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Subsurface installations: penalties.

It became law on Oct 8, 2021.

CA SB 297 · Senate Bill · 2021–2022

Stage
Became law
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Senate
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Oct 8, 2021

What it does

Existing law regulates excavations around subsurface installations, which are defined as any underground pipeline, conduit, duct, wire, or other structure, excepting certain nonpressurized lines, including sewerlines. Existing law generally requires an operator of a subsurface installation to become a member of, participate in, and share in the costs of a regional notification center. In this context, a "regional notification center" is a nonprofit association or organization of operators of subsurface installations that provide advance warning of excavations or other work close to subsurface installations for the purpose of protecting those installations. Existing law prescribes civil…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Oct 8, 2021

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Where it goes next

Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.

Work with this bill

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