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First Substitute H.B. 119

This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Fri, Feb 16, 2007 at 4:47 PM by jeyring. -->

Representative Brad L. Dee proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION FUNDING

             2     
2007 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Brad L. Dee

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Sheldon L. Killpack

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill makes changes to funds for emergency communication services.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    eliminates provisions reimbursing certain communications providers for costs
             13      associated with Phase I E-911 service;
             14          .    allows monies from the E-911 Emergency Service Fund to be used to assist in
             15      development of Phase II E-911 service;
             16          .    imposes the emergency services telephone charge on services with access to the
             17      public switched telephone network, including voice over Internet protocol;
             18          .    reduces a charge on communications services that funds emergency communication
             19      services from 65 cents per line to 61 cents;
             20          .    changes the date on which a charge levied to fund E-911 service is reduced from
             21      July 1, 2008 to July 1, 2007; and
             22          .    makes technical changes.
             23      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             24          None
             25      Other Special Clauses:


             26          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.
             27      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             28      AMENDS:
             29          53-10-603, as enacted by Chapter 313, Laws of Utah 2004
             30          53-10-605, as last amended by Chapter 169, Laws of Utah 2005
             31          69-2-5, as last amended by Chapter 253, Laws of Utah 2006
             32          69-2-5.6, as last amended by Chapter 303, Laws of Utah 2006
             33     
             34      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             35          Section 1. Section 53-10-603 is amended to read:
             36           53-10-603. Creation of Statewide Unified E-911 Emergency Service Fund.
             37          (1) There is created a restricted account in the General Fund entitled the "Statewide
             38      Unified E-911 Emergency Service Fund," or "fund" consisting of:
             39          (a) proceeds from the fee imposed in Section 69-2-5.6 ;
             40          (b) money appropriated or otherwise made available by the Legislature; and
             41          [(c) proceeds from the levy imposed in Section 69-2-5 , as required by Subsection
             42      69-2-5 (3)(c)(iii); and]
             43          [(d)] (c) contributions of money, property, or equipment from federal agencies,
             44      political subdivisions of the state, persons, or corporations.
             45          (2) The [moneys] monies in this fund shall be used exclusively for the following
             46      statewide public purposes:
             47          (a) enhancing public safety as provided in this chapter;
             48          (b) providing a statewide, unified, wireless E-911 service available to public service
             49      answering points; and
             50          (c) providing reimbursement to providers for certain costs associated with Phase [1] II
             51      wireless E-911 service.
             52          Section 2. Section 53-10-605 is amended to read:
             53           53-10-605. Use of money in fund -- Criteria -- Administration.
             54          (1) Subject to an annual legislative appropriation from the fund to:
             55          (a) the committee, the committee shall:
             56          (i) authorize the use of the money in the fund, by grant to a local entity or state agency


             57      in accordance with this Subsection (1) and Subsection (2);
             58          (ii) grant to state agencies and local entities an amount not to exceed the per month fee
             59      levied on telephone services under Section 69-2-5.6 for installation, implementation, and
             60      maintenance of unified, statewide 911 emergency services and technology; and
             61          (iii) in addition to any money under Subsection (1)(a)(ii), grant to counties of the third
             62      through sixth class the amount dedicated for rural assistance, which is at least 3 cents per
             63      month levied on telephone services under Section 69-2-5.6 to:
             64          (A) enhance the 911 emergency services with a focus on areas or counties that do not
             65      have E-911 services; and
             66          (B) where needed, assist the counties, in cooperation with private industry, with the
             67      creation or integration of wireless systems and location technology in rural areas of the state;
             68      [and]
             69          (b) the committee, the committee shall:
             70          (i) include reimbursement to a provider of radio communications service, as defined in
             71      Section 69-2-2 , for costs as provided in [Subsections (1)(b)(ii) and (iii)] Subsection (1)(b)(ii);
             72      and
             73          (ii) an agreement to reimburse costs to a provider of radio communications services
             74      must be a written agreement among the committee, the local public safety answering point and
             75      the carrier; and
             76          [(iii) shall include reimbursement to the provider for the cost of design, development,
             77      and implementation of equipment or software necessary to provide Phase I, wireless E-911
             78      service to public service answering points, provided:]
             79          [(A) the reimbursement under this Subsection (1)(b) does not exceed the amount
             80      allowed by Subsection 53-10-602 (3); ]
             81          [(B) the provider submits an invoice for the reimbursement to the committee; and]
             82          [(C) the provider has not been reimbursed by the consumer for the costs submitted to
             83      the committee; and]
             84          (c) the state's Automated Geographic Reference Center in the Division of Integrated
             85      Technology of the Department of Technology Services, an amount equal to 1 cent per month
             86      levied on telephone services under Section 69-2-5.6 shall be used to enhance and upgrade
             87      statewide digital mapping standards.


