Section 484.1401a - Billing and collection of state 9-1-1 charge; amount; limitation; listing on bill or payment receipt; review and adjustment of charge; separate charges imposed on access points or
EMERGENCY 9-1-1 SERVICE ENABLING ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 32 of 1986
***** 484.1401a THIS SECTION IS REPEALED BY ACT 379 OF 2008 EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2014 *****
484.1401a Billing and collection of state 9-1-1 charge; amount; limitation; listing on bill or payment receipt; review and adjustment of charge; separate charges imposed on access points or lines; effective date of section.
Sec. 401a.
(1) Except as otherwise provided under section 401c, each service supplier within a 9-1-1 service district shall bill and collect a state 9-1-1 charge from all service users of the service supplier within the geographical boundaries of the 9-1-1 service district or as otherwise provided by this section. The billing and collection of the state 9-1-1 charge shall begin July 1, 2008. The state 9-1-1 charge shall be uniform per each service user within the 9-1-1 service district.
(2) The amount of the state 9-1-1 charge payable monthly by a service user shall be established as provided under subsection (4). The amount of the state 9-1-1 charge shall not be more than 25 cents or less than 15 cents. The charge may be adjusted annually as provided under subsection (4).
(3) The state 9-1-1 charge shall be collected in accordance with the regular billings of the service supplier. Except as otherwise provided under this act, the amount collected for the state 9-1-1 charge shall be remitted quarterly by the service supplier to the state treasurer and deposited in the emergency 9-1-1 fund created under section 407. The charge allowed under this section shall be listed separately on the customer's bill or payment receipt.
(4) The initial state 9-1-1 charge shall be 19 cents and shall be effective July 1, 2008. The state 9-1-1 charge shall reflect the actual costs of operating, maintaining, upgrading, and other reasonable and necessary expenditures for the 9-1-1 system in this state. The state 9-1-1 charge may be reviewed and adjusted as provided under subsection (5).
(5) The commission in consultation with the committee shall review and may adjust the state 9-1-1 charge under this section and the distribution percentages under section 408 to be effective on July 1, 2009 and July 1, 2010. Any adjustment to the charge by the commission shall be made no later than May 1 of the preceding year and shall be based on the committee's recommendations under section 412. Any adjustments to the state 9-1-1 charge or distribution percentages after December 31, 2010 shall be made by the legislature.
(6) If a service user has multiple access points or access lines, the state 9-1-1 charge will be imposed separately on each of the first 10 access points or access lines and then 1 charge for each 10 access points or access lines per billed account.
(7) This section takes effect July 1, 2008.
History: Add. 2007, Act 164, Eff. July 1, 2008 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 379, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2008
Popular Name: 9-1-1