HP0143
LD 200
Session - 127th Maine Legislature
C "A", Filing Number H-17, Sponsored by
LR 1849
Item 2
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

Amend the resolve in section 1 in the last line (page 1, line 18 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "authorized" the following: 'only if the following change is made'

Amend the resolve in section 1 by inserting at the end the following:

‘1. The rule must be amended in section 6(C)(4) to provide a specific time frame, not to exceed 10 business days, for a non-member operator to notify the Public Utilities Commission that the non-member operator's contact person who receives excavation notifications has changed or that the contact information of the contact person has changed for purposes of maintaining the commission's OKTODIG database.

The Public Utilities Commission is not required to hold hearings or undertake further proceedings prior to final adoption of the rule in accordance with this section.’

summary

This amendment requires the Public Utilities Commission to make an additional change to Chapter 895: Underground Facility Damage Prevention Requirements, a major substantive rule of the commission, before final adoption is authorized. It requires a specific time frame, not to exceed 10 business days, for a non-member operator to notify the commission that the non-member operator's contact person who receives excavation notifications has changed or that the contact information of the contact person has changed for purposes of maintaining the commission's OKTODIG database.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)


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