María Elena Durazo
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 26
Author
Existing law regulates excavations around subsurface installations, which are defined as any underground pipeline, conduit, duct, wire, or other structure, excepting certain nonpressurized lines, including sewerlines. Existing law generally requires an operator of a subsurface installation to become a member of, participate in, and share in the costs of a regional notification center. In this context, a "regional notification center" is a nonprofit association or organization of operators of subsurface installations that provide advance warning of excavations or other work close to subsurface installations for the purpose of protecting those installations. Existing law prescribes civil penalties for violations of provisions relating to subsurface installations in amounts not to exceed $10,000 for negligent violations and not to exceed $50,000 for knowing and willful violations. Existing law authorizes the Attorney General, or the state or local agency that issued an excavation permit, to bring actions for the enforcement of these penalties. Existing law also authorizes other agencies, including the Public Utilities Commission, to enforce these provisions in connection with specified activities and jurisdictions, and with regard to these enforcement activities, existing law requires the deposit of any penalties collected into the Safe Energy Infrastructure and Excavation Fund. Moneys in that fund are available upon appropriation by the Legislature for specified purposes, including education and outreach. This bill would enact the Wade Kilpatrick Gas Safety and Workforce Adequacy Act of 2021. The bill would prescribe a civil penalty of up to $100,000 to be imposed on an operator or excavator, as described above, who knowingly and willfully violates provisions relating to excavations and subsurface installations and damages a gas or hazardous liquid pipeline subsurface installation in a way that results in the escape of any flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas or liquid.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 726, Statutes of 2021.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2212.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 2473.) Ordered to the Senate.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1006.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Set for hearing April 19.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 590.) (March 23).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Set for hearing March 23.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 405.) (March 8).
Set for hearing March 8.
Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)
(Ayes 32. Noes 4.)
Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 6.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB297 | HTML |
| 02/03/21 - Introduced | |
| 03/15/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 03/25/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/19/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/01/21 - Enrolled | |
| 10/08/21 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/05/21- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development | |
| 03/20/21- Senate Judiciary | |
| 04/21/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/03/21- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 06/28/21- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 07/01/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/20/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/25/21- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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