South Dakota law requires excavators to notify a one-call center before digging, and this bill clarifies how that notification process works by specifying that the 48-hour waiting period starts at 12:01 a.m. the day after notice is submitted and excludes weekends and holidays. The bill also gives the state Public Utilities Commission authority to shorten the waiting period for emergency situations or follow-up requests, and to lengthen it for non-excavation requests, while requiring utility operators to mark underground facilities within 18 inches of where they're located.
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This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
Signed by the Governor S.J. 256
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 197
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 229
Signed by the President S.J. 186
House of Representatives Do Pass Passed, YEAS 48, NAYS 19. H.J. 210
Commerce and Energy Do Pass Passed, YEAS 12, NAYS 1.
Commerce and Energy Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 125
Senate Do Pass Passed, YEAS 18, NAYS 16. S.J. 84
Senate Remove from Consent Calendar S.J. 75
Commerce and Energy Certified uncontested, placed on consent
Commerce and Energy Do Pass Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0.
Commerce and Energy Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 10
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