Tex.
Utils. Code Section 251.060
Duties of Corporation
(1)
maintain a registration of:(A)
notification centers as provided by Section 251.101 (Notification Center)(a)(3);(B)
operators who elect to convert facilities to Class A facilities under Section 251.005 (Conversion of Facility or Operator)(a); or(C)
operators who elect to become Class A underground facility operators under Section 251.005 (Conversion of Facility or Operator)(b);(2)
establish minimum technical standards used by notification centers;(3)
establish a statewide toll-free telephone number to be used by excavators that incorporates the use of a call router system that routes calls to the notification centers on a pro rata basis;(4)
oversee the bid process and select the vendor for the statewide toll-free telephone number;(5)
oversee the bid process and select the vendor for the call router system;(6)
determine before May 1 of each year the cost-sharing between the notification centers of:(A)
the toll-free telephone number; and(B)
the call router system prescribed by Section 251.102 (General Duties of Notification Center)(4);(7)
develop public service announcements to educate the public about statewide one-call notification and its availability;(8)
establish a format for information transfer among notification centers other than high speed data transmission, if appropriate;(9)
on a complaint concerning charges, investigate and determine appropriate charges;(10)
recommend a civil penalty against a notification center that does not meet the requirements of this chapter of not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000 for each violation;(11)
refer the recommended penalty to the attorney general, who shall institute a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the penalty;(12)
assist in dispute resolution among notification centers or between a notification center and an operator;(13)
assist any operator who encounters difficulty in joining a notification center; and(14)
review and study design standards for the placement of underground facilities throughout this state.
Source:
Section 251.060 — Duties of Corporation, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.251.htm#251.060
(accessed Mar. 23, 2024).