Advocate for our Dig Safe bills

Action Needed!

We need your help to move our dig safe bill forward in the legislature! The next few days is critical to keep our legislation alive!

Background:

ACEC/MA and MALSCE support this bill:  S. 1392, An Act relative to public safety in excavation, which had hearing before the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security on December 17, 2019, MALSCE leader Scott Cameron, PLS represented MALSCE and ACEC/MA to testify in support of S. 1392, An Act Relative to Public Safety in Excavation before the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. Link to Scott Cameron's Testimony.  The committee must make a decision on this bill before next Wednesday, February 5^th!

What We Need:

Please Contact your Massachusetts Legislators and ask them to support our Dig Safe Bill 

Sample letter to send to the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security before the evening of February 3, 2020  (opens Word Doc you and can copy, personalize and edit)

• If you are a constituent of either chair, be sure to note that in the letter/email. 

• If your State Senator or State Representative serve on this committee, be sure to send a copy of your letter to him/her and ask for support

• List of Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Members
• Find your election information, based on where you live/vote, Look for the names of your State Senator (not US Senator) and State Representative (not US Representative.  If you aren't sure contact Abbie Goodman  

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Co-Chairs:

House Chair: Chairman Harold Naughton, State House, Room 167, Boston, MA 02133, Harold.Naughton@mahouse.gov

Senate Chair: Chairman Michael Moore, State House, Room 109-B, Boston, MA 02133, Michael.Moore@masenate.gov

Still want to be helpful??

Support H. 2815 too!

The House version of this bill: H.2815, An Act relative to improving public safety in excavation, was reported out favorably from the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy in late July. The bill is now in the House Committee on Ways and Means.

You can send a similar letter to the Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means in support of H.2815, An Act to improving public safety in excavation and copy Your State Representative on the letter, following the instructions above.

Here is written testimony that ACEC/MA President Jennifer Howe, PE delivered in July 2019.

Chairman Aaron Michlewitz, House Committee on Ways and Means
State House, Room 243, Boston, MA, 02133
Aaron.M.Michlewitz@mahouse.gov

Please reach out to your state legislators now, based on where you live/vote and ask them to support favorable action on the bill. Let them know that this is important for public safety, climate resiliency projects, your town and your professional practice.

• To reach your legislator's State House office to call, schedule a local meeting or find out when they next have local office hours: Here
• To view the fact sheet on the bill from our May 2019 Engineers and Land Surveyors Day at the State House: Here
• If you have questions, contact Abbie Goodman.

Please send Abbie Goodman a copy of any email letter you send to legislators on this issue.