WHEREAS, This vital service, which began with only six
utility companies in western Pennsylvania and the City of
Pittsburgh, now serves more than 100,000 excavators and 3,600
critical infrastructure owners throughout this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the Pennsylvania One Call System receives
more than 975,000 notification requests and transmits more than
6 million notifications to its members, providing protection to
utility companies, their employees and customers; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's Underground Utility Line Protection
Law, also known as the One Call Act, has been used as a model
for many other states and at least seven foreign countries; and
WHEREAS, Dozens of counties and hundreds of municipalities
are following in the footsteps of the Pennsylvania General
Assembly and adopting their own proclamations memorializing
"Safe Digging Month"; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of April 2019 as "Pennsylvania 8-1-l Safe Digging Month"
to encourage all excavators and homeowners of this Commonwealth
to dial 8-l-1 or l-800-242-1776 before digging in order to "Know
What's Below," avoid injury, protect the environment and prevent
millions of dollars in damages; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives remind excavators
that three business days' notice before digging is the law
because safe digging is no accident and that more information
may be obtained by visiting www.pa8ll.org.
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