STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7287 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 18, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to notification by an excavator of damage to an underground facility The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 764 of the general business law, 2 as amended by chapter 333 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 5. In the event of contact with and/or damage to an underground facil- 5 ity, the excavator shall immediately notify the operator of the facility 6 and no backfilling shall be done by the excavator until inspection 7 and/or repairs have been made by the operator and no repairs shall be 8 undertaken by the excavator until authorized by the operator. In the 9 event of an electrical short or the escape of gas or hazardous fluids 10 endangering life, the excavator shall immediately notify the operator of 11 the electric, gas or hazardous liquid underground facility and [the fire 12 department] 911, and all persons who might be endangered and assist in 13 the evacuation of such persons. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same 15 manner as section 6 of chapter 333 of the laws of 2018, takes effect. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10938-01-9