State regulators have approved a $2.05 million budget for Call Before You Dig, which is up 1.8 percent from $2.01 million this year.
The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority said the increase will be funded by a 10-cent increase, to $4.10, in the mileage rates paid by CBYD members.
CBYD is a nonprofit clearinghouse that shares information about underground utility lines. Anyone digging must inform CBYD, which dispatches utility workers to mark the underground facilities at the excavation sites. CBYD contracts with PelicanCorp. to manage call center operations.
PURA has the authority to approve CBYD’s operating budget and levy fines for those who violating state excavation laws.
