Concerning underground utilities and safety committee.
Summary
Amends the definition of "marking" under the Underground Utilities and Damage Prevention Act to specify that locate marks are not required to indicate the depth of the underground facility.
Requires an excavator to call 911 when damage to an underground facility causes an emergency condition.
Removes the requirement for the Washington Dig Law Safety Committee to include a representative of the insurance industry, and instead requires a representative of a water-sewer district.
Removes requirements relating to members of the review committee, and instead, specifies that it be a balanced group, including at least one excavator and one facility operator.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6420), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