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 4216.5.
4216.5. The requirements of this article apply to state agencies and to local agencies which own or operate subsurface installations, except as otherwise provided in Section 4216.1. A local agency which is required to provide the services described in Section 4216.3 may charge a fee in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of providing […]
Section 4216.6.
4216.6. (a) (1) Any operator or excavator who negligently violates this article is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (2) Any operator or excavator who knowingly and willfully violates any of the provisions of this article is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed fifty […]
Section 4215.
4215. In any contract to which a public agency as defined in Section 4401 is a party, the public agency shall assume the responsibility, between the parties to the contract, for the timely removal, relocation, or protection of existing main or trunkline utility facilities located on the site of any construction project that is a […]