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



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



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



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



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