,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#bd1 #bjac ,mr4 ,reid 7for ,mr4         
,lautenberg 7for himself1 ,mr4          
,rockefeller1 ,mr4 ,thune1 and ,mr4     
,blunt77 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,supporting the
 goals and ideals of ,national ,safe    
,digging ,month4  ,whereas each year1   
the underground utility infrastructure  
of the ,united ,states1 including       
pipelines1 electric1 gas1               
telecommunications1 water1 sewer1 and   
cable television lines1 is jeopardized  
by unintentional damage caused by those 
who fail to have underground lines      
located prior to digging2 ,whereas some 
utility lines are buried only a few     
inches underground1 making the lines    
easy to strike1 even during shallow     
digging projects2 ,whereas digging prior
 to locating underground utility lines  
often results in unintended             

consequences1 such as service           
interruption1 environmental damage1     
personal injury1 and even death2        
,whereas the month of ,april marks the  
beginning of the peak period during     
which excavation projects are carried   
out around the ,united ,states2 ,whereas
 in #bjjb1 ,congress required the       
,department of ,transportation and the  
,federal ,communications ,commission to 
establish a #c-;digit1 nationwide1      
toll-free number to be used by ,state   
,one ,call systems to provide           
information on underground utility      
lines2 ,whereas in #bjje1 the ,federal  
,communications ,commission designated  
#haa as the nationwide ,one ,call number
 for homeowners and excavators to use to
 obtain information on underground      
utility lines before conducting         
excavation activities2 ,whereas ,one    
,call has helped reduce the number of   
digging damages caused by failure to    
call before digging from #dh percent in 
#bjjd to #bf percent in #bjaa2 ,whereas 

the #a1fjj members of the ,common       
,ground ,alliance1 who are dedicated to 
ensuring public safety1 environmental   
protection1 and the integrity of        
services1 promote the national ,call    
,before ,you ,dig campaign to increase  
public awareness about the importance of
 homeowners and excavators calling #haa 
to find out the exact location of       
underground lines2 ,whereas the         
,pipeline ,safety1 ,regulatory          
,certainty1 and ,job ,creation ,act of  
#bjaa affirmed and expanded the ,one    
,call program by eliminating the        
exemptions from notifying ,one ,call    
centers before digging that were        
formerly given to local and ,state      
government agencies and their           
contractors2 and ,whereas the ,common   
,ground ,alliance has designated ,april 
as ,national ,safe ,digging ,month to   
increase awareness of safe digging      
practices across the ,united ,states and
 to celebrate the anniversary of #haa1  
the national ,call ,before ,you ,dig    

number3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
the ,senate--  7#a7 supports the goals  
and ideals of ,national ,safe ,digging  
,month2 and  7#b7 encourages all        
homeowners and excavators throughout the
 ,united ,states to call #haa before    
digging4