HB 21-1095 CO

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Became Law

An individual or entity must generally notify the statewide notification association of all owners and operators of underground facilities of its intent to engage in excavation so that any underground facilities that the excavation might affect, such as water and sewer pipes, gas lines, and electric or cable lines, can be located and marked before excavation begins. Underground facilities are often located beneath the right-of-way of county gravel and dirt roads, normally at a depth of at least 18 inches below the road surface. Counties maintain the profile and surface condition of county roads and such county road rights-of-way by engaging in routine and emergency maintenance activities that do not disturb more than 6 inches in depth. Before the passage of the act, these maintenance activities triggered the excavation notification requirement, and the related requirement that the location of underground facilities be marked, even though they occur above the levels where underground facilities are located. The act specifies that excavation that is routine or emergency maintenance of the right-of-way of a county-maintained gravel or dirt road and is performed by county employees does not require notification of the notification association or location marking unless the excavation will:Lower the existing grade or elevation of the road or any adjacent shoulder or the designed and constructed elevation of any adjacent ditch flowline; or Disturb more than 6 inches in depth as it is conducted.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Mark Baisley Republican · primary
• Cathy Kipp Democratic · primary
• Joann Ginal · primary
• Rob Woodward · primary

1. May 21, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 11, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 11, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. May 11, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. Apr 29, 2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. Apr 28, 2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
7. Apr 27, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · upper
8. Apr 26, 2021 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
9. Apr 23, 2021 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · upper
10. Apr 20, 2021 Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
11. Apr 9, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government · upper
12. Apr 8, 2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
13. Apr 7, 2021 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
14. Apr 5, 2021 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
15. Mar 30, 2021 House Committee on Transportation & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
16. Feb 16, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Local Government · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Signed Act (05/21/2021) · PDF
• Final Act (05/11/2021) · PDF
• Rerevised (04/27/2021) · PDF
• Revised (04/26/2021) · PDF
• Reengrossed (04/08/2021) · PDF
• Engrossed (04/07/2021) · PDF
• Introduced (02/16/2021) · PDF
• PA2 (04/21/2021) · PDF
• PA1 (04/01/2021) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF