An Act amending the act of December 10, 1974 (P.L.852, No.287), referred to as the Underground Utility Line Protection Law, further providing for definitions.

PRINTER'S NO. 1385
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1129
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY SCHWANK, BOSCOLA, COSTA, FONTANA, SAVAL, VOGEL,
MILLER AND KANE, JANUARY 12, 2026
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
JANUARY 12, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 10, 1974 (P.L.852, No.287),
entitled "An act to protect the public health and safety by
preventing excavation or demolition work from damaging
underground lines used in providing electricity,
communication, gas, propane, oil delivery, oil product
delivery, sewage, water or other service; imposing duties
upon the providers of such service and persons and other
entities preparing drawings or performing excavation or
demolition work; and prescribing penalties," further
providing for definitions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "line" or "facility" in section
1 of the act of December 10, 1974 (P.L.852, No.287), referred to
as the Underground Utility Line Protection Law, is amended to
read:
Section 1. The following words and phrases when used in this
act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Line" or "facility" means an underground conductor or
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underground pipe or structure used in providing electric or
communication service, or an underground pipe used in carrying,
gathering, transporting or providing natural or artificial gas,
petroleum, propane, oil or petroleum and production product,
sewage, water, steam or other service to one or more
transportation carriers, consumers or customers of such service
and the appurtenances thereto, regardless of whether such line
or structure is located on land owned by a person or public
agency or whether it is located within an easement or right-of-
way. The term shall include unexposed storm drainage and traffic
loops that are not clearly visible[. The term shall include],
unconventional oil and gas well production and gathering lines
or facilities and pipelines transporting steam located in public
rights-of-way. The term shall not include stripper well lines
unless the line or facility is a regulated onshore gathering
line as defined in regulations promulgated after January 1,
2006, by the United States Department of Transportation pursuant
to the Pipeline Safety Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-508, 49
U.S.C. § 60101 et seq.), if the regulated gathering line is
subject to the damage prevention program requirements of 49 CFR
§ 192.614.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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