ENHANCED 9-1-1 SERVICE - S.B. 493: FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 493 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator Mike Goschka
Committee: Technology and Energy
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Emergency Telephone Service Enabling Act to do the following:
-- Allow an emergency telephone district board, a 9-1-1 service district, or a county on behalf of a 9-1-1 service area, to enter into an agreement with a public agency to pledge revenues for the repayment of qualified obligations (i.e., bonds, notes, installment purchase contracts, or lease purchase agreements, issued by the public agency, whose proceeds benefitted the 9-1-1 district).
-- Prohibit a public service agency (the division of a local unit providing fire fighting, law enforcement, or emergency services) from withdrawing from a 9-1-1 service district until outstanding qualified obligations were paid.
-- Specify that user fees for 9-1-1 services could not exceed a particular percentage (2%, 4%, or 5%, depending on the fee) of either $20 or the highest monthly rate charged by a supplier for basic local exchange service, whichever was less.
The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bill 492, which would require telephone service suppliers to provide accurate database information about service users; and to House Bills 4658 and 4659, which would allow commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) suppliers to collect a monthly service charge, create the CMRS Emergency Telephone Fund, and recreate the Emergency Telephone Service Committee.
MCL 484.1401 et al. - Legislative Analyst: S. Lowe
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would make it easier for local governments to borrow funds to make capital improvements for their 9-1-1 service district.
Date Completed: 5-13-99 - Fiscal Analyst: B. Bakerfloor\sb493 - Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.