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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
To 1995 SENATE BILL 64
March 9, 1995 - Offered by Committee on Environment and Energy.
SB64-SSA1,1,10
1An Act to repeal 182.0175 (1) (a) and 182.0175 (2) (c) and (d);
to renumber and
2amend 182.0175 (2) (a) 3., 182.0175 (2) (a) 4., 182.0175 (2) (a) 5., 182.0175 (2)
3(a) 6., 182.0175 (2) (a) 7., 182.0175 (2) (b), 182.0175 (2) (e), 182.0175 (2) (f) and
4182.0175 (3);
to amend 182.0175 (1) (intro.), 182.0175 (1) (b), 182.0175 (1) (c),
5182.0175 (2) (a) (intro.), 182.0175 (2) (a) 1., 182.0175 (2) (a) 2., 182.0175 (4) and
6182.0175 (5);
to repeal and recreate 182.0175 (2) (title); and
to create
7182.0175 (1) (am), 182.0175 (1) (bm), 182.0175 (1m), 182.0175 (2) (am) (intro.),
8182.0175 (2) (am) 4., 182.0175 (2) (am) 6m., 182.0175 (2) (bm), 182.0175 (2m)
9(title) and (a), 182.0175 (2m) (b) 6. and 7. and 182.0175 (3) (b) of the statutes;
10relating to: damage to transmission facilities and providing penalties.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB64-SSA1, s. 1
11Section
1. 182.0175 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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182.0175
(1) Definitions. (intro.)
As used in In this section
, unless the context
13requires otherwise:
SB64-SSA1, s. 3
1Section
3. 182.0175 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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182.0175
(1) (am) "Emergency" means an unforeseen condition that requires
3immediate excavation to avoid property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
SB64-SSA1, s. 4
4Section
4. 182.0175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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182.0175
(1) (b) "Excavation" means any operation in which earth, rock or
6other material in or on the ground is moved, removed or otherwise displaced by
7means of any tools, equipment or explosives and includes grading, trenching,
8digging, ditching, drilling, augering, tunneling, scraping, cable or pipe plowing
, and
9driving
and means any operation by which a structure or mass of material is
10wrecked, razed, rended, moved or removed.
SB64-SSA1, s. 5
11Section
5. 182.0175 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
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182.0175
(1) (bm) "Excavator" means a person who engages in excavation.
SB64-SSA1, s. 6
13Section
6. 182.0175 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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182.0175
(1) (c) "Transmission facilities" includes all pipes, pipelines, wires,
15cables, ducts, wirelines and associated facilities,
whether below or above ground, 16regardless of the nature of their transmittants or of their in-service application. The
17term includes, but is not restricted to, utility facilities,
government-owned facilities, 18facilities transporting hazardous materials,
communications and data facilities, 19drainage
facilities and
private water facilities
and sewer systems.
SB64-SSA1, s. 7
20Section
7. 182.0175 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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182.0175
(1m) One-call system. (a)
Statewide system. Transmission facilities
22owners shall establish or designate a nonprofit organization governed by a board of
23directors as the operator of a one-call system. The one-call system shall be a
24statewide communication system in which a single operational center receives
1excavation notices and transmits notice information to affected-member
2transmission facilities owners.
SB64-SSA1,3,53
(b)
Membership. 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a transmission facilities
4owner shall be a member of the one-call system. A member shall participate in the
5funding of the one-call system.
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2. A transmission facilities owner or lessee is not required to be a member of
7the one-call system if all of that person's transmission facilities are located on
8property owned or leased by that person. This subdivision does not apply to a
9governmental unit that is a transmission facilities owner.
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(c)
Liability. A transmission facilities owner who is required to be a member
11of the one-call system is liable for all damages to the person's transmission facilities
12and for any other damages that occur as a result of excavation if that person is not
13a member of the one-call system.
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(d)
System functions. The one-call system shall do all of the following:
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1. Publicize the availability and use of the one-call system.
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2. Provide toll-free communication to the one-call system.
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3. Accept notices of intended excavation activity.
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4. Accept notices of intended emergency location or emergency excavation
19activity 24 hours a day.
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5. Inform the person providing notice of the names of transmission facilities
21owners who will receive the notice information.
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6. Promptly transmit notice information to affected-member transmission
23facilities owners.
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7. Retain records of notices for a period of not less than 6 years.
SB64-SSA1, s. 8
25Section
8. 182.0175 (2) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB64-SSA1,4,1
1182.0175
(2) (title)
Excavator and planner responsibilities.
