Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 76-2313

• Operator shall mean a person who manages or controls the functions of an underground facility but shall not: include a person who is an owner or tenant of real property where underground facilities are located if the underground facilities are used exclusively to furnish services or commodities on the real property. See Nebraska Statutes 76-2313
• Person: means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, association, municipality, state, county, political subdivision, utility, joint venture, or corporation and shall include the employer, employee, or contractor of an individual. See Nebraska Statutes 76-2315
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Underground facility: shall mean any item of personal property buried or placed below ground for use in connection with the storage or conveyance of water, sewage, electronic communications, telephonic communications, telegraphic communications, cable television, electric energy, oil, gas, hazardous liquids, or other substances, including pipes, trunk lines, fiber optic cables, sewers, conduits, cables, valves, lines, wires, manholes, and attachments to such personal property. See Nebraska Statutes 76-2317