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                                                                  SCR 20
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          Date of Hearing:   June 9, 2011

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                   SCR 20 (DeSaulnier) - As Amended:  May 26, 2011

           SENATE VOTE  :   38-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   California Safe Digging Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims April as California Safe Digging Month.  
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative 
          findings:

          1)The 811 "Call Before You Dig" program is a vital public 
            education and awareness program dealing with the safety of 
            subsurface excavation; and, education is the key to promoting 
            safe digging practices.

          2)California has two "One Call Centers" that provide a free and 
            effective damage prevention service for Californians; and, the 
            free notification service has dramatically reduced the number 
            of accidents causing property damage, personal injury and 
            interruption of vital services.

          3)As California's economy recovers from the recent recession and 
            stimulates new construction, new construction requires 
            supporting infrastructure; and, California's underground 
            utility infrastructure is jeopardized by unintentional damage 
            caused by those who fail to call 811 before digging.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          Underground Service Alert of Northern California and Nevada (USA 
          North)
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file.










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           Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800