             88          (2) (a) Beginning July 1, 2007, the committee may not grant the money in the fund to a
             89      local entity unless the local entity is in compliance with Phase I, wireless E-911 service.
             90          (b) Beginning July 1, 2009, the committee may not grant money in the fund to a local
             91      entity unless the local entity is in compliance with Phase II, wireless E-911 service.
             92          (3) A local entity must deposit any money it receives from the committee into a special
             93      emergency telephone service fund in accordance with Subsection 69-2-5 (4).
             94          (4) For purposes of this part, "local entity" means a county, city, town, special district,
             95      local district, or interlocal entity created under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act.
             96          Section 3. Section 69-2-5 is amended to read:
             97           69-2-5. Funding for 911 emergency telephone service.
             98          (1) In providing funding of 911 emergency telephone service, any public agency
             99      establishing a 911 emergency telephone service may:
             100          (a) seek assistance from the federal or state government, to the extent constitutionally
             101      permissible, in the form of loans, advances, grants, subsidies, and otherwise, directly or
             102      indirectly;
             103          (b) seek funds appropriated by local governmental taxing authorities for the funding of
             104      public safety agencies; and
             105          (c) seek gifts, donations, or grants from individuals, corporations, or other private
             106      entities.
             107          (2) For purposes of providing funding of 911 emergency telephone service, special
             108      service districts may raise funds as provided in Section 17A-2-1322 and may borrow money
             109      and incur indebtedness as provided in Section 17A-2-1316 .
             110          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b) and subject to the other provisions of
             111      this Subsection (3) a county, city, or town within which 911 emergency telephone service is
             112      provided may levy monthly an emergency services telephone charge on:
             113          (i) each local exchange service switched access line within the boundaries of the
             114      county, city, or town; [and]
             115          (ii) each revenue producing radio communications access line with a billing address
             116      within the boundaries of the county, city, or town[.]; and
             117          (iii) any other service, including voice over Internet protocol, provided to a user within
             118      the boundaries of the county, city, or town that allows the user to make calls to and receive


             119      calls from the public switched telephone network, including commercial mobile radio service
             120      networks.
             121          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), an access line provided for public coin
             122      telephone service is exempt from emergency telephone charges.
             123          (c) The amount of the charge levied under this section may not exceed:
             124          (i) [65] 61 cents per month for each local exchange service switched access line;
             125          (ii) [65] 61 cents per month for each radio communications access line; and
             126          [(iii) 4 cents of the amount of the charge levied under Subsections (3)(c)(i) and (ii),
             127      less the collection costs of the provider and Tax Commission permitted by Subsection (3)(h)
             128      and Subsection 53-10-604 (2)(b), shall be deposited monthly in the statewide unified E-911
             129      Emergency Service Fund created in Section 53-10-603 , for the purposes outlined in that
             130      section.]
             131          (iii) 61 cents per month for each service under Subsection (3)(a)(iii).
             132          (d) (i) For purposes of this Subsection (3)(d) the following terms shall be defined as
             133      provided in Section 59-12-102 :
             134          (A) "mobile telecommunications service";
             135          (B) "primary place of use";
             136          (C) "service address"; and
             137          (D) "telephone service."
             138          (ii) An access line described in Subsection (3)(a) is considered to be within the
             139      boundaries of a county, city, or town if the telephone services provided over the access line are
             140      located within the county, city, or town:
             141          (A) for purposes of sales and use taxes under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax
             142      Act; and
             143          (B) determined in accordance with Section 59-12-207.4 .
             144          (iii) The rate imposed on an access line under this section shall be determined in
             145      accordance with Subsection (3)(d)(iv) if the location of an access line described in Subsection
             146      (3)(a) is determined under Subsection (3)(d)(ii) to be a county, city, or town other than county,
             147      city, or town in which is located:
             148          (A) for telephone service other than mobile telecommunications service, the
             149      purchaser's service address; or


