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Underground Safety Board advances SB 254 rulemaking, approves 2025 annual report to governor
Summary
The board approved its 2025 annual report and advanced outreach and regulatory steps to implement SB 254, scheduling additional workshops, a survey, and stakeholder outreach ahead of the July 1, 2027 regulatory deadline for planning & design and locator workflow threshold.
The California Underground Safety Board approved its 2025 annual report on Feb. 29, 2026, and outlined next steps to implement Senate Bill 254, which requires creation of a statewide planning and design information exchange and rules on locator workload thresholds by July 1, 2027.
Staff said the 2025 report documented the board’s policy, education, enforcement, and data‑analysis efforts, including draft potholing standards, GIS mapping regulation work, standardization recommendations for electronic positive response (EPR) codes, and stakeholder…
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