAYS PRIOR TO THE NOTIFICATION EXPIRATION DATE; TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE DAYS FROM TWO DAYS TO THREE DAYS THAT A PERSON OWNING OR OPERATING UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES OR UNDERGROUND FACILITIES SHALL MAKE AN INVESTIGATION AND REPORT THROUGH THE USE OF THE PRIS THE STATUS OF THE WORK PERFORMED FROM THE TIME NOTICE IS PROVIDED TO MISSISSIPPI 811; TO DECREASE THE HOURS FROM FOUR HOURS TO TWO HOURS THAT OPERATORS MUST CONTACT THE EXCAVATOR TO INFORM HIM OR HER OF ANY KNOWN UNDERGROUND FACILITIES AT THE SITE OF THE EXCAVATION; TO REQUIRE THAT A PERSON OWNING OR OPERATING UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES OR UNDERGROUND FACILITIES SHALL, UPON RECEIVING ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF IMPENDING EMERGENCY EXCAVATION MAKE AN INVESTIGATION AND REPORT THROUGH PRIS THE STATUS OF THE WORK PERFORMED, PRIOR TO THE NOTICED TIME OF EXCAVATION PROVIDED TO MISSISSIPPI 811, INCORPORATED, AND EITHER MARK THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES AND UNDERGROUND FACILITIES IN OR NEAR THE AREA OF THE EXCAVATION, OR ADVISE THROUGH PRIS THAT IT HAS NO UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES OR UNDERGROUND FACILITIES IN THE EXCAVATION AREA; TO AMEND SECTION 77-13-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY MISREPRESENTATION OF AN EMERGENCY EXCAVATION OR OF AN IMPENDING EMERGENCY CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 77-13-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATES TO DAMAGE TO UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• C. Scott Bounds

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In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 9

1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
2. Jan 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
3. Feb 9Died on the calendar in the House