49 CFR 196.107
§ 196.107 What must an excavator do if a pipeline is damaged by excavation activity?
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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If a pipeline is damaged in any way by excavation activity, the excavator must promptly report such damage to the pipeline operator, whether or not a leak occurs, at the earliest practicable moment following discovery of the damage.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.