HB 1525 — An Act amending the act of December 10, 1974 (P.L.852, No.287), referred to as the Underground Utility Line Protection Law, further providing for definitions.

PRINTER'S NO.   1782

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1525
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, SANCHEZ, HARKINS, OTTEN AND
        RIVERA, MAY 29, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
        UTILITIES, MAY 30, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of December 10, 1974 (P.L.852, No.287),
 2      entitled "An act to protect the public health and safety by
 3      preventing excavation or demolition work from damaging
 4      underground lines used in providing electricity,
 5      communication, gas, propane, oil delivery, oil product
 6      delivery, sewage, water or other service; imposing duties
 7      upon the providers of such service and persons and other
 8      entities preparing drawings or performing excavation or
 9      demolition work; and prescribing penalties," further
10      providing for definitions.
11      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12   hereby enacts as follows:
13      Section 1.    The definition of "line" or "facility" in section
14   1 of the act of December 10, 1974 (P.L.852, No.287), referred to
15   as the Underground Utility Line Protection Law, is amended to
16   read:
17      Section 1.    The following words and phrases when used in this
18   act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless
19   the context clearly indicates otherwise:
20      * * *
21      "Line" or "facility" means an underground conductor or
 1   underground pipe or structure used in providing electric or
 2   communication service, or an underground pipe used in carrying,
 3   gathering, transporting or providing natural or artificial gas,
 4   petroleum, propane, oil or petroleum and production product,
 5   sewage, water, steam or other service to one or more
 6   transportation carriers, consumers or customers of such service
 7   and the appurtenances thereto, regardless of whether such line
 8   or structure is located on land owned by a person or public
 9   agency or whether it is located within an easement or right-of-
10   way. The term shall include unexposed storm drainage and traffic
11   loops that are not clearly visible[. The term shall include],
12   unconventional oil and gas well production and gathering lines
13   or facilities and pipelines transporting steam located in public
14   rights-of-way. The term shall not include stripper well lines
15   unless the line or facility is a regulated onshore gathering
16   line as defined in regulations promulgated after January 1,
17   2006, by the United States Department of Transportation pursuant
18   to the Pipeline Safety Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-508, 49
19   U.S.C. § 60101 et seq.), if the regulated gathering line is
20   subject to the damage prevention program requirements of 49 CFR
21   § 192.614.
22      * * *
23      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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