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Statutes > Utah > Title-54 > Chapter-08a > 54-8a-254-8a-2. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Association" means two or more operators organized to receive notification ofexcavation activities in a specified area, as provided by Section 54-8a-9.
(2) "Board" means the Underground Facilities Damage Dispute Board created in Section54-8a-13.
(3) "Emergency" means an occurrence or suspected natural gas leak necessitatingimmediate action to prevent or mitigate loss of, or damage to, life, health, property, or essentialpublic services.
(4) "Excavate" or "excavation" means an operation in which earth, rock, or other materialon or below the ground is moved or displaced by tools, equipment, or explosives.
(5) "Excavator" means any person or entity that excavates or conducts excavationactivities.
(6) "48 hours" means a 48-hour period occurring during business days which includesany day except Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday.
(7) "Hand tool" means an implement:
(a) powered by hand; or
(b) designed to avoid damaging an underground facility, including a vacuum excavationtool and air knife.
(8) "Location" means the site of a proposed area of excavation described by:
(a) (i) street address, if available; and
(ii) the area at that street address to be excavated; or
(b) if there is no street address available, the area of excavation using any availabledesignations, including a nearby street or road, an intersection, GPS coordinates, or othergenerally accepted methods.
(9) "Location request assignment" means a number assigned to a proposed excavation byan association or operator upon receiving notice of the proposed excavation from the excavator.
(10) (a) "Operator" means a person who owns, operates, or maintains an undergroundfacility.
(b) "Operator" does not include an owner of real property where underground facilitiesare:
(i) located within:
(A) the owner's property; or
(B) a public street adjacent to the owner's property, a right-of-way adjacent to the owner'sproperty, or a public utility easement adjacent to the owner's property;
(ii) used exclusively to furnish services to the owner's property; and
(iii) maintained under the operation and control of that owner.
(11) "Person" includes:
(a) an individual, government entity, corporation, partnership, association, or company;and
(b) the trustee, receiver, assignee, and personal representative of a person listed inSubsection (11)(a).
(12) "Sewer lateral cleanout" means a point of access where a sewer lateral can beserviced.
(13) "24 hours" means a 24-hour period, excluding hours occurring during a Saturday,
Sunday, or a legal holiday.
(14) "Underground facility" means personal property that is buried or placed belowground level for use in the storage or conveyance of any of the following:
(a) water;
(b) sewage, including sewer laterals;
(c) communications, including electronic, photonic, telephonic, or telegraphiccommunications;
(d) television, cable television, or other telecommunication signals, includingtransmission to subscribers of video or other programming;
(e) electric power;
(f) oil, gas, or other fluid and gaseous substances;
(g) steam;
(h) slurry; or
(i) dangerous materials or products.
Amended by Chapter 209, 2009 General Session
