Arkansas Code Title 14, Subtitle 16, Chapter 271 - Underground Facilities Damage Prevention

• § 14-271-101 - Title.
  This chapter may be cited as the "Arkansas Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Act".
• § 14-271-102 - Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Approximate location of underground facilities" means a strip of land at least three...
• § 14-271-103 - Applicability.
  (a) The Arkansas Public Service Commission shall, after public comment and hearing as provided below, promulgate regulations providing for an Arkansas one call center...
• § 14-271-104 - Penalties -- Civil Remedies.
  (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, any person who violates any provisions of this chapter shall be subject to...
• § 14-271-105 - [Repealed.]
• § 14-271-106 - Permittees to Comply.
  A permit issued pursuant to law authorizing excavation or demolition operation shall not be deemed to relieve a person from the responsibility for complying...
• § 14-271-107 - Membership in One Call Center.
  (a) All operators of underground facilities shall become members of the One Call Center; however, the commission may provide, by rule or by orders,...
• § 14-271-108 - Notice to One Call Center -- Changes -- Files.
  (a) (1) Each member operator having underground facilities, including those facilities that have been abandoned in place by the member operator but not yet...
• § 14-271-109 - Notice to One Call Center -- Exceptions.
  (a) Compliance with notice requirements of § 14-271-112 is not required for: (1) The moving of earth that is not on a right-of-way or...
• § 14-271-110 - Notifying Operators of Underground Facilities -- Identification of Location.
  (a) (1) Within four (4) working hours after receiving notification of intent to excavate or demolish, the One Call Center shall in turn notify...
• § 14-271-111 - Color Code for Marking Facility and Excavation or Demolition Locations.
  (a) (1) If the approximate location of an underground facility is marked with temporary markers, stakes, or other physical means, the operator shall follow...
• § 14-271-112 - Notice of Intent to Excavate or Demolish.
  (a) Except as provided in § 14-271-109, no person may engage in excavation or demolition activities without having first notified the One Call Center...
• § 14-271-113 - Notice of Damage Required -- Exception.
  (a) (1) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, a person responsible for an excavation or demolition that results in damage to...
• § 14-271-114 - Operators of Underground Pipeline Facilities.
  In addition to the provisions of this chapter, all operators of underground pipeline facilities are required to comply with all applicable federal statutes and...
• § 14-271-115 - No Responsibility for Nonmember Facilities.
  Neither the One Call Center, nor any entity operating the One Call Center, nor any member of the One Call Center shall be responsible...

Last modified: November 15, 2016