§ 69-4-528

69-4-528. Notification center grants. (1) The department, in consultation with the council, shall award grants annually to notification centers using the account established pursuant to 69-4-527(3)(b). Beginning January 1, 2018, grants must be awarded to notification centers in accordance with this section and rules adopted by the department in accordance with 69-4-522. (2) Grants must be awarded to notification centers to fund training and educational programs and materials for excavators, underground facility owners, and the general public. (3) Nothing in this section prevents a notification center from: (a) transferring grant money received to another entity for nonprofit underground facility education programs; or (b) collaborating with another notification center on a joint grant application. History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 326, L. 2017.