             150          (B) for mobile telecommunications service, the purchaser's primary place of use.
             151          (iv) The rate imposed on an access line under this section shall be the lower of:
             152          (A) the rate imposed by the county, city, or town in which the access line is located
             153      under Subsection (3)(d)(ii); or
             154          (B) the rate imposed by the county, city, or town in which it is located:
             155          (I) for telephone service other than mobile telecommunications service, the purchaser's
             156      service address; or
             157          (II) for mobile telecommunications service, the purchaser's primary place of use.
             158          (e) (i) A county, city, or town shall notify the Public Service Commission of the intent
             159      to levy the charge under this Subsection (3) at least 30 days [prior to] before the effective date
             160      of the charge being levied.
             161          (ii) For purposes of this Subsection (3)(e):
             162          (A) "Annexation" means an annexation to:
             163          (I) a city or town under Title 10, Chapter 2, Part 4, Annexation; or
             164          (II) a county under Title 17, Chapter 2, Annexation to County.
             165          (B) "Annexing area" means an area that is annexed into a county, city, or town.
             166          (iii) (A) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(e)(iii)(C) or (D), if on or after July 1,
             167      2003, a county, city, or town enacts or repeals a charge or changes the amount of the charge
             168      under this section, the enactment, repeal, or change shall take effect:
             169          (I) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             170          (II) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the State Tax Commission receives
             171      notice meeting the requirements of Subsection (3)(e)(iii)(B) from the county, city, or town.
             172          (B) The notice described in Subsection (3)(e)(iii)(A) shall state:
             173          (I) that the county, city, or town will enact or repeal a charge or change the amount of
             174      the charge under this section;
             175          (II) the statutory authority for the charge described in Subsection (3)(e)(iii)(B)(I);
             176          (III) the effective date of the charge described in Subsection (3)(e)(iii)(B)(I); and
             177          (IV) if the county, city, or town enacts the charge or changes the amount of the charge
             178      described in Subsection (3)(e)(iii)(B)(I), the amount of the charge.
             179          (C) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(e)(iii)(A), the enactment of a charge or a charge
             180      increase under this section shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:


             181          (I) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the charge or the charge
             182      increase; and
             183          (II) if the billing period for the charge begins before the effective date of the enactment
             184      of the charge or the charge increase imposed under this section.
             185          (D) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(e)(iii)(A), the repeal of a charge or a charge
             186      decrease under this section shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             187          (I) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the charge or the charge
             188      decrease; and
             189          (II) if the billing period for the charge begins before the effective date of the repeal of
             190      the charge or the charge decrease imposed under this section.
             191          (iv) (A) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(e)(iv)(C) or (D), if for an annexation
             192      that occurs on or after July 1, 2003, the annexation will result in the enactment, repeal, or a
             193      change in the amount of a charge imposed under this section for an annexing area, the
             194      enactment, repeal, or change shall take effect:
             195          (I) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             196          (II) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the State Tax Commission receives
             197      notice meeting the requirements of Subsection (3)(e)(iv)(B) from the county, city, or town that
             198      annexes the annexing area.
             199          (B) The notice described in Subsection (3)(e)(iv)(A) shall state:
             200          (I) that the annexation described in Subsection (3)(e)(iv)(A) will result in an
             201      enactment, repeal, or a change in the charge being imposed under this section for the annexing
             202      area;
             203          (II) the statutory authority for the charge described in Subsection (3)(e)(iv)(B)(I);
             204          (III) the effective date of the charge described in Subsection (3)(e)(iv)(B)(I); and
             205          (IV) if the county, city, or town enacts the charge or changes the amount of the charge
             206      described in Subsection (3)(e)(iv)(B)(I), the amount of the charge.
             207          (C) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(e)(iv)(A), the enactment of a charge or a charge
             208      increase under this section shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             209          (I) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the charge or the charge
             210      increase; and
             211          (II) if the billing period for the charge begins before the effective date of the enactment


