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Committee advances SB205 to modernize Alabama one‑call damage‑prevention law
Summary
The Senate Transportation and Energy committee approved SB205, presented by Ross Gunnels of Alabama 811, to modernize the state's one-call (811) notification law. A friendly amendment added "marine construction" to the definition of excavation and clarified maintenance/right-of-way language agreed with ALDOT and the County Commission Association.
Committee Chair (Speaker 1) called SB205 at the start of the session and asked Ross Gunnels of Alabama 811 to explain the bill.
Ross Gunnels said Alabama 811 is the state's one-call notification system and summarized the law's purpose: "So it's required of any sort of excavation, commercial excavation, construction," adding that the statute exists "first and foremost [to] protect life" and to protect underground utility infrastructure amid large-scale broadband…
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