1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to excavation notification; requiring notice 
  1.3             of underground facilities in drawings for bid 
  1.4             specifications or plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 
  1.5             1996, section 216D.04, by adding a subdivision. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216D.04, is 
  1.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 1a.  [PLANS FOR EXCAVATION.] Any state or local 
  1.10  governmental unit prior to soliciting bids for excavation shall 
  1.11  obtain information from operators of underground facilities on 
  1.12  the type, size, and location of underground facilities.  The 
  1.13  state or local governmental unit accepting bids for excavation 
  1.14  must show upon the final drawing used for bid specifications or, 
  1.15  if the project is not bid, on the final plan for excavation, the 
  1.16  type, size, and location of underground facilities.  This 
  1.17  information must be obtained not more than 90 days before 
  1.18  completion of the final drawing used for bid specifications or, 
  1.19  if the project is not bid, the final plan for excavation. 
  1.20     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.21     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment 
  1.22  and applies to bid specifications and engineering drawings 
  1.23  prepared on and after that date.