             212      of the charge or the charge increase imposed under this section.
             213          (D) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(e)(iv)(A), the repeal of a charge or a charge
             214      decrease under this section shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             215          (I) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the charge or the charge
             216      decrease; and
             217          (II) if the billing period for the charge begins before the effective date of the repeal of
             218      the charge or the charge decrease imposed under this section.
             219          (f) Subject to Subsection (3)(g), an emergency services telephone charge levied under
             220      this section shall:
             221          (i) be billed and collected by the person that provides the:
             222          (A) local exchange service switched access line services; or
             223          (B) radio communications access line services; and
             224          (ii) except for costs retained under Subsection (3)(h), remitted to the State Tax
             225      Commission.
             226          (g) An emergency services telephone charge on a mobile telecommunications service
             227      may be levied, billed, and collected only to the extent permitted by the Mobile
             228      Telecommunications Sourcing Act, 4 U.S.C. Sec. 116 et seq.
             229          (h) The person that bills and collects the charges levied under Subsection (3)(f) may:
             230          (i) bill the charge imposed by this section in combination with the charge levied under
             231      Section 69-2-5.6 as one line item charge; and
             232          (ii) retain an amount not to exceed 1.5% of the levy collected under this section as
             233      reimbursement for the cost of billing, collecting, and remitting the levy.
             234          (i) The State Tax Commission shall:
             235          (i) collect, enforce, and administer the charge imposed under this Subsection (3)
             236      [pursuant to] using the same procedures used in the administration, collection, and enforcement
             237      of the state sales and use taxes under:
             238          (A) Title 59, Chapter 1, General Taxation Policies; and
             239          (B) Title 59, Chapter 12, Part 1, Tax Collection, except for:
             240          (I) Section 59-12-104 ;
             241          (II) Section 59-12-104.1 ;
             242          (III) Section 59-12-104.2 ; and


             243          (IV) Section 59-12-107.1 [.];
             244          (ii) transmit monies collected under this Subsection (3):
             245          (A) monthly; and
             246          (B) by electronic funds transfer by the commission to the county, city, or town that
             247      imposes the charge; and
             248          (iii) charge the county, city, or town for the State Tax Commission's services under this
             249      Subsection (3) in an amount:
             250          (A) sufficient to reimburse the State Tax Commission for the cost to the State Tax
             251      Commission in rendering the services; and
             252          (B) that may not exceed an amount equal to 1.5% of the charges imposed under this
             253      Subsection (3).
             254          (4) (a) Any money received by a public agency for the provision of 911 emergency
             255      telephone service shall be deposited in a special emergency telephone service fund.
             256          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (5), the money in the emergency telephone
             257      service fund shall be expended by the public agency to pay the costs of establishing, installing,
             258      maintaining, and operating a 911 emergency telephone system or integrating a 911 system into
             259      an established public safety dispatch center, including contracting with the providers of local
             260      exchange service, radio communications service, and vendors of appropriate terminal
             261      equipment as necessary to implement the 911 emergency telephone service.
             262          (ii) Revenues derived for the funding of 911 emergency telephone service may only be
             263      used for that portion of costs related to the operation of the 911 emergency telephone system
             264      when such a system is integrated with any public safety dispatch system.
             265          (c) Any unexpended money in the emergency telephone service fund at the end of a
             266      fiscal year does not lapse, and must be carried forward to be used for the purposes described in
             267      this section.
             268          (5) (a) Revenue received by a local entity from an increase in the levy imposed under
             269      Subsection (3) after the 2004 Annual General Session, or from grants from the Utah 911
             270      Committee pursuant to Section 53-10-605 :
             271          (i) shall be deposited into the special emergency telephone service fund described in
             272      Subsection (4)(a); and
             273          (ii) shall only be used for that portion of the costs related to the development and


