South Carolina § 58-36-100 - Design requests; operator response.

§ 58-36-100. Design requests; operator response.

Section effective until May 22, 2026. See, also, section 58-36-100 effective May 22, 2026.

(A) A designer may submit a design request to the notification center. The design request shall describe the tract or parcel of land for which the design request has been submitted with sufficient particularity, as defined by policies developed and promulgated by the notification center, so that the operator can ascertain the precise tract or parcel of land involved.

(B) Within fifteen working days after a design request has been submitted to the notification center for a proposed project, the operator shall respond by one of the following methods:

(1) designate the location of all facilities within the area of the proposed excavation pursuant to Section 58-36-70(A);

(2) provide to the person submitting the design request the best available description of all facilities in the area of proposed excavation, which may include drawings of facilities already built in the area, or other facility records that are maintained by the operator; or

(3) allow the person submitting the design request or any other authorized person to inspect the drawings or other records for all facilities within the proposed area of excavation at an acceptable location.

(C) An operator may reject a design request based on homeland security pending additional information confirming the legitimacy of the request. The operator must notify the person making the request of the denial and request additional information, through the positive response system, within the time frame set forth in Section 58-36-70(B).

HISTORY: 2011 Act No. 48, SECTION 1, eff June 7, 2012.