PRINTER'S NO.  797

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

718

Session of

2009

  

  

INTRODUCED BY MELIO, FAIRCHILD, SOLOBAY, CAUSER, DONATUCCI, HORNAMAN, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KOTIK, MENSCH, OBERLANDER, PASHINSKI AND SIPTROTH, MARCH 4, 2009

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 4, 2009  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending the act of July 9, 1990 (P.L.340, No.78), entitled "An

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act providing for a Statewide emergency telephone number 911

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system; providing for contributions from telephone

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subscribers; providing a penalty; and making a repeal,"

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further providing for the Wireless E-911 Emergency Services

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Fund.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 11.4(h) of the act of July 9, 1990 (P.L.

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340, No.78), known as the Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act,

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added December 30, 2003 (P.L.384, No.56), is amended to read:

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Section 11.4.  Wireless E-911 Emergency Services Fund.

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(h)  Surcharge sunset.--The wireless E-911 surcharge fee

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established in subsection (b) shall terminate on June 30, [2009]

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2014, unless extended by an act of the General Assembly.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.