Introduced Version




SENATE BILL No. 135

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 36-8-16-14 .

Synopsis: Use of E911 fees. Adds the lease, purchase, construction, or maintenance of voice and data communications equipment, communications infrastructure, or other information technology necessary to provide emergency response services to the list of expenditures for which funds collected through emergency telephone system fees may be used.

Effective: July 1, 2002.



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    January 7, 2002, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.




Introduced

Second Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2002)


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SENATE BILL No. 135


    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

    SECTION 1. IC 36-8-16-14 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 14. The emergency telephone system fees shall be used only to pay for:
        (1) the lease, purchase, or maintenance of enhanced emergency telephone equipment, including necessary computer hardware, software, and data base provisioning;
        (2) the rates associated with the service suppliers' enhanced emergency telephone system network services; and
        (3) the personnel expenses of the emergency telephone system; and
        (4) the lease, purchase, construction, or maintenance of voice and data communications equipment, communications infrastructure, or other information technology necessary to provide emergency response services.
The legislative body of the unit may appropriate money in the fund only for such an expenditure.