{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-251.060","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 251.060","heading":"DUTIES OF CORPORATION.","body":"The corporation shall develop and implement processes to:\n(1) maintain a registration of:\n(A) notification centers as provided by Section 251.101(a)(3);\n(B) operators who elect to convert facilities to Class A facilities under Section 251.005(a); or\n(C) operators who elect to become Class A underground facility operators under Section 251.005(b);\n(2) establish minimum technical standards used by notification centers;\n(3) establish a statewide toll-free telephone number to be used by excavators that incorporates the use of a call router system that routes calls to the notification centers on a pro rata basis;\n(4) oversee the bid process and select the vendor for the statewide toll-free telephone number;\n(5) oversee the bid process and select the vendor for the call router system;\n(6) determine before May 1 of each year the cost-sharing between the notification centers of:\n(A) the toll-free telephone number; and\n(B) the call router system prescribed by Section 251.102(4);\n(7) develop public service announcements to educate the public about statewide one-call notification and its availability;\n(8) establish a format for information transfer among notification centers other than high speed data transmission, if appropriate;\n(9) on a complaint concerning charges, investigate and determine appropriate charges;\n(10) recommend a civil penalty against a notification center that does not meet the requirements of this chapter of not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000 for each violation;\n(11) refer the recommended penalty to the attorney general, who shall institute a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the penalty;\n(12) assist in dispute resolution among notification centers or between a notification center and an operator;\n(13) assist any operator who encounters difficulty in joining a notification center; and\n(14) review and study design standards for the placement of underground facilities throughout this state.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 5. PROVISIONS AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF UTILITY FACILITIES","CHAPTER 251. UNDERGROUND FACILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION AND SAFETY","SUBCHAPTER B. TEXAS UNDERGROUND FACILITY NOTIFICATION CORPORATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.251.htm#251.060","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"7b1514d8d25d005548043952734618d597e270aec2300f9e409da0aef9d25363","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-251.059","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-251.061"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}