PRINTER'S NO. 3557
No. 694 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY PRESTON, GODSHALL, BAKER, BELFANTI, BEYER, BISHOP,
BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CREIGHTON, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, HARHAI,
HARKINS, HELM, HERSHEY, HESS, KOTIK, MAHONEY, MANTZ, MENSCH,
MILLARD, MOYER, MUSTIO, PALLONE, PAYNE, PICKETT, READSHAW,
REICHLEY, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WALKO,
WATSON, J. WHITE, SAYLOR, RAMALEY, THOMAS, COHEN, SOLOBAY,
KULA, EVERETT AND WOJNAROSKI, APRIL 7, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 7, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of May 2008 as "Pennsylvania One Call
2 System Month."
3 WHEREAS, As excavators and contractors work to keep pace with
4 the Commonwealth's unprecedented economic development, it is
5 important to minimize damage to underground utility lines,
6 danger to workers and environmental pollution and loss of
7 utility service to our citizens; and
8 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania One Call System, Inc., a utility
9 service information center celebrating over 36 years of
10 continuous service to this Commonwealth, is key to preventing
11 injuries and damage when digging; and
12 WHEREAS, This unique service provides easy, one-call
13 notification about construction and excavation projects which
14 may endanger workers and jeopardize utility lines while
1 promoting workplace and public safety, reducing underground
2 utility damage, minimizing utility service interruptions and
3 protecting the environment; and
4 WHEREAS, This vital service, which began with only six
5 utility companies in western Pennsylvania and the City of
6 Pittsburgh, now serves more than 100,000 excavators and 3,100
7 critical infrastructure owners throughout this Commonwealth; and
8 WHEREAS, Each year the Pennsylvania One Call System receives
9 more than 750,000 notification requests and transmits more than
10 6 million notifications, providing protection to utility
11 companies, their employees and customers; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
13 month of May 2008 as "Pennsylvania One Call System Month" and
14 encourage all Pennsylvanians to call 811 or 1-800-242-1776
15 before digging in order to avoid injury, to protect our
16 environment, to prevent millions of dollars in damages and to
17 remind diggers that three working days' notice is the law. For
18 more information visit www.PaOneCall.org.
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