Title 16 — Title 16: Public Service Companies

Sec. 16-345. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or association, including a person engaged as a contractor by a public agency but excluding a public agency. (2) “Public agency” means the stat…

Sec. 16-346. Compliance with chapter required prior to excavation, discharge of explosives or demolition. No person, public agency or public utility shall engage in excavation, discharge of explosives or demolition without having first ascertained the location of all underground …

Sec. 16-347. Public utilities to register with central clearinghouse. A public utility shall register with the central clearinghouse the geographic areas in which it owns or operates underground facilities, by reference to a standard mapping system, to be established by the centr…

Sec. 16-348. Central clearinghouse. Apportionment of costs. The public utilities of the state shall, under the direction of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, organize and operate a central clearinghouse within the state for receiving and giving the notices required by se…

Sec. 16-349. Notice of proposed excavation, discharge of explosives or demolition. Except as provided in section 16-352, a person, public agency or public utility responsible for excavating, discharging explosives or demolishing shall notify the central clearinghouse of such prop…

Sec. 16-350. Permits to require compliance with chapter. Evidence re. Any permit issued by a public agency for excavation, demolition or discharge of explosives shall require compliance with this chapter. No such permit shall be issued by any public agency unless such public agen…

Sec. 16-351. Information and assistance re location of underground facilities. A public utility receiving notice pursuant to section 16-349 shall inform the person, public agency or public utility proposing to excavate, discharge explosives or demolish of the approximate location…

Sec. 16-352. Emergency excavation, demolition or discharge of explosives. (a) In case of emergency involving danger to life, health or property or which requires immediate correction to continue the operation of a major industrial plant, or to assure the continuity of public util…

Sec. 16-353. Relation of chapter to permits and other laws. Except as provided in section 16-350 this chapter shall not be construed to affect or impair local ordinances, charters or other provisions of law requiring permits to be obtained before excavating in a public highway or…

Sec. 16-354. Care to be exercised near underground facilities. Notification and abatement of hazards. Power to stop work re. A person, public agency or public utility responsible for excavating, discharging explosives or demolition shall exercise reasonable care when working in p…

Sec. 16-355. Procedure when contact is made with or damage is suspected or done to underground facilities. When any contact is made with or any damage is suspected or done to any underground facility of a public utility, the person, public agency or public utility responsible for…

Sec. 16-356. Civil penalty. Application for hearing. Any person, public agency or public utility which the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority determines, after notice and opportunity for a hearing as provided in section 16-41, to have failed to comply with any provision of thi…

Sec. 16-357. Regulations. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter. Such regulations shall be designed to protect the public safety and shall …

Secs. 16-358 and 16-359. Underground gas facilities report. Requirements re. Compliance and enforcement report. Sections 16-358 and 16-359 are repealed, effective October 1, 2022. (P.A. 87-71, S. 10–13; P.A. 96-46, S. 4, 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 9, 10, 121; P.A. 11-80, S. …