(a)  In general.- On request from a person under subsection (b) of this section, a public service company shall provide to the person information under this subtitle that shows the location of the existing underground utility lines and structures of the public service company. 

(b)  Persons entitled to request information.- A person, including a public agency, is entitled to request information under this subtitle if the person intends to grade, strip, excavate, clear, transport, or fill land in the county or move earth in the county for the purpose of construction, development, or land clearing. 

(c)  Time for making requests.- A person requesting information under subsection (a) of this section shall make the request at least 7 days but not more than 30 days before the scheduled start of work. 

(d)  Contents.- If site drawings or plans are required by the county or a municipal corporation in which the work site is located, a request for information shall include two copies of a site drawing or plan that shows the location of the work site. 

(e)  Certification.- Promptly after receiving a request for information under subsection (a) of this section, a public service company shall certify to the person making the request: 

(1) whether underground utility lines or structures of the public service company are located in the intended work area; and 

(2) if underground utility lines or structures of the public service company are located in the area where the work is to be performed, that the location and size of the underground utility lines or structures have been marked on the ground or the date and time by which the marking will be performed. 

(f)  Return of site drawing or plan.- At the same time the public service company provides the certification under subsection (e) of this section, the public service company shall: 

(1) return to the person making the request one copy of any site drawing or plan previously submitted; and 

(2) indicate on the site drawing or plan the horizontal location and size of its underground utility lines and structures. 

[An. Code 1957, art. 78, § 28B(a); 1998, ch. 8, § 2; 2007, ch. 5, § 7.]