Sec. 18.5. (a) This section applies to any new or replacement underground
facility that an
operator installs or causes to be installed after June 30, 2020, in any public right-of-way or on any private
property.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-26-18.5
- commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-1-1
- facility: means a line or system used for producing, storing, conveying, transmitting, or distributing communication, information, electricity, gas, petroleum, petroleum products, hazardous liquids, carbon dioxide fluids, water, steam, or sewerage. See Indiana Code 8-1-26-7
- operator: means a person who owns or operates an underground facility, other than an underground facility that:
Indiana Code 8-1-26-10
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(1) the materials from which the facility is constructed are capable of being detected from above ground level using standard equipment and technologies used by the utility locating industry, such as electromagnetic locating equipment and electromagnetic induction surveys; or
(2) if the materials from which the facility is constructed are not capable of being detected from above ground level using standard locating techniques, as described in subdivision (1), the facility is:
(A) encased by conductive material; or
(B) equipped with an electrically conducting wire or other means of locating the facility while it is underground.
(c) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
As added by P.L.46-2020, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.93-2024, SEC.69.
