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TN Code § 65-30-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 30 - Radio Common Carriers|§ 65-30-112. Penalty

 Any person or the officer, agent or employee of any organization who willfully violates any provisions of this chapter or of any rule, regulation or order adopted thereunder, or who willfully procures, aids or abets any violation of such a provision, commits a Class C misdemeanor. Each day's violation is a separate offense.
TN Code § 65-31-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act|§ 65-31-101. Short Title

 This chapter may be cited as the “Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act.”
TN Code § 65-31-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act|§ 65-31-103. Permits Do Not Relieve Liability

 A permit issued pursuant to law authorizing excavation or demolition operations shall not be deemed to relieve a person from the responsibility for complying with this chapter.
TN Code § 65-31-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act|§ 65-31-104. Excavations Without Ascertainment of Underground Utilities Prohibited

  Except as provided in § 65-31-109, no person may excavate in a street, highway, public space, a private easement of an operator or within one hundred feet (100') of the edge of the pavement of a street or highway, or demolish a building, without giving the notice required by § 65-31-106 in the manner prescribed by such section.   A general DIG certificate shall be issued for agricultural land as defined in § 67-5-1004 that lies outside a street, highway, public space or a private easement of an operator but within one hundred feet (100') of the edge of the pavement of a street or highway when no utilities are located within that area. The general certificate shall be valid until title to the land is transferred or until a utility line is located within the area.
TN Code § 65-31-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act|§ 65-31-105. Filing Requirements for Utility Operators

  Each operator, except operators participating in a one-call service, having underground facilities in a county, including those facilities that have been abandoned in place by the operator but not yet physically removed, shall file a notice with the register of deeds of the county that states that the operator has underground utilities located in that county, the name of the operator and the name, title, address, telephone number and electronic mail (e-mail address), if the representative has an e-mail address, of its representative designated to receive the written, telephonic or e-mail notice of intent required by § 65-31-106. It is only necessary that such notice shall consist of the fact that the operator possesses underground facilities in the listed counties. It is not necessary that the operator list the exact physical location of each and every item of its underground facilities in such counties.   Changes in any of the information contained in the list filed under subsection (a) shall be filed by the operator with the register of deeds of the county, or the register of deeds of each county in which these utilities are located, within thirty (30) working days of the change.   A filing fee as determined by the register of deeds may accompany the filing. These filings shall be filed and an index shall be maintained and kept up to date by the register's office.   The register of deeds shall, within one (1) working day, furnish to the party requesting such information, in writing when requested, a list of all operators having filed notices pursuant to subsection (a) and all other information regarding each such operator that has been filed with the register of deeds in accordance with subsection (a). When submitted in writing by the register of deeds, the information shall also include the name of the requesting party, and the date and time the register of deeds received the request from the requesting party.   After March 27, 1978, operators shall maintain records and drawings of all changes and additions to its underground facilities.   All underground utilities owned by an operator that are installed on or after January 1, 2017, shall be installed in a manner that will make those underground utilities locatable using a generally accepted electronic locating method.
TN Code § 65-31-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act|§ 65-31-107. Operator Associations for Mutual Receipt of Notifications

  Subject to the requirements of subsection (b), operators may form and operate a one-call service providing for mutual receipt of notifications of excavation or demolition operations, pursuant to § 65-31-106, in a defined geographical area. Any operator that suffers damage as a result of not participating in a one-call service providing for receipt of the notification of excavation or demolition operations in a defined geographic area, pursuant to § 65-31-106, waives the right to recover damages to the operator's underground utilities from the excavator; provided, that the provisions of this chapter were met by the excavator.    All operators are required to join the one-call service and utilize the services of the notification center as follows:  Operators that are members of the existing one-call service on May 20, 2015, shall remain members;   Operators with more than fifty thousand (50,000) customers served underground or one thousand (1,000) miles of facilities underground, who are not members, shall join the one-call service no later than January 1, 2016;   Operators with more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) customers served underground or five hundred (500) miles of facilities underground, who are not members, shall join the one-call service no later than January 1, 2017;   All operators that do not meet the thresholds described in subdivision (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), or (b)(1)(C) shall join the one-call service no later than January 1, 2018; and   Failure of an operator as described in this subdivision (b)(1) to join the one-call service and utilize the services of the notification center in accordance with this section is a violation of this chapter and subjects the operator to the fines and penalties described in § 65-31-112.     This subsection (b) shall not apply to operators whose total amount of underground facilities constitutes less than twenty percent (20%) of their total utility plant in service.     There shall be only one (1) one-call service for this state.   The one-call service shall provide for a proportional method of apportioning the cost of operating the notification center among its members.   The one-call service shall provide training for those who have violated this chapter, unless otherwise determined by the board.
TN Code § 65-31-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act|§ 65-31-109. Emergency Excavation or Demolition

