AZ HB2118

Adds section 28-7060 requiring underground facilities operators to remove or relocate facilities only when notified during design phase that they will directly conflict with excavation for active roadway construction on state highways, state routes, or interstate highways.

Amends section 40-360.22 to clarify marking obligations, response timeframes, excavator responsibilities, and liability standards for underground facilities operators, landlords, and sewer system operators in both public rights-of-way and apartment/mobile home parks.

Modifies section 40-360.26 to change damage liability from the "owner of the underground facility" to the "underground facilities operator" and adds liability for all damages proximately caused by facility damage.

Amends section 40-360.28 to clarify that an excavator's violation of facility marking requirements is a superseding event that breaks the chain of causation for damages from operators' failure to accurately locate or mark facilities.

Revises section 40-360.30 to remove language requiring operators to "refer to installation records" in marking activities, allowing operators to use records as one method among several for locating facilities.