PRINTER'S NO. 2095
No. 1678 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, DENT, TRAVAGLIO, DEMPSEY, SERAFINI,
RUBLEY, ARMSTRONG, SAINATO, LAUGHLIN, ROONEY, BROWN,
BELFANTI, FARGO, YOUNGBLOOD, L. I. COHEN, SATHER, BELARDI,
McILHATTAN, ZUG, TRELLO, MELIO, MILLER, D. W. SNYDER,
SEYFERT, ROSS AND HARHART, JUNE 16, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, JUNE 16, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 9, 1990 (P.L.340, No.78), entitled "An
2 act providing for a Statewide emergency telephone number 911
3 system; providing for contributions from telephone
4 subscribers; providing a penalty; and making a repeal,"
5 providing for expenditures for mobile communications
6 equipment.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 8 of the act of July 9, 1990 (P.L.340,
10 No.78), known as the Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act, is
11 amended to read:
12 Section 8. Expenditures for nonrecurring costs, mobile
13 communications equipment, maintenance and
14 operation of 911 systems.
15 (a) Expenditures authorized.--During each county's fiscal
16 year, the county may expend the amounts distributed to it from
17 the contribution rate for the nonrecurring costs, and costs for
18 mobile communications equipment, maintenance and operation of a
1 county 911 system.
2 (b) Items included in nonrecurring costs, mobile
3 communications equipment, maintenance and operation costs.--
4 Maintenance and operation costs may include telephone company
5 charges, equipment costs or equipment lease charges, repairs,
6 utilities, data base maintenance costs, personnel salary and
7 benefit costs which are directly related to the provision of 911
8 services and costs for mobile communications equipment, audit
9 costs and appropriate carryover costs from previous years.
10 Maintenance and operation costs shall not include any cost
11 necessary to house the 911 system. No more than 60% of the
12 contribution rate collected during each county's fiscal year may
13 be utilized to fund personnel salary and benefit costs.
14 (c) Limitations on expenditures.--The department shall adopt
15 procedures to assure that the total amount collected from the
16 911 contribution rate shall be expended only for the
17 nonrecurring costs, and costs for mobile communications
18 equipment, maintenance and operation of a county 911 system.
19 Nonrecurring costs shall be amortized over a minimum of three
20 years.
21 (d) Triennial audit.--The department shall require a
22 triennial audit of each county's expenditures for the
23 nonrecurring costs, and costs for mobile communications
24 equipment, maintenance and operation of 911 systems. The
25 triennial audit cost shall be paid by the respective county from
26 contribution rate revenues.
27 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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