Public utility facilities; transportation of materials reasonably
necessary to restore facility; reporting requirements; fees
Sec. 5. (a) If a breakdown or threatened breakdown of electric,
gas, water, or telephone public utility facilities occurs in Indiana, the
public utility whose services to the public are or may be affected may
in the emergency, without securing a permit, transport over Indiana
highways or streets heavy vehicles and loads or other objects not
conforming to this article if it is reasonably necessary to do so to
restore utility service at the earliest practicable time or to prevent the
interruption of utility service. The public utility shall, not later than
the second succeeding day that is not a Sunday or holiday, report the
fact of the transportation to the public authority from whom a permit
would otherwise have been required.
(b) The public utility shall pay to the public authority the fee
under IC 9-29 that would have been due for a permit. The making of
the report and payment of the fee satisfies all requirements of this
chapter concerning the securing of a permit for the trip required by
the emergency.
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.8.
Last modified: May 27, 2006