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Table of Contents SECTION XIV: West Virginia Chapter 24-C B24C-1-1. Purpose. B24C-1-2. Definitions. B24C-1-3. Duties and responsibilities of operators of underground facilities; failure of operator to comply. B24C-1-4. Qualifications for certification and responsibilities of a one-call system. B24C-1-5 Duties and responsibilities of excavators; failure of excavator to comply. B24C-1-6. Standard color code for temporary markings. B24C-1-7. Exceptions during emergencies. B24C-1-8. Construction; sovereign immunity SECTION XIV: West Virginia Chapter 24-C ENROLLED West Virginia Chapter 24-C (By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chambers, and Delegate Ashley) [By Request of the Executive] [Passed July 15,1996; in effect from passage.] AN ACT to amend the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding there to a new chapter, designated chapter twenty-four-c, relating to underground facilities damage prevention; declaring legislative purpose; defining certain terms; requiring operators of underground facilities to be members of a one-call system; exempting certain entities and activities from such requirement; authorizing voluntary membership of certain exempted entities; setting forth duties and responsibilities of members of a one-call system; providing for the operation and responsibilities of a one-call system; requiring certification of one-call systems by the public service commission; exceptions; setting forth duties and responsibilities of persons who perform excavation or demolition work; establishing standard color code for temporary markings of underground facilities and work site boundaries; creating exceptions from notification requirements in emergency situations; providing for liberal construction of article; and preserving sovereign immunity of state agencies.Be it enacted by the legislature of West Virginia:That the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding there to a new chapt