Texas Utilities Code

§ 251.156 — OTHER EXCEPTIONS TO DUTY OF EXCAVATORS

UT § 251.156Title 5. PROVISIONS AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF UTILITY FACILITIES · Ch. 251. UNDERGROUND FACILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION AND SAFETY · Art. D. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EXCAVATION

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(a)Section 251.151 does not apply to:

(1)interment operations of a cemetery;

(2)operations at a secured facility if:

(A)the excavator operates each underground facility at the secured facility, other than those within a third-party underground facility easement or right-of-way; and

(B)the excavation activity is not within a third-party underground facility or right-of-way;

(3)routine railroad maintenance within 15 feet of either side of the midline of the track if the maintenance will not disturb the ground at a depth of more than 18 inches;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.