  Compliance with the notice requirements of § 65-31-106 is not required of any person responsible for emergency excavation or demolition, for repair or restoration of service or to ameliorate an imminent danger to life, health, or property; provided, that such person gives, as soon as practicable, oral notice of the emergency excavation or demolition to each operator having underground utilities located in the area or to a one-call service provided for in § 65-31-107, that serves an operator, where such excavation or demolition is to be performed and requests emergency assistance from each operator so identified in locating and providing immediate protection to the operator's underground utilities. “Emergency” means an imminent danger to life, health, or property, whenever there is a substantial likelihood that loss of life, health or property will result before the procedures under §§ 65-31-106 and 65-31-108 can be fully complied with.   Any excavator providing a misrepresentation of an emergency excavation as stated in subsection (a), or an “impending emergency,” as defined in § 65-31-102, shall be subject to the penalties stated in § 65-31-112.   For the purposes of this section, repair or replacement of an existing traffic control device at its existing location and existing depth shall be considered an emergency, and compliance with the notice requirements of this section and § 65-31-106 shall not be required of any local or state government responding to the emergency repair or replacement of a traffic control device.
TN Code § 65-31-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act|§ 65-31-110. Precautions to Avoid Damage

 In addition to the notification requirements of § 65-31-106, each person responsible for any excavation or demolition operation designated in § 65-31-104 shall:   Plan the excavation or demolition to avoid damage to and minimize interference with underground utilities in and near the construction area;   Maintain a clearance between an underground utility and the cutting edge or point of any mechanized equipment in accordance with § 65-31-108(b) and (d), taking into account the known limit of control of such cutting edge or point, as may be reasonably necessary to avoid damage to such utility;   Provide such support and protection for underground utilities in and near the construction area, including during backfill operations, as may be reasonably necessary for the protection of such utilities; and   Each utility, regardless of the use or material, shall be installed with sufficient clearance to permit the maintenance of existing utilities, and to protect against damage to existing utilities.
TN Code § 65-31-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act|§ 65-31-111. Notice of Excavation or Demolition Damage

  Except as provided by subsection (b), each person responsible for any excavation or demolition operation described in § 65-31-104 that results in any damage to an underground utility shall, immediately upon discovery of such damage, notify the operator of such utility of the location and nature of the damage and shall allow the operator reasonable time to accomplish necessary repairs before completing the excavation or demolition in the immediate area of such utility.   Each person responsible for any excavation or demolition operation described in § 65-31-104 that results in damage to an underground utility permitting the escape of any flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas or liquid shall, immediately upon discovery of such damage, notify the operator, police and fire departments, and take any other action as may be reasonably necessary to protect persons and property and to minimize the hazards until arrival of the operator's personnel or police and fire departments.   During initial excavation, if an underground utility is found to be unsound due to deterioration, the person responsible for excavation shall immediately notify the utility company involved and shall allow the operator reasonable time to accomplish necessary repairs before completing the excavation or demolition in the immediate area of such utility.   The financial impact of all damages to underground utilities shall be calculated using generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).   Each operator whose utility facilities have been damaged shall report the incident using the Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) utilized by the Common Ground Alliance.
TN Code § 65-31-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act|§ 65-31-113. Severability

