Hawaii Revised Statutes 269e. One Call Center; Advance Warning to Excavators

  • 269e-1 Administration.]
    This chapter shall be administered by the public utilities commission and the provisions of this chapter and of chapter 269, not inconsistent with this...
  • 269e-2 Definitions.
    As used in this [chapter], unless the context clearly requires otherwise: "Agency" means any state or county department, commission, board, bureau, office, or other...
  • 269e-3 General Duties and Powers of the Commission.
    The general duties and powers of the commission shall be to: (1) Establish and administer a one call center that provides advance warning to...
  • 269e-4 One Call Center Advisory Committee.
    (a) The commission shall establish a one call center advisory committee as a governmental entity as defined under chapter 662D to advise the commission...
  • 269e-5 One Call Center Established.
    (a) By January 1, 2006, the commission shall establish and begin administration of a one call center that provides advance warning to excavators in...
  • 269e-6 One Call Center Financing.
    (a) To finance the establishment and operation of the center and the administrative costs of the commission, operators shall pay to the commission a...
  • 269e-7 Notification of Excavation; Inquiry Identification Number.
    (a) Except in an emergency, every excavator planning to conduct an excavation on public or private property shall notify the center of the excavation...
  • 269e-8 Marking of Excavation Site.
    (a) The excavator shall delineate the area to be excavated with white spray chalk or other suitable markings prior to calling the center. The...
  • 269e-9 Identification of Subsurface Installations by Operator.
    (a) Any operator who receives timely notification from the center of any proposed excavation work pursuant to section 269E-7(b) shall within five working days...
  • 269e-10 Commencement of Excavation.
    The center shall not prohibit an excavator from beginning excavation work: (1) After receiving notice that all affected operators have fulfilled the requirements of...
  • 269e-11 Remarking of Operator's Subsurface Installation.
    (a) The excavator shall take reasonable care to maintain an operator's field markings. (b) If at any time during an excavation for which there is...
  • 269e-12 Excavation Procedures.
    (a) The excavator shall exercise reasonable care when excavating in the vicinity of a subsurface installation. (b) Before using any power-operated or power-driven excavating equipment,...
  • 269e-13 Excavation Permits.
    Prior to conducting an excavation, the excavator shall obtain all necessary permits from the appropriate agency or agencies pursuant to the laws, rules, regulations, procedures,...
  • 269e-14 Penalties.
    (a) An action for the enforcement of penalties pursuant to this chapter shall be brought before the commission by the State, county, excavator, or...
  • 269e-15 Hearings.
    (a) All hearings, investigations, and proceedings shall be governed by this section, chapter 91, and by rules of practice and procedure adopted by the...
  • 269e-16 Reconsideration and Rehearings.
    After any order or decision has been made by the public utilities commission, any party to the proceeding may apply once for reconsideration or...
  • 269e-17 Appeals.
    From the order made on an application for reconsideration or rehearing by the public utilities commission under this chapter, an appeal shall lie in...

Note

Repeal of chapter on June 30, 2009, by L 2004, c 141, 7 deleted by L 2009, c 72, 3.

L 2004, c 141, 5 provides:

"SECTION 5. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed or construed to preempt any federal law or regulation governing subsurface installations subject to federal jurisdiction."

Last modified: October 27, 2016