Whereas, each year, the underground utility infrastructure of the United States, including pipelines, electric, gas, telecommunications, fiber, water, sewer, and cable television lines, is jeopardized by unintentional damage caused by those who fail to have underground utility lines located prior to digging; Whereas some utility lines are buried only a few inches underground, making the lines easy to strike, even during shallow digging projects; Whereas digging prior to having underground utility lines located often results in unintended consequences, such as service interruption, environmental damage, personal injury, and even death; Whereas the month of April marks the beginning of the peak period during which excavation projects are carried out around the United States; Whereas, in 2002, Congress required the Department of Transportation and the Federal Communications Commission to establish a 3-digit, nationwide, toll-free number to be used by State One Call systems to provide information on underground utility lines; Whereas, in 2005, the Federal Communications Commission designated 811 as the nationwide One Call number for homeowners and excavators to use to obtain information on underground utility lines before conducting excavation activities (hereinafter referred to as the One Call /811 program ); Whereas the nearly 2,000 members of the Common Ground Alliance, States, One Call /811 program, and other stakeholders who are dedicated to ensuring public safety, environmental protection, and the integrity of services, promote the national Contact 811 Before You Dig campaign to increase public awareness about the importance of homeowners and excavators contacting 811 to find out the location of underground utility lines before digging; Whereas the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 ( Public Law 112–90