§ 63H-7-310. Creation of Computer Aided Dispatch Restricted Account -- Administration -- Use of money. (Effective 7/1/2014)

(1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Computer Aided Dispatch Restricted Account," consisting of:

(a) proceeds from the fee imposed in Section 69-2-5.5;

(b) money appropriated or otherwise made available by the Legislature; and

(c) contributions of money from federal agencies, political subdivisions of the state, persons, or corporations.

(2) The money in this restricted account shall be used exclusively for the following statewide public purposes:

(a) enhancing public safety as provided in this chapter; and

(b) creating and maintaining a shared computer aided dispatch system including:

(i) a single computer aided dispatch platform that will be selected, maintained, shared, or hosted on a statewide or regional basis;

(ii) a single computer aided dispatch platform selected by a county of the first class, when:

(A) authorized through an interlocal agreement between the county's two primary public safety answering points; and

(B) the county's computer aided dispatch platform is capable of interfacing with the platform described in Subsection (2)(b)(i); and

(iii) a statewide computer aided dispatch system data sharing platform to provide interoperability of systems.

(3) Subject to appropriation, the Division of Finance may charge the administrative costs incurred in discharging the responsibilities imposed by this section.

(4)

(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, based on the authorization of the committee under Subsections (4)(b) and (c).

(b) The Utah 911 Committee shall administer the development and maintenance of the shared computer aided dispatch system:

(i) for state agencies and local entities; and

(ii) where needed, to assist public agencies with the creation or integration and maintenance of the shared computer aided dispatch system.

(c) The Utah 911 Committee shall:

(i) annually report to the Division of Finance the committee's authorized disbursements from the restricted account;

(ii) be responsible for the care, custody, safekeeping, collection, and accounting for disbursements; and

(iii) submit an annual report to the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, which shall include:

(A) the amount of each disbursement from the restricted account;

(B) the recipient of each disbursement and a description of the project for which money was disbursed;

(C) the conditions, if any, placed by the committee or the Division of Finance on disbursements from the amount appropriated from the restricted account;

(D) the planned expenditures from the restricted account for the next fiscal year;

(E) the amount of any unexpended funds carried forward; and

(F) a progress report of implementation of a statewide computer aided dispatch system.

(5)

(a) The committee may request information from a public safety answering point as necessary to prepare the report required by this section.

(b) A recipient under this section shall provide the information requested pursuant to Subsection (5)(a).

Enacted by Chapter 320, 2014 General Session