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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 480.3, Code 1995, is amended to read as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    480.3  NOTIFICATION CENTER ESTABLISHED &endash; PARTICIPATION.
  1  4    1.  a.  A statewide notification center is established and
  1  5 shall be organized as a nonprofit corporation pursuant to
  1  6 chapter 504A.  The center shall be governed by a board of
  1  7 directors which shall represent and be elected by operators,
  1  8 excavators, and other persons who participate in the center.
  1  9 The board shall, with input from all interested parties,
  1 10 determine the operating procedures and technology needed for a
  1 11 single statewide notification center, and establish a
  1 12 notification process and competitive bidding procedure to
  1 13 select a vendor to provide the notification service.  The
  1 14 terms of the agreement for the notification service may be
  1 15 modified from time to time by the board, and the agreement
  1 16 shall be reviewed, with an opportunity to receive new bids, no
  1 17 less frequently than every three years.
  1 18    b.  Upon the selection of a vendor pursuant to paragraph
  1 19 "a", the board shall notify the chairperson of the utilities
  1 20 board in writing of the selection.  The board shall submit an
  1 21 annual report to the chairperson of the utilities board
  1 22 including a an annual audit and review of the services
  1 23 provided by the notification center and the vendor.
  1 24    c.  The board is subject to chapters 21 and 22.
  1 25    2.  The board shall implement the latest and most cost-
  1 26 effective technological improvements for the center in order
  1 27 to provide operators and excavators with the most accurate
  1 28 data available and in a timely manner to allow operators and
  1 29 excavators to perform their responsibilities with the minimum
  1 30 amount of interruptions.
  1 31    3.  Every operator shall participate in and share in the
  1 32 costs of the notification center.  The financial condition and
  1 33 the transactions of the notification center shall be audited
  1 34 at least once each year by a certified public accountant.  The
  1 35 notification center shall not provide any form of aid or make
  2  1 a contribution to a political party or to the campaign of a
  2  2 candidate for political or public office.  In addition to any
  2  3 applicable civil penalty, as provided in section 480.6, a
  2  4 violation of this section constitutes a simple misdemeanor.  
  2  5 SF 228
  2  6 mj/cc/26
     
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