Title XI, NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)

1. a. A statewide notification center is established and shall be organized as a nonprofit corporation pursuant to chapter 504 . (1) The center shall be governed by a board of directors, which shall represent and be elected by operators, excavators, and other persons who particip…

1. a. Except as otherwise provided in this section , prior to any excavation, an excavator shall contact the notification center and provide notice of the planned excavation occurring after a forty-eight-hour period. The notice shall be valid for twenty-five calendar days beginni…

1. An excavator shall as soon as practical notify the operator when any damage occurs to an underground facility as a result of an excavation. The notice shall include the type of facility damaged and the extent of the damage. If damage occurs, an excavator shall refrain from bac…

1. A person who violates a provision of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty as follows: a. For a violation related to natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines, an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each violation for each day the violation continues, up to a m…

Any affected person may make application to the district court for injunctive relief from any violation of this chapter . 92 Acts, ch 1103, §7

This chapter does not affect or impair any local ordinances or other provisions of law requiring permits to be obtained before excavation. However, a permit issued by any governing body does not relieve the excavator from complying with the requirements of this chapter , unless t…

An owner of farmland used in a farm operation, as defined in section 352.2 , who complies with the requirements of this chapter shall not be held responsible for any damages to an underground facility, including fiberoptic cable, if the damage occurred on the farmland in the norm…