 If any provisions of this chapter or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
TN Code § 65-31-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act|§ 65-31-115. Powers and Duties of Board

  The board has the power and authority to:  Promulgate rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, for the conduct of the affairs of the board;   Adopt a seal for the board, prescribe the style of the seal, and alter the seal at the board's pleasure; and   Make and enter into contracts.     The board shall:  Through its executive committee, initiate investigations and conduct hearings as required by § 65-31-116;   Meet a minimum of two (2) times per calendar year;   Examine data regarding underground utility damage and make recommendations to the general assembly for further updates to this chapter;   Manage the underground damage prevention fund created by § 65-31-117;   Assess its annual operating cost to operators in an amount equal to the amount necessary to offset the cost of investigative and administrative services performed by the Tennessee public utility commission at the direction of the board. The annual operating costs shall be apportioned in a proportional manner and collected by the one-call service from the operators; and   Subject to the availability of funding in the underground damage prevention fund created by § 65-31-117, contract with appropriate entities or agencies to conduct training and public awareness for damage prevention.      Any member who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings in a calendar year shall be removed as a member of the board.   The board's chair shall promptly notify, or cause to be notified, the appointing authority of any member who fails to satisfy the attendance requirement as prescribed in subdivision (c)(1).     The executive committee shall review the reasonableness of fees and any subsequent changes to the fees charged to violators by the board's designated provider of compliance training ordered pursuant to § 65-31-112.
TN Code § 65-31-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act|§ 65-31-116. Investigation of Complaint of Violation of Chapter — Issuance of Citations — Hearing — Appeal — Petition for Review

  Upon receipt of a complaint of a violation of this chapter, the executive committee shall initiate an investigation of the complaint by requesting that the Tennessee public utility commission designate an employee of the commission who will investigate the complaint at the executive committee's direction.   Any investigator acting at the direction of the executive committee may issue citations for violations of this chapter. Any citation may include a recommendation for the penalty to be assessed under § 65-31-112.   If the person to whom the citation is issued under subsection (b) does not pay the citation or submit to ordered training, or both, within thirty (30) days, then the executive committee shall appoint a hearing officer to conduct a hearing and issue an initial order pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. The hearing shall be held in the Nashville, Davidson County, offices of the Tennessee public utility commission at the time set forth in the citation notice of hearing.   An appeal of the initial order pursuant to § 4-5-315 shall be heard by the executive committee.   A person aggrieved by the final order may, within sixty (60) days, file a petition for judicial review pursuant to § 4-5-322. In the case of a decision involving an excavation in proximity to underground facilities of a municipally-owned utility located in a county having a population of greater than three hundred thousand (300,000), according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the petition for review shall be filed in the chancery court located in that county. In all other cases, the petition for review shall be filed in the chancery court of Davidson County.   Nothing in this chapter shall grant the executive committee or the board jurisdiction over damage to utilities located above ground.
TN Code § 65-31-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act|§ 65-31-117. Underground Damage Prevention Fund

  There is created an underground damage prevention fund within the Tennessee public utility commission. All civil penalties collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited into the underground damage prevention fund. Any moneys remaining in the underground damage prevention fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund, but shall remain in the underground damage prevention fund for the exclusive use of the board.   The expenditure of moneys in the underground damage prevention fund shall be at the discretion of the board for the following purposes:  Providing grants to operators with fewer than five thousand (5,000) customers to assist the recipient in complying with the mandatory notification center requirements of this chapter. However, grants shall not be used for operating expenses, and no grants shall be given for this purpose after January 1, 2018; and   Contracting with providers of public awareness, educational, and compliance training.
TN Code § 65-31-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act|§ 65-31-118. Design Locate Request

