Session of 2000
Effective: Upon Adoption

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A Resolution requesting the State Corporation Commission to conduct a review and study
� �of the "one-call" law and system and submit a report and recommendations to the
� �Legislature and Governor.


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�����Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Kan-
sas:�That the State Corporation Commission be requested to conduct a
review and study of the Kansas Underground Utility Damage Prevention
Act (K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 66-1801 et seq.) and the system provided for by
that act, commonly known as "one-call" or "dig-safe"; and

� � � Be it further resolved:�That the Commission be urged to provide for
participation of interested parties in the study and to utilize the United
States Department of Transportation's Common Ground Study (August
1999) as a basis for the review and study; and

� � � Be it further resolved:�That the review, study and recommendations
include, but not be limited to: (1) Whether water and sewer lines should
be included in the system; (2) whether salt water disposal and injection
lines should be included in the system when the lines are located in
sensitive groundwater areas; (3) the feasibility of implementation of a
positive response system by locators; (4) extension of the period for which
locate tickets are valid, calculating the period from the time the locate is
performed instead of from the time of the request; (5) registration and
standardized training of locators; (6) the impact of directional drilling on
"one-call" practices; (7) the different policies necessary for compliance
with "one-call" by large operators and small operators; (8) appropriate-
ness of existing fees for participation in the system; (9) whether state
agencies with controlled access rights-of-way should be required to be
members of the system; (10) enforcement of required membership in the
system; (11) facilitation of a common geographic information system
(GIS) mapping database; (12) the complaint process for the system; (13)
compensation for losses due to line breaks, contractor delays, location
errors and other similar occurrences; and (14) statutory changes related
to "one-call"; and

� � � Be it further resolved:�That the Commission be requested to submit
a report of the review and study, together with any recommendations, to
the House and Senate Standing Committees on Utilities and to the Gov-
ernor on or before January 8, 2001.

House Resolution No. 6011 was sponsored by Committee on Utilities