DE SCR35

Designates April 18, 2023 as "National Line Worker Appreciation Day" in Delaware.

Acknowledges line workers' critical roles in installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical, communication, and power lines across the state and nation.

Recognizes line workers as first responders during storms and emergencies who ensure public safety and maintain communication infrastructure during crises.

Notes that over 120,376 line workers operate across the U.S. grid with an estimated 6,100 linewomen as of 2023, requiring four years of training to achieve journeyman status.

Honors line workers' dangerous work maintaining 2.7 million transmission towers, 180 million utility poles, and 450,000 miles of power lines throughout the United States.