HR 3318 105th Congress House

Comprehensive One-Call Notification Act of 1998

Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the one-call notification process, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 30, 1998 See on congress.gov

Transportation and Public Works Accident preventionEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEmergency communication systems

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Employee trainingEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionExcavationFederal aid to transportationFines (Penalties)Gas pipelinesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGovernment publicityHealthInfrastructureInjunctionsLabor and EmploymentLawMapsOccupational health and safetyPetroleum pipelinesPipeline safetyPublic service advertisingRisk assessmentScience, Technology, CommunicationsStandardsState lawsTechnology assessmentTelephoneTransportation safetyUnderground constructionUnderground utility lines

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 9, 1998

See H.R.2400.

Mar 16, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.

Mar 4, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Mar 4, 1998

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E283)

Mar 4, 1998

Introduced in House

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Latest action June 9, 1998

See H.R.2400.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Comprehensive One-Call Notification Act of 1998 - Provides for the establishment of a State one-call notification program to protect underground facilities from excavation damage. Outlines required elements of the program, including minimum standards and provisions for implementation and enforcement. Authorizes a State to maintain an alternate one-call notification program if it provides protection for public safety, the environment, or excavators that is equivalent to, or greater than, protection under a program that meets the minimum standards of this Act.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study damage prevention practices associated with existing one-call notification systems in order to determine which systems practices appear to be the most effective in preventing damage to underground facilities and in protecting the public, the environment, excavators, and public service disruption.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to assist qualifying States in improving their one-call notification programs.

Authorizes appropriations.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Surface Transportation Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 10

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jun 25, 1998

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Apr 30, 1998

HOUGHTON, AMO

· Apr 21, 1998

Lucas, Frank D.

Oklahoma · Apr 1, 1998

SANDLIN, MAX

· Apr 1, 1998

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Apr 1, 1998

New York · Mar 24, 1998

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · Mar 4, 1998

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