Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-110

§6102 Definitions

Title 49 › SUBTITLE III — GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS › CHAPTER 61 — ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS › § 6102

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in this chapter. One-call notification system — a service run by an organization that takes notices from people who plan to dig in a specific area and sends those notices to underground-utility operators who are members so they can find and mark their lines to avoid damage. State one-call notification program — the state laws, rules, court decisions, and policies that set how one-call systems must work in that State. State — a State, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Secretary — the Secretary of Transportation.

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Title 49, §6102

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In this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(1)One-call notification system.—

The term “one-call notification system” means a system operated by an organization that has as 1 of its purposes to receive notification from excavators of intended excavation in a specified area in order to disseminate such notification to underground facility operators that are members of the system so that such operators can locate and mark their facilities in order to prevent damage to underground facilities in the course of such excavation.

(2)State one-call notification program.—

The term “State one-call notification program” means the State statutes, regulations, orders, judicial decisions, and other elements of law and policy in effect in a State that establish the requirements for the operation of one-call notification systems in such State.

(3)State.—

The term “State” means a State, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

(4)Secretary.—

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation.

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49 U.S.C. § 6102

Title 49, Transportation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110