Miss Utility Maryland Law Change Effective October 1, 2010

1. Miss Utility Maryland Law Change Effective October 1,2010 10-Minute Overview

2. Miss Utility Basics • One-call notification center for excavation in Maryland and Washington, D.C. • ITIC: www.missutility.net/itic • 1-800-257-7777 • 811 • Miss Utility notifies its member owners, which then mark the approximate location of their underground facilities with paint and/or flags.

3. Law Change Overview • Culmination of a four-year, stakeholder-led process. • Steering committee’s goal was to update the law and bring it into compliance with mandates set by the 2006 federal PIPES Act. • Signed into law on May 20 by Gov. O’Malley.

4. Major Changes • Notification period • Ticket life • Designer ticket • Consistent “no mechanized equipment” zone • Maryland DOT joins Miss Utility • Establishment of Damage Prevention Authority

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14. Designer Ticket • Allows the following types of professionals to determine approximate location of underground lines during design stage of a project: • Licensed architects. • Professional engineers. • Professional land surveyors. • Landscape architects. • Member utility owners will have 15 full business days to respond to designer tickets.

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16. No Mechanized Equipment Zone • 18 inches from all directions of the marks throughout the state, including Montgomery County, for all excavations and demolitions.

17. New Member – Maryland DOT • Maryland Department of Transportation is now a Miss Utility member. • The following departments must join: • SHA- State Highway Administration • MDTA- Maryland Transportation Authority • MAA- Maryland Aviation Administration • MPA- Maryland Port Administration • MVA- Motor Vehicle Administration • MTA- Maryland Transit Administration

18. New Member- Maryland DOT • Miss Utility is required to ask the following questions before an excavation or demolition: • Are you digging on State property or within 15ft of a State road? • Which agency or department controls the property or right-of-way? This will only be asked if you answer “yes” to question #1 • What is your permit or authorization number? This will only be asked if you answer “yes” to question #1

19. Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority • Authorized as part of new law but still in the process of forming. • Will be a stakeholder-run organization that will enforce the Miss Utility law. • All authority members must be approved by the Governor.

20. Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority • Authority make up: • 1 – Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland • 1 – Public Works Contractors Association of Maryland • 1 – One-Call Center • 1 – Locator Industry • 1 – Maryland Association of Counties • 1 – Maryland Municipal League • 2 – Maryland members of the MD/DC Subscribers Committee • 1 – Member of the general public ** All will serve staggered two-year terms

21. Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority • Authority’s role: • Specifics TBD once it is formed. • Will likely include: • Ability to require mandatory training for law violators. • Ability to levy fines for law violators.

22. 2010 Conference • Oct. 20-22 at the Clarion in Ocean City, Md. • Seven educational training sessions, including an in-depth session about law change. • www.missutility.net/gcdptc

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