PRINTER'S NO. 3329
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
758
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, BURNS, READSHAW, KORTZ, FREEMAN,
LONGIETTI, BOBACK, BIZZARRO, BERNSTINE, HENNESSEY, PICKETT,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, MURT, KIM, McCLINTON, MILLARD, HARKINS AND
NEILSON, FEBRUARY 24, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FEBRUARY 24, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of April 2020 as "Pennsylvania 8-1-1 Safe
Digging Month."
WHEREAS, As engineers, designers, excavators and homeowners
work to keep pace with this Commonwealth's unprecedented
economic development, it is important to minimize damage to
underground utility lines, danger to workers, environmental
pollution and loss of utility service to residents of this
Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania One Call System, a utility
notification center celebrating more than 48 years of continuous
service to this Commonwealth, is key to preventing injuries and
damage when excavating and demolishing; and
WHEREAS, This unique service provides easy, one-call
notification about construction and excavation projects that may
endanger workers and jeopardize utility lines and promotes
workplace and public safety, reduces underground utility damage,
minimizes utility service interruptions and protects the
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