49 U.S.C. § 6102 — Definitions
submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 105-178 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 156 words · no verdicts yet
This section defines the one-call notification system, State one-call notification program, State, and Secretary for this chapter.
(1) “One-call notification system” means a system run by an organization that receives excavators’ notices of planned excavation in a specified area and sends those notices to member underground-facility operators so they can locate and mark facilities and prevent damage during excavation. (2) “State one-call notification program” means the State laws, regulations, orders, court decisions, and other law and policy in effect that set requirements for operating one-call systems in the State. (3) “State” means a State, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico. (4) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation.
In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
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.
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.
The term “State” means a State, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 105–178, title VII, § 7302(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 478.)
- 1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-178 · 112 Stat. 478
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