Pa. House Panel Clears 811 Digging Bill
A Pennsylvania bill reauthorizing the state’s call-before-you-dig law will go to the House floor. The House Consumer Protection Committee quickly and unanimously cleared the measure (HB-2189) without amendments during a livestreamed hearing Monday. Chairman Robert Matzie (D) indicated that the…
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bill would likely be amended on the floor. At a hearing on HB-2189 earlier in September, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Chairman Stephen DeFrank said the expected influx of broadband work is a key reason for reauthorizing the law requiring excavators to call 811 before digging (see 2409170004).