The 2016 Idaho Legislature created the Idaho Damage Prevention Board for the purposes of:

• Creating stakeholder-driven education and enforcement addressing the prevention of damage to underground facilities;
• Collecting, storing, analyzing and disseminating data related to underground facility damage
• Protecting the public health and safety from great personal harm including death, property damage and interruption of vital services caused by damage to existing underground facilities.

The role of the Damage Prevention Board is to promote safe excavation practices to all parties involved in moving the earth in and around underground utility facilities.

By statute, the Idaho Damage Prevention Board will provide educational tools available to the excavating community to better accommodate safe practices and compliance.

The Idaho Damage Prevention Board will also investigate, determine violations and enforce compliance of said code. The complaint process will allow all stakeholders an opportunity to present a violation to the Board to ensure compliance of Idaho Code.