The bill amends subsection 7 of section 49-23-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, which defines "excavation" in relation to the one-call excavation notice system. The updated definition clarifies that excavation includes various operations that displace earth or materials but excludes specific activities such as opening graves, certain agricultural practices, gardening, and landscaping, provided they do not disturb the soil beyond specified depths.

Significant changes include the insertion of "paved" before "roads and streets," which specifies that normal maintenance of paved roads is exempt from excavation definitions as long as it does not extend deeper than the existing pavement and does not involve the road ditch. Additionally, the bill introduces a new exemption for normal surface maintenance of gravel roads and streets, provided it also does not involve the road ditch. The previous language regarding maintenance that "changes the original grade" has been deleted to streamline the definition.

Statutes affected:
INTRODUCED: 49-23-01
Enrollment: 49-23-01