Section 4216.14.
4216.14. (a) The term of a member of the board is four years. Of the first members of the board, four members, determined by lot, shall serve for two years so that the terms of the members shall be staggered. (b) A member shall not be appointed for more than two consecutive full terms. (c) To the extent […]
Section 4216.15.
4216.15. The board shall meet at least once every three months. The board shall hold meetings in Sacramento and Los Angeles, and in other locations in the state it deems necessary. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 809, Sec. 14. (SB 661) Effective January 1, 2017.)
Section 4216.16.
4216.16. The board may obtain funding for its operational expenses from: (a) A federal grant. (b) A fee charged to members of the regional notification centers not to exceed the reasonable regulatory cost incident to enforcement of this article. The board shall apportion the fee in a manner consistent with formulas used by the regional notification centers. […]
Section 4216.17.
4216.17. (a) The board shall annually convene a meeting for the following purposes: (1) To understand the existing needs for education and outreach, including to those groups with the highest awareness and education needs, including, but not limited to, homeowners. (2) To facilitate discussion on how to coordinate existing education and outreach efforts with state and local government […]
Section 4216.18.
4216.18. The board shall develop a standard or set of standards relevant to safety practices in excavating around subsurface installations and procedures and guidance in encouraging those practices. When possible, standards should be informed by publicly available data, including, but not limited to, that collected by state and federal agencies and by the regional notification […]
Section 4216.19.
4216.19. (a) The board shall investigate possible violations of this article. (b) The board may investigate reports of incident events, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (h) of Section 4216.6, and complaints from affected parties and members of the public. (c) In determining whether to pursue an investigation, the board shall consider whether the parties have settled […]
Section 4216.21.
4216.21. (a) For an investigation that the board undertakes as a result of a complaint of a violation of Section 4216.2, 4216.3, 4216.4, or 4216.10, the complainant shall not file an action in court for damages based on those violations until the investigation is complete, or for 6 months after the investigation begins, whichever comes first, […]
Section 4216.22.
4216.22. Consistent with all laws of this state, the board may prescribe rules and regulations as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this act and to exercise the powers and duties conferred upon it by this act. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 809, Sec. 20. (SB 661) Effective […]
Section 4216.23.
4216.23. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the board shall report to the Governor and the Legislature on or before February 1, 2018, and each year thereafter, on the activities of the board and any recommendations of the board. (b) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795. (Added by […]
Section 4216.7.
4216.7. (a) If a subsurface installation is damaged by an excavator as a result of failing to comply with Section 4216.2, 4216.4, or 4216.10 or subdivision (b) of Section 4216.3, or as a result of failing to comply with the operator’s requests to protect the subsurface installation as specified by the operator before the start of […]