N.J. Stat. § 48:2-76

Current through L. 2024, c. 87.
Section 48:2-76 - One-Call Damage Prevention System, established; rules, regulations

The Board of Public Utilities shall establish a One-Call Damage Prevention System pursuant to the provisions of this act, and may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to implement the provisions of this act. This system shall be a single Statewide 24-hour, seven-day-a-week notification center which shall:

a. Receive and record the notice of intent to excavate provided by excavators pursuant to subsection a. of section 10 of this act;
b. Assign a confirmation number to each notice of intent to engage in an excavation, inform the excavator of the confirmation number, and maintain a register showing the name, address, and telephone number of the excavator, the site to which the notice pertains, and the assigned confirmation number;
c. Promptly transmit to the appropriate operators the information received from an excavator regarding any intended excavation in areas where the operators have underground facilities;
d. Maintain a record of each notice of intent received pursuant to subsection a. of this section for a period of seven years from the date of notice; and
e. Provide to the excavator the names of the operators who will be notified by the One-Call Damage Prevention System of the intended excavation.

N.J.S. § 48:2-76

L.1994, c.118, s.4.