Section 460.712 - Damage to underground facilities; notice; evacuation.
PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND FACILITIES (EXCERPT)
Act 53 of 1974
460.712 Damage to underground facilities; notice; evacuation.
Sec. 12.
When any contact with or damage to any pipe, cable, or its protective coating or any other underground facility of a public utility occurs, the public utility shall be notified immediately by the person or public agency responsible for the operations causing the damage. Upon receiving the notice, the public utility shall dispatch personnel to the location as soon as possible to effect temporary or permanent repair of the damage. If a serious electrical short is occurring or if dangerous fluids or gases are escaping from a broken line, the person or public agency responsible for the operations causing the damage shall evacuate the immediate area while awaiting the arrival of the public utility personnel.
History: 1974, Act 53, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975