SB64-SSA1, s. 9
2Section
9. 182.0175 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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182.0175
(2) (a) (title)
Planning. (intro.) Every person who
engages in or with
4respect to subds. 1. and 2. is responsible for the preparation of plans and
5specifications for nonemergency excavation
or demolition and every excavator shall
6do all of the following:
SB64-SSA1, s. 10
7Section
10. 182.0175 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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182.0175
(2) (a) 1. Take reasonable action to learn the location of any
9transmission facilities in and near the area where
such operation the excavation is
10to be conducted.
SB64-SSA1, s. 11
11Section
11. 182.0175 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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182.0175
(2) (a) 2. Plan the excavation
or demolition to avoid to the extent
13possible interference with transmission facilities in and near the
construction 14excavation area.
SB64-SSA1, s. 12
15Section
12. 182.0175 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 182.0175 (2) (am)
161. and amended to read:
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182.0175
(2) (am) 1. Provide
reasonable advance notice not less than 3 working
18days
prior to before the start of
the nonemergency excavation
or demolition of the
19intent to excavate or demolish and the commencement date to the
owners of the
20transmission facilities in and near the construction area whose facilities may be
21affected by the excavation or demolition one-call system.
SB64-SSA1, s. 13
22Section
13. 182.0175 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 182.0175 (2) (am)
233. and amended to read:
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182.0175
(2) (a) 3. Maintain an estimated minimum clearance of 18 inches
25between an unexposed underground transmission facility marked
pursuant to par.
1(e) under sub. (2m) and the cutting edge or point of any power-operated excavating
2or earth moving equipment. If the transmission facility is exposed, the
excavator
3may reduce the clearance
may be reduced to 2 times the known limit of control of the
4cutting edge or point of the equipment or 12 inches, whichever is greater.
SB64-SSA1, s. 14
5Section
14. 182.0175 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 182.0175 (2) (am)
65. and amended to read:
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182.0175
(2) (am) 5. Provide
such support for existing transmission facilities
8in and near the
construction excavation area
as that may be reasonably necessary
9or that is specified by the transmission facility owner for the protection of
such the 10facilities, unless
such protection is required of the owner of the transmission facility
11under s. 66.047.
SB64-SSA1, s. 15
12Section
15. 182.0175 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 182.0175 (2) (am)
136. and amended to read:
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182.0175
(2) (am) 6.
Inspect prior to backfilling Before backfilling, inspect all
15transmission facilities exposed during excavation
or demolition to ascertain if
the 16transmission facilities have been or may have been struck, damaged, dislocated or
17disrupted
and notify promptly before backfilling.
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187. Immediately notify the owner of
any a transmission facility
which if an
19inspection reveals that the transmission facility has been or may have been struck,
20damaged, dislocated or disrupted.
SB64-SSA1, s. 16
21Section
16. 182.0175 (2) (a) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 182.0175 (2) (am)
228. and amended to read:
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182.0175
(2) (am) 8. Backfill
all excavations in such an excavation as specified
24by the owner of the existing transmission facilities or in a manner and with
such 25materials
as that may be reasonably necessary for the protection of, and to provide
1reliable support during backfilling and following backfilling for, existing
2transmission facilities in and near the
construction excavation area.
SB64-SSA1, s. 17
3Section
17. 182.0175 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
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182.0175
(2) (am)
Excavation notice. (intro.) An excavator shall do all of the
5following:
SB64-SSA1, s. 18
6Section
18. 182.0175 (2) (am) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
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182.0175
(2) (am) 4. Provide a repeat notice to the one-call system if marks are
8destroyed or covered by excavation site activities, if the excavation does not start
9within 10 days of the scheduled start date or if excavation is interrupted for more
10than 10 days.
SB64-SSA1, s. 19
11Section
19. 182.0175 (2) (am) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
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182.0175
(2) (am) 6m. Refrain from backfilling an excavation until an
13inspection is conducted and any necessary repairs have been made by the owner of
14the transmission facility.
SB64-SSA1, s. 20
15Section
20. 182.0175 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 182.0175 (2) (am)
162. and amended to read:
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182.0175
(2) (am) 2.
Every person who engages in In an emergency
excavation
18or demolition shall, take all reasonable precautions to avoid to the extent possible
19interference with existing transmission facilities in and near the
construction 20excavation area and
shall notify as promptly as possible the owners of transmission
21facilities which may be affected by the emergency excavation
or demolition.
SB64-SSA1, s. 21
22Section
21. 182.0175 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
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182.0175
(2) (bm)
Notice. An excavation notice shall include all of the following
24information: