An Act amending the act of December 10, 1974 (P.L.852, No.287), referred to as the Underground Utility Line Protection Law, further providing for definitions, for duties of facility owners, for duties of designers, for duties of excavators, for duties of project owners, for damage prevention committee, for compliance orders and for administrative penalties; providing for action for recovery of penalty or forfeiture; and further providing for expiration of act.

SB 1237 amends the Underground Utility Line Protection Law to update specific dates and strengthen enforcement measures for protecting underground infrastructure. The bill sets a new expiration date of April 30, 2018, for a particular clause and requires project owners to issue compliance orders immediately rather than waiting 60 days. These changes apply to facility owners, designers, excavators, and project owners who must adhere to the updated damage prevention rules. By tightening the timeline for compliance orders, the legislation aims to ensure faster responses to potential threats against underground utility lines.