Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 3, by striking line 1 and inserting:
/ (B)(1) Notwithstanding any encroachment permit conditions to the contrary, an entity undertaking a transportation improvement /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 3, by striking lines 17 through 20 and inserting:
/all relocation drawings and bid documents. All documents necessary for inclusion in the transportation improvement project must be provided by the utility at least one hundred eighty days prior to the receipt of bids for the project. However, if the transportation improvement project is under an accelerated schedule, then the entity undertaking the project shall notify the utility of the date by which the documents must be provided. Failure to meet the bidding and construction schedule requirements shall result in the utility having to bear all relocation costs, except if the delay is due to an event beyond the control of the utility. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 4, by striking lines 1 through 21 and inserting:
/the general contractor. A decision by a large public water utility or large public sewer utility to not have the relocations placed under the control of the general contractor must be communicated in writing to the entity undertaking the transportation improvement project one hundred eighty days prior to the receipt of bids for the project. Failure to meet the project contract requirements and construction schedule shall result in the utility having to bear all relocation costs.
(G) Nothing herein shall prohibit or limit payment by a transportation improvement project for the relocation of public water or public sewer lines necessary for the transportation improvement project if a public utility has a prior right to situate the water or sewer lines in their present location.
(H) The department shall include metrics on utility relocation under this section in its annual accountability report."
SECTION 2. The requirements of Section 57-5-880, as added by this act, expire on July 1, 2026 unless otherwise extended by the General Assembly. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.