  Any person may submit a design locate request to the one-call service. The design locate request shall:  Describe the tract or parcel of land for which the design locate request has been submitted with sufficient particularity, as defined by policies developed by the one-call service, to enable the facility owner or operator to ascertain the precise tract or parcel of land involved; and   State the name, address, and telephone number of the person who has submitted the design locate request, as well as the name, address, and telephone number of any other person authorized to review any records subject to inspection under subdivision (b)(1)(C).      Within fifteen (15) working days after a design locate request has been submitted to the one-call service for a proposed project, the facility owner or operator shall respond by one (1) of the following methods:  Designate or cause to be designated by a locator under § 65-31-108, the location of all utility facilities and sewer laterals within the area of the proposed excavation;   Provide to the person submitting the design locate request the best available description of all utility facilities and sewer laterals in the area of proposed excavation, which might include drawings of utility facilities and sewer laterals already built in the area, or other facility records that are maintained by the facility owner or operator; or   Allow the person submitting the design locate request or any other authorized person to inspect or copy the drawings or other records for all utility facilities and sewer laterals within the proposed area of excavation.     In the event that the one-call service charges a fee to a member operator for design location notification, the utility operator may recover that fee from the requestor.     Upon responding pursuant to subsection (b), the facility owner or operator shall provide the response to the one-call service in accordance with one-call service procedures.   An operator may reject a design locate request based upon homeland security considerations pending the operator obtaining additional information confirming the legitimacy of the request. The operator shall notify the person making the request of the denial and may request additional information through the positive response system provided by the one-call service.   Nothing in this section shall supersede any federal, state, or local laws governing the confidentiality of the location of utility facilities.   Any utility operator responding to a design locate request under this section shall not be liable for any damages associated with the response to the request.   Nothing in this chapter shall amend, alter, or affect title 54, chapter 5, part 8.   A design locate request shall not be used for excavation purposes.
TN Code § 65-31-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act|§ 65-31-119. Administrative and Investigative Support of Tennessee Public Utility Commission Limited to Advisory Capacity

 The administrative and investigative support provided by the Tennessee public utility commission is provided to the board in an advisory capacity only, and nothing in this chapter shall expand the jurisdiction of the Tennessee public utility commission in any way.
TN Code § 65-31-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 31 - Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act|§ 65-31-120. Clarification of Liability, Obligations and Reporting Requirements Related to Excavation Activities

  Engaging in the activities described in the definition of “excavate” or “excavation” in § 65-31-102(8)(B) shall not remove or impose liability per se for damage to underground utilities.   Nothing in the definition of “excavate” or “excavation” in § 65-31-102 shall remove the obligation of any excavator, whether engaged in excavation or in activities described in §  65-31-102(8)(B), from the reporting requirements of § 65-31-111.
TN Code § 65-32-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 32 - Utilities' Cut-Off Procedures Act|§ 65-32-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be cited as the “Utilities' Cut-Off Procedures Act.”
TN Code § 65-32-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 32 - Utilities' Cut-Off Procedures Act|§ 65-32-102. Applicability of Chapter

 This chapter shall only apply to those counties having a metropolitan form of government with a population of more than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census.
TN Code § 65-32-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 32 - Utilities' Cut-Off Procedures Act|§ 65-32-103. “Utility” Defined

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “utility” means any utility which furnishes electricity, gas or water, or converts solid waste into heat, fuel or energy.
TN Code § 65-32-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 32 - Utilities' Cut-Off Procedures Act|§ 65-32-104. Policy Governing Discontinuation of Service for Nonpayment of Service

 The utility governing body, in conjunction with the utility management team, shall establish a policy governing the discontinuation of service for nonpayment of service. The policy must be in compliance with service practice standards and best practices for similarly situated utilities.
TN Code § 65-33-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 33 - Installment Payment of Fuel Bills|§ 65-33-101. Monthly Average Payment Plans Required

 Each utility company or service, serving over fifteen thousand (15,000) residential customers, providing electricity, natural gas, or other fuel to consumers in this state shall provide a method by which its customers may pay fuel bills monthly on an average basis.
TN Code § 65-33-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 65 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 33 - Installment Payment of Fuel Bills|§ 65-33-102. Participation Optional

 Participation in any payment-averaging program shall be optional, but shall be offered to each residential customer of a utility who has been a customer for at least twelve (12) months unless otherwise mutually agreed by the company and the customer.