HSB 538

This bill relates to required timing for notices regarding underground facility excavations. _____ operator to provide notice to the notification center prior to a planned excavation, after locating and marking the area for excavation, or when no underground facility is located in the proposed area. A notice for a planned excavation initiates a 48-hour period and other required notices must occur within the 48-hour period. the next business day after the notification center receives a notice and excludes Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. the following day. The bill provides that notice shall be valid for calendar days after the conclusion of the 48-hour period. Current law provides that notice is valid for calendar days from the date the notice was provided to the notification center.