APPLICATION TO CERTAIN CONTRACTORS AND STATE EMPLOYEES
Known as the Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act
The act spans §§ 251–251 (41 sections).
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.17(a), eff
(a) This chapter does not apply to a contractor working in the public right-of-way under a contract with the Texas Department of Transportation.
(b) Excavation by an employee of the Texas Department of Transportation on a segment of the state highway system is not subject to this chapter if the excavation is more than 10 feet from the right-of-way line.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.