53-10-602 - Committee's duties and powers.
53-10-602. Committee's duties and powers.
(1) The committee shall:
(a) review and make recommendations to the division, the Bureau of Communications,public safety answering points, and the Legislature on:
(i) technical, administrative, fiscal, and operational issues for the implementation of aunified statewide wireless and land-based E-911 emergency system;
(ii) specific technology and standards for the implementation of a unified statewidewireless and land-based E-911 emergency system;
(iii) emerging technological upgrades;
(iv) expenditures by local public service answering points to assure implementation of aunified statewide wireless and land-based E-911 emergency system and standards of operation;and
(v) mapping systems and technology necessary to implement the unified statewidewireless and land-based E-911 emergency system;
(b) administer the Statewide Unified E-911 Emergency Service Account as provided inthis part;
(c) assist as many local entities as possible, at their request, to implement therecommendations of the committee; and
(d) fulfill all other duties imposed on the committee by the Legislature by this part.
(2) The committee may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of equipment or personalproperty belonging to the committee, the proceeds from which shall return to the restrictedaccount.
(3) (a) The committee shall review information regarding:
(i) in aggregate, the number of telecommunication service subscribers bytelecommunication service type in a political subdivision;
(ii) 911 call delivery network costs;
(iii) public safety answering point costs; and
(iv) system engineering information.
(b) In accordance with Subsection (3)(a) the committee may request:
(i) information as described in Subsection (3)(a)(i) from the Utah State Tax Commission;and
(ii) information from public safety answering points connected to the 911 call deliverysystem.
(c) The information requested by and provided to the committee under Subsection (3) isa protected record in accordance with Section 63G-2-305.
(4) The committee shall issue the reimbursement allowed under Subsection53-10-605(1)(b) provided that:
(a) the reimbursement is based on aggregated cost studies submitted to the committee bythe wireless carriers seeking reimbursement; and
(b) the reimbursement to any one carrier does not exceed 125% of the wireless carrier'scontribution to the restricted account.
(5) The committee shall adopt rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, UtahAdministrative Rulemaking Act, to administer the restricted account created in Section53-10-603 including rules that establish the criteria, standards, technology, and equipment that alocal entity or state agency must adopt in order to qualify for grants from the restricted account.
(6) The committee may employ an outside consultant to study and advise on the issue ofpublic safety answering points.
(7) This section does not expand the authority of the Utah State Tax Commission torequest additional information from a telecommunication service provider.
Amended by Chapter 278, 2010 General Session
Amended by Chapter 307, 2010 General Session