§ 8-1-26-18.5 — Installation of new or replacement facilities after June 30, 2020; detection from above ground level

Indiana § 8-1-26-18.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 1: UTILITIES GENERALLY
• Ch. 26: Damage to Underground Facilities

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5. (a) This section applies to any new or
replacement underground facility that an operator installs or causes to
be installed after June 30, 2020, in any public right-of-way or on any
private property.
(b) Subject to any other applicable federal or state laws or
regulations, for any new or replacement underground facility that an
operator installs or causes to be installed, the operator shall ensure that:
(1) the materials from which the facility is constructed are capable
of being detected from above ground level using standard
equipment and technologies used by the utility locating industry,
such as electromagnetic locating equipment and electromagnetic
induction surveys; or
(2) if the materials from which the facility is constructed are not
capable of being detected from above ground level using standard
locating techniques, as described in subdivision (1), the facility is:
(A) encased by conductive material; or
(B) equipped with an electrically conducting wire or other
means of locating the facility while it is underground.
(c) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement
this section.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.46-2020, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.93-2024, SEC.69.