Vermont § 7002 - Public Utility Underground Facility Damage Prevention System Each company shall be a member of and participate in the Public Utility Underground
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§ 7002. Public Utility Underground Facility Damage Prevention System Each company shall be a member of and participate in the Public Utility Underground
- Facility Damage Prevention System as designated by the Commission unless granted an
exemption by the Commission after opportunity for hearing. The System shall operate
during regular business hours throughout the year, except Saturdays, Sundays, and
legal holidays. The System shall receive notices of proposed excavation activities
and transmit the notices to member companies whose facilities may be affected. The
cost for operation of the System shall be apportioned equitably among member companies. (Added 1987, No. 86, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988; amended 1993, No. 118 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1999, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 15.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7002 ("Public Utility Underground Facility Damage Prevention System Each company shall be a member of and participate in the Public Utility Underground") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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