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Georgia Utility Facility Protection Act (GUFPA)
The Georgia Utility Facility Protection Act (GUFPA), enacted by the General Assembly in July 2000, provides for the protection of the buried utility facility infrastructure within the State of Georgia. That protection is provided by requiring excavators using mechanized equipment to call for a facility locate prior to excavating or blasting and requiring the facility owner/operator to locate their facilities upon request. Violations of the GUFPA are subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000.
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OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED
Copyright © 1982-2005 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved.
25-9-2.
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public from physical harm, prevent injury to persons and property, and prevent interruptions of utility service resulting from damage to utility facilities caused by blasting or excavating operations by providing a method whereby the location of utility facilities will be made known to persons planning to engage in blasting or excavating operations so that such persons may observe proper precautions with respect to such utility facilities.
Senate Bill 274
By: Senator Seabaugh of the 28th
AS PASSED
AN ACT
To amend Chapter 9 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Utility Facility Protection Act," so as to revise comprehensively provisions relating to utility facility protection; to add provisions regarding sewer laterals; to revise definitions; to revise provisions relating to design locate requests; to revise provisions relating to the utilities protection center; to provide for commencing excavation or blasting before the end of the waiting period in some circumstances; to revise provisions relating to costs of re-marking; to revise provisions relating to the responsibilities of excavators and facility owners or operators; to provide for responsibilities of sewer system owners or operators with regard to sewer laterals; to provide for immunity from liability in certain circumstances; to provide for attempted location of utility facilities and sewer laterals by excavators in certain circumstances; to provide for installation of sewer laterals in a manner to make them locatable; to provide for use of a locator; to provide for large projects; to provide for the standard of care for trenchless excavation; to revise provisions relating to emergency excavations; to authorize ordinances requiring bonds for excavators; to provide for calculation of damages in certain civil actions; to revise provisions relating to the advisory committee; to revise provisions relating to commission enforcement of the chapter; to restrict imposition of civil penalties on local governing authorities; to provide for recommendations regarding training in lieu of penalties; to provide for findings and offers of settlement; to provide for civil penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
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