[§269E-7]  Notification of excavation;inquiry identification number.  (a)  Except in an emergency, everyexcavator planning to conduct an excavation on public or private property shallnotify the center of the excavation at least five working days but not morethan twenty-eight calendar days prior to commencing excavation.  The excavatorshall provide to the center a description of the excavation site that includesthe county, place, and address or description of where the excavation will takeplace, including but not limited to the nearest intersecting street, side ofstreet, footages, or other tie-in measurements as needed.  An excavator neednot contact the center if the excavation is:

(1)  On private property that is owned exclusively bythe excavator; and

(2)  No operator has been authorized to use theproperty for any subsurface installation.

(b)  The center shall provide an inquiryidentification number to an excavator who contacts the center and shall, onthat same day, notify any operator known to have a subsurface installation inthe area of the proposed excavation.  The inquiry identification number shallremain valid for not more than twenty-eight calendar days from the date ofissuance, and after that date shall require center revalidation.  An excavatormay revalidate the inquiry identification number by applying to the center forrevalidation prior to expiration.  The excavator shall maintain a valid inquiryidentification number for the duration of the excavation.

(c)  The center shall maintain a record of allnotifications by and from excavators and operators for a period of not fewerthan three years. [L 2004, c 141, pt of §1]