§ 63H-7-306. Use of money in restricted account -- Criteria -- Division of Finance responsibilities. (Effective 7/1/2014)

(1)

(a) Subject to an annual legislative appropriation from the restricted account to the Division of Finance, the Division of Finance shall disburse the money in the fund for the benefit of a public agency in accordance with this Subsection (1) and Subsection (2).

(b) The committee shall administer the program and forward to the Division of Finance the committee's authorization for disbursement from the restricted account in accordance with this section.

(c) The committee shall:

(i) disburse on behalf of public agencies an amount not to exceed the per month fee levied on telecommunications service under Section 69-2-5.6 for installation, implementation, and maintenance of unified statewide 911 emergency services and technology; and

(ii) in addition to any money under Subsection (1)(c)(i), disburse on behalf of counties of the third through sixth class the amount dedicated for rural assistance, which is at least 3 cents per month levied on 911 emergency service under Section 69-2-5.6 to:

(A) enhance the 911 emergency services with a focus on areas or counties that do not have 911 emergency services; and

(B) where needed, assist the counties, in cooperation with private industry, with the creation or integration of wireless systems and location technology in rural areas of the state.

(d) The committee shall reimburse the state's Automated Geographic Reference Center in the Division of Integrated Technology of the Department of Technology Services, an amount equal to 1 cent per month levied on telecommunications service under Section 69-2-5.6 to enhance and upgrade digital mapping standards for unified statewide 911 emergency service as required by the committee.

(2) Beginning July 1, 2014, the committee may not authorize disbursements and the Division of Finance may not disburse the money in the restricted account on behalf of an entity unless the entity has the capability to receive Internet protocol based 911 emergency service.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 320, 2014 General Session