Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73
§6109 Public education and awareness
Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE III— - GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS › Chapter CHAPTER 61— - ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS › § 6109
Summary
The Secretary must give a grant to a suitable organization to teach people about the 811 phone number used nationwide to prevent excavation damage. Up to $1,000,000 may be made available to the Secretary for this purpose from October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2008.
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Title 49, §6109
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(a)The Secretary shall make a grant to an appropriate entity for promoting public education and awareness with respect to the 811 national excavation damage prevention phone number.
(b)There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2006, and ending September 30, 2008, to carry out this section.
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49 U.S.C. § 6109
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73