2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .4903   Definitions for KRS 367.4903 to 367.4917.

367.4903 Definitions for KRS 367.4903 to 367.4917. As used in KRS 367.4903 to 367.4917: (1)  "Underground facility" means an underground line or system used for producing, storing, conveying, transmitting, or distributing telecommunications, electricity, gas, petroleum, petroleum products, cable television, hazardous liquids, water, steam, or sewerage, including storm drainage. (2)  "Damage" means weakening of structural or lateral support or penetration of a facility coating, housing, or other protective device. It also means the partial or complete dislocation or severance of underground facilities. (3)  "Demolition" means any operation by which a structure or mass of material is wrecked, razed, moved, or removed by means of mechanized equipment, or discharge of explosives. (4)  "Excavator" means any entity or individual, other than those exempted by KRS 367.4915, engaged in excavation or demolition. (5)  "Operator" means any entity or individual owning underground facilities to serve the public. (6)  "Excavation" means any activity that results in the movement, placement, probing, boring, or removal of earth, rock, or other material in or on the ground by the use of any tools or equipment, or by the discharge of explosives. (7)  "Emergency" means there exists substantial likelihood that loss of life, property, or utility service will result before procedures required under KRS 367.4909 to 367.4913 can be completed. (8)  "Protection notification center" means an operator-provided notification center through which an excavator can contact the operator to enable the operator to provide the excavator with the approximate location of underground facilities. (9)  "One-call center" means a private sector, multimember protection notification center providing a single telephone contact number through which an excavator may contact all operator one-call center members and all affected operators may receive information to enable them to provide the excavator with the approximate location of underground facilities. (10) "Routine road maintenance" means preservation, including road repairs and resurfacing, but not construction at the subgrade level; and surface ditch grading, but not grading below the original surface ditch depth. (11) "Approximate location," when referring to an underground facility, means: (a)  For underground metallic facilities and underground nonmetallic facilities with metallic tracer wire, a distance not to exceed the combined width of the underground facility plus eighteen (18) inches measured from the outer edge of each side of the underground facility; or (b)  For nonmetallic facilities without metallic tracer wire, the underground facility shall be located as accurately as possible from field location records. (12) "Business day" means from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Saturday, Sunday, and holidays established by federal or state statute. Page 1 of 2 Effective: July 14, 2000 History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 222, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 425, sec. 2, effective January 1, 1995. Page 2 of 2