H0911B1216A00710 BIL:CMD 04/20/15 #90 A00710
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 911
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE D. COSTA
Printer's No. 1216
Amend Bill, page 40, by inserting between lines 11 and 12
(d) Additional county 911 charge.--In the event a PSAP has
an operating deficit during the prior fiscal year, the governing
body of the county served by the PSAP may generate additional
revenues for a 911 system by levying and collecting a county 911
charge in addition to the surcharge authorized under subsection
(a). The charge imposed may be up to 50ยข for each 911
communications service or prepaid wireless device for which a
subscriber or consumer is billed by a provider or seller within
the jurisdictional limits of the county. The following apply:
(1) Any charge imposed under this subsection shall be
enacted by ordinance within the county prior to the
collection of the charge. In order to impose the charge, the
governing body of the county shall adopt an ordinance stating
the amount of the charge. The ordinance may be adopted on or
after the effective date of this subsection. The ordinance
shall take effect no earlier than 30 days after the adoption
of the ordinance. A certified copy of the ordinance shall be
delivered to the agency within 10 days prior to or after the
effective date of the ordinance. A certified copy of an
ordinance to repeal the charge authorized under this
subsection shall be delivered to the agency at least 30 days
prior to the effective date of repeal.
(2) Any revenue generated from a charge imposed under
this subsection shall be deposited into the county's general
fund and shall be used solely for the enhancement, operation
or maintenance of a 911 system. If excess money remains
available after expenditures to enhance, operate or maintain
the 911 system in accordance with the Statewide 911 plan, the
money shall be transferred to a restricted county fund
established by a county to be used solely for the
enhancement, operation or maintenance of the 911 system in
subsequent fiscal years.
(3) A county manager of a county that imposes a charge
shall certify to the agency, on an annual basis, the amount
collected from the charge and the amount expended for the
enhancement, operations and maintenance of a 911 system.
(4) The provider shall collect the charge in the same
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manner as provided for the collection of the surcharge under
subsection (a).
(5) If a county imposes a 911 surcharge prior to the
effective date of this subsection, the county is prohibited
from levying and collecting such surcharge if the county
opts to impose the additional 911 charge under this
subsection .
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