FIBER OPTIC EXCAVATION CREWS

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3573

Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Steve McClure

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

220 ILCS 50/4.2 new

Amends the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention
Act. Defines "fiber optic excavation crew". Provides that a fiber optic
excavation crew shall comply with the following requirements: (1) every
member of the fiber optic excavation crew must have completed a safety and
installation training course provided by JULIE; (2) throughout an
excavation project, the fiber optic excavation crew shall only use updated
city maps, county maps, and right-of-way maps that are less than 2 years
old; (3) the fiber optic excavation crew shall obtain a surety bond and
provide proof of the surety bond to the unit of local government with
jurisdiction over the excavation project; and (4) within 30 days after the
completion of an excavation project, the fiber optic excavation crew shall
fully restore any residential and landowner ground surface and landscaping
to the condition the applicable land was in before the excavation project
commenced. Provides that the amount of the surety bond shall be a
reasonable amount set by the applicable unit of local government. Provides
that the manager or supervisor of the crew shall send, and the project
owner shall confirm the submission of, a letter affirming the restoration
of the affected land to the mayor or the applicable township official of
the land on which the project is located. Provides that a person who
violates the amendatory provisions shall be subject to a $500 fine for the
first violation, a $1,000 fine for the second violation, and a fine of no
more than $5,000 for each subsequent violation. Provides that the
Commission may enter into an arbitration process with a person who
violates the amendatory provisions 5 or more times to determine the proper
damages, repayment, and fines for the violations.
LRB104 20060 AAS 33511 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning regulation.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Underground Utility Facilities
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Damage Prevention Act is amended by adding Section 4.2 as
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follows:

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(220 ILCS 50/4.2 new)
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Sec. 4.2.
Fiber optic excavation crews.
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(a) As used in this Section, "fiber optic excavation crew"
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means a group of individuals who are assembled or employed to
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excavate underground fiber optic conduit, ducts, cable lines,
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wires, or related facilities.
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(b) A fiber optic excavation crew shall comply with the
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following requirements:

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(1) Every member of the fiber optic excavation crew
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must have completed a safety and installation training
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course provided by JULIE.
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(2) Throughout an excavation project, the fiber optic
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excavation crew shall only use updated city maps, county
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maps, and right-of-way maps that are less than 2 years
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old.
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(3) The fiber optic excavation crew shall obtain a
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surety bond that is conditioned on the fiber optic

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excavation crew's compliance with this Section. Proof of
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the surety bond shall be provided to the unit of local
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government with jurisdiction over the excavation project.
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The amount of the surety bond shall be a reasonable amount
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set by the applicable unit of local government.
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(4) Within 30 days after the completion of an
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excavation project, the fiber optic excavation crew shall
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fully restore any residential and landowner ground surface
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and landscaping to the condition the applicable land was
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in before the excavation project commenced. The manager or
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supervisor of the fiber optic excavation crew shall send,
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and the project owner shall confirm the submission of, a
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letter affirming the restoration of the affected land to
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the mayor or the applicable township official of the land
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on which the project is located.

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(c) A person who violates this Section shall receive a
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warning letter from the Commission or the applicable unit of
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local government for the first violation, a fine of $1,000 for
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the second violation, and a fine of no more than $5,000 for
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each subsequent violation. The Commission may enter into an
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arbitration process with a person who violates this Section 5
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or more times to determine the proper damages, repayment, and
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fines for the violations.

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