Underground Conduit System for Cables, Wires, and Similar Facilities For the purpose of clarifying the location and administration of an underground conduit system for cables, wires, and similar facilities; requiring the Department of Transportation to administer and maintain the system and to prepare the plans and specifications for its construction, maintenance, and repair; limiting use of the conduit system to persons who have obtained certain permits and other legal authorizations and have paid certain annual charges; requiring the removal of unauthorized installations; providing for the voluntary and mandatory relocation of certain facilities; prohibiting tampering with, opening, or interfering with manholes or facilities in the conduit system; proving for records of and annual reporting by conduit users; authorizing the issuance, service, and enforcement of stop-work orders; imposing civil and criminal penalties for offenses; providing for a special effective date; and generally updating the laws governing the construction, use, maintenance, and repair of an underground conduit system for electrical, communication, and service cables, wires, and similar facilities.

Committee

City Council

Introduced

March 18, 2019

Passed

June 17, 2019

Enactment no.

19-263