Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act; duties of operator, liability of excavator.

Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act; dutiesof operator; liability of excavator. Requires an operator ofresidential telecommunications or cable television service, afterreceiving notification of an interruption in service due to the installationof broadband service at a given premises, to restore telecommunicationsor cable television service, such that a person at the premises can telephone emergency services by dialing 911, within two days of receiving such notification. The bill prohibits an operator fromgiving false or misleading information to the notification centerand requires the State Corporation Commission to investigate certainclaims following an informal complaint. The bill requires an operatorto indemnify and hold harmless an excavator when the excavator is installing facilities for purposes of broadband service and damagesa utility line used for residential telecommunications or cable televisionand provides that no excavator is liable for any such damage occurringon or after July 1, 2022.