; Whereas the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 ( Public Law 112–90 ; 125 Stat. 1904) affirmed and expanded the One Call /811 program by eliminating exemptions given to local and State government agencies and their contractors regarding notifying One Call /811 centers before digging; Whereas, according to the 2021 Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) Report published by the Common Ground Alliance in October 2022— (1) estimated annual instances of excavation-related damages to underground facilities were on-pace or higher than the approximately 486,000 damages from the prior year; and (2) failing to contact 811 in advance of a digging project caused 26 percent of these damages; Whereas, in 2021, the Common Ground Alliance conducted a survey of active diggers who have completed a project during the prior year and found that 74 percent of the more than 1,800 respondents were aware of the One Call /811 program; 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 811, the national Contact Before You Dig number: Now, therefore, be it