             274      operation of wireless and land-based enhanced 911 emergency telephone service and the
             275      implementation of wireless E-911 Phase I and Phase II services as provided in Subsection
             276      (5)(b).
             277          (b) The costs allowed under Subsection (5)(a)(ii) shall include the public service
             278      answering point's or local entity's costs for:
             279          (i) acquisition, upgrade, modification, maintenance, and operation of public service
             280      answering point equipment capable of receiving E-911 information;
             281          (ii) database development, operation, and maintenance; and
             282          (iii) personnel costs associated with establishing, installing, maintaining, and operating
             283      wireless E-911 Phase I and Phase II services, including training emergency service personnel
             284      regarding receipt and use of E-911 wireless service information and educating consumers
             285      regarding the appropriate and responsible use of E-911 wireless service.
             286          (6) A local entity that increases the levy it imposes under Subsection (3)(c) after the
             287      2004 Annual General Session shall increase the levy to the maximum amount permitted by
             288      Subsection (3)(c).
             289          Section 4. Section 69-2-5.6 is amended to read:
             290           69-2-5.6. Emergency services telephone charge to fund statewide unified E-911
             291      emergency service.
             292          (1) Subject to Subsection 69-2-5 (3)(g), there is imposed a statewide unified E-911
             293      emergency service charge on each local exchange service switched access line and each
             294      revenue producing radio communications access line that is subject to an emergency services
             295      telephone charge levied by a county, city, or town under Section 69-2-5 or 69-2-5.5 at:
             296          (a) 13 cents per month until [June 30, 2008] June 30, 2007; and
             297          (b) 8 cents per month on and after [July 1, 2008] July 1, 2007.
             298          (2) The emergency services telephone charge imposed under this section shall be:
             299          (a) subject to Subsection 69-2-5 (3)(g);
             300          (b) billed and collected by the person that provides:
             301          (i) local exchange service switched access line services; H. [ or ] .H
             302          (ii) radio communications access line services; H. or
             302a          (iii) service described in Subsection 69-2-5(3)(a)(iii). .H
             303          (c) except for costs retained under Subsection (3), remitted to the State Tax
             304      Commission at the same time as the person remits to the State Tax Commission monies


             305      collected by the person under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act; and
             306          (d) deposited into the Statewide Unified E-911 Emergency Service Fund restricted
             307      account in the General Fund created by Section 53-10-603 .
             308          (3) The person that bills and collects the charges levied by this section pursuant to
             309      Subsections (2)(b) and (c) may:
             310          (a) bill the charge imposed by this section in combination with the charge levied under
             311      Section 69-2-5 as one line item charge; and
             312          (b) retain an amount not to exceed 1.5% of the charges collected under this section as
             313      reimbursement for the cost of billing, collecting, and remitting the levy.
             314          (4) The State Tax Commission shall collect, enforce, and administer the charges
             315      imposed under Subsection (1) [pursuant to] using the same procedures used in the
             316      administration, collection, and enforcement of the emergency services telephone charge to fund
             317      the Poison Control Center under Section 69-2-5.5 .
             318          (5) This section sunsets in accordance with Section 63-55-269 .
             319          Section 5. Effective date.
             320          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.


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