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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1006

HB 1006: Underground facilities

Adopting new requirements for locating underground facilities, including positive response, minimum marking standards, adopting a new process for coordinating large projects, and requiring new and replacement facilities to be locatable.

Summary

  • Creates a utilities and excavator work group charged with making recommendations for updating the Damage Prevention Act.
  • Requires the Utilities Transportation Commission (UTC) to convene the work group consisting of various members, including but not limited to, facility operators, excavators, insurance companies, and other private and public entities with underground facilities.
  • Requires the work group must meet a minimum of four times and produce a report with recommendations to the Governor and Legislature by December 1, 2019.
  • Requires the Department of Commerce, in consultation with the UTC, to hire a facilitator to moderate the work group meetings.
  • Appropriates up to $50,000 from the State General Fund to the UTC for the sole purpose of employing the facilitator and producing a final report.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1006), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sherry Appleton (D-23)
Introduced
January 14, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Budget
Makes appropriations · Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1006, SHB 1006

AN ACT Relating to adopting new requirements for locating underground facilities, including positive response, minimum marking standards, adopting a new process for coordinating large projects, and requiring new and replacement facilities to be locatable;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sherry Appleton (D-23)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1006)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1006)
  4. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1006)
  5. Referred to Appropriations.
  6. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  7. Referred to Local Government.
  8. Committee relieved of further consideration.
  9. First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.
  10. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1006 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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