(1)(a) Any excavator who fails to notify the one-number locator service and causes damage to a hazardous liquid or gas pipeline is subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation.

     (b) The civil penalty in this subsection may also be imposed on any excavator who violates RCW 19.122.090.

     (2) All civil penalties recovered under this section shall be deposited into the pipeline safety account created in RCW 81.88.050.

[2005 c 448 § 3; 2001 c 238 § 5; 2000 c 191 § 24.]

NOTES:

     Intent--Finding--Effective date -- 2001 c 238: See notes following RCW 80.24.060.

     Intent -- Findings -- Conflict with federal requirements -- Short title -- Effective date -- 2000 c 191: See RCW 81.88.005 and 81.88.900 through 81.88.902.