PRINTER'S NO. 3831
No. 686 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY SEMMEL, TIGUE, ARGALL, BALDWIN, BEYER, BUXTON,
CALTAGIRONE, CORRIGAN, CREIGHTON, DERMODY, DeWEESE,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE,
GRUCELA, HARHART, HERSHEY, LEDERER, LEH, MAJOR, MANN,
McILHATTAN, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MUSTIO, NAILOR, PALLONE,
PAYNE, PHILLIPS, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO,
SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, HICKERNELL,
KILLION AND BAKER, APRIL 4, 2006
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 4, 2006
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of April 23 through 29, 2006, as
2 "Pennsylvania One Call System Week."
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, a utility service
9 information center, is key to preventing injuries and damage
10 when digging; and
11 WHEREAS, This unique service provides easy, one-call
12 notification about construction and excavation projects which
13 may endanger workers and jeopardize utility lines while
14 promoting workplace and public safety, reducing underground
1 utility damages, minimizing utility service interruptions and
2 protecting the environment; and
3 WHEREAS, This vital service, which began with only six
4 utility companies in western Pennsylvania and the City of
5 Pittsburgh, now serves more than 100,000 excavators and 3,000
6 critical infrastructure owners throughout this Commonwealth; and
7 WHEREAS, Each year the Pennsylvania One Call System receives
8 more than 600,000 notification requests and transmits more than
9 6 million notifications, providing protection to utility
10 companies, their employees and customers; therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
12 week of April 23 through 29, 2006, as "Pennsylvania One Call
13 System Week" and encourage all Pennsylvanians to call 1-800-242-
14 1776 before digging in order to avoid injury, to protect our
15 environment, to prevent millions of dollars in damages and to
16 remind diggers that three working days' notice is the law.
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