Miss Utility Maryland Law Change Effective October 1, 2010 10-Minute Overview.

Miss Utility Maryland Law Miss Utility Maryland Law Change Effective Change Effective

October 1,October 1,20102010

10-Minute Overview10-Minute Overview

Miss Utility BasicsMiss Utility Basics

One-call notification center for excavation One-call notification center for excavation in Maryland and Washington, D.C.in Maryland and Washington, D.C. ITIC: ITIC: www.missutility.net/itic 1-800-257-77771-800-257-7777 811811

Miss Utility notifies its member owners, Miss Utility notifies its member owners, which then mark the approximate location which then mark the approximate location of their underground facilities with paint of their underground facilities with paint and/or flags. and/or flags.

Law Change OverviewLaw Change Overview

Culmination of a four-year, stakeholder-led Culmination of a four-year, stakeholder-led process.process.

Steering committee’s goal was to update Steering committee’s goal was to update the law and bring it into compliance with the law and bring it into compliance with mandates set by the 2006 federal PIPES mandates set by the 2006 federal PIPES Act. Act.

Signed into law on May 20 by Gov. Signed into law on May 20 by Gov. O’Malley.O’Malley.

Major ChangesMajor Changes

Notification periodNotification period Ticket lifeTicket life Designer ticketDesigner ticket Consistent “no mechanized equipment” Consistent “no mechanized equipment”

zonezone Maryland DOT joins Miss UtilityMaryland DOT joins Miss Utility Establishment of Damage Prevention Establishment of Damage Prevention

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Designer TicketDesigner Ticket

Allows the following types of professionals to Allows the following types of professionals to determine approximate location of determine approximate location of underground lines during design stage of a underground lines during design stage of a project:project: Licensed architects.Licensed architects. Professional engineers.Professional engineers. Professional land surveyors.Professional land surveyors. Landscape architects.Landscape architects.

Member utility owners will have 15 full Member utility owners will have 15 full business days to respond to designer tickets. business days to respond to designer tickets.

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No Mechanized Equipment ZoneNo Mechanized Equipment Zone

18 inches from all directions of the marks 18 inches from all directions of the marks throughout the state, including throughout the state, including Montgomery County, for all excavations Montgomery County, for all excavations and demolitions. and demolitions.

New Member – Maryland DOTNew Member – Maryland DOT

Maryland Department of Transportation is Maryland Department of Transportation is now a Miss Utility member.now a Miss Utility member.

The following departments must join:The following departments must join: SHA- State Highway AdministrationSHA- State Highway Administration MDTA- Maryland Transportation AuthorityMDTA- Maryland Transportation Authority MAA- Maryland Aviation AdministrationMAA- Maryland Aviation Administration MPA- Maryland Port AdministrationMPA- Maryland Port Administration MVA- Motor Vehicle AdministrationMVA- Motor Vehicle Administration MTA- Maryland Transit Administration MTA- Maryland Transit Administration

New Member- Maryland DOTNew Member- Maryland DOT

Miss Utility is required to ask the following Miss Utility is required to ask the following questions before an excavation or questions before an excavation or demolition:demolition:1.1. Are you digging on State property or within Are you digging on State property or within

15ft of a State road?15ft of a State road?

2.2. Which agency or department controls the Which agency or department controls the property or right-of-way? This will only be property or right-of-way? This will only be asked if you answer “yes” to question #1asked if you answer “yes” to question #1

3.3. What is your permit or authorization number? What is your permit or authorization number? This will only be asked if you answer “yes” to This will only be asked if you answer “yes” to question #1 question #1

Maryland Underground Facilities Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention AuthorityDamage Prevention Authority

Authorized as part of new law but still in Authorized as part of new law but still in the process of forming.the process of forming.

Will be a stakeholder-run organization that Will be a stakeholder-run organization that will enforce the Miss Utility law.will enforce the Miss Utility law.

All authority members must be approved All authority members must be approved by the Governor. by the Governor.


Authority make up:Authority make up: 1 – Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland1 – Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland 1 – Public Works Contractors Association of Maryland1 – Public Works Contractors Association of Maryland 1 – One-Call Center1 – One-Call Center 1 – Locator Industry1 – Locator Industry 1 – Maryland Association of Counties1 – Maryland Association of Counties 1 – Maryland Municipal League1 – Maryland Municipal League 2 – Maryland members of the MD/DC Subscribers 2 – Maryland members of the MD/DC Subscribers

Committee Committee 1 – Member of the general public1 – Member of the general public

** All will serve staggered two-year terms** All will serve staggered two-year terms


Authority’s role:Authority’s role: Specifics TBD once it is formed.Specifics TBD once it is formed. Will likely include:Will likely include:

Ability to require mandatory training for law violators.Ability to require mandatory training for law violators. Ability to levy fines for law violators. Ability to levy fines for law violators.

2010 Conference2010 Conference

Oct. 20-22 at the Clarion in Ocean City, Oct. 20-22 at the Clarion in Ocean City, Md.Md.

Seven educational training sessions, Seven educational training sessions, including an in-depth session about law including an in-depth session about law change.change.

www.missutility.net/gcdptc

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