(a) The authority shall:(a) Require each ECD to submit a plan to implement a NG911 program consistent with Sections 19-5-381 through 19-5-415. The ECD may obtain technical assistance from the authority in formulating its plan. Each NG911 plan shall:(i) Be designed to meet the individual circumstances of each community and public agency participating in the ECD; and(ii) Consider potential efficiencies achieved from regionalization and consolidation.Once the board reviews each ECD’s plan for completeness and compliance with the State NG911 Plan, the board shall vote to make a recommendation to the director. The director may either approve, deny or remand the plan back to the board with notes for further work. Upon final approval by the director, the board shall certify the ECD NG911 plan for period of time as stated in the State NG911 Plan;(b) Identify and define all ECDs created in Section 19-5-315 throughout the state by geospatial layer. The authority shall adopt a schedule of all zip codes plus four (4) designations for ECDs in the state as required by the federal Universal Sourcing Act. If any ECD has within its jurisdiction a zip code designation that does not adhere to ECD boundary lines, such affected ECDs shall assist the authority in determining the appropriate allocation of Emergency Communications Public Safety Trust Fund for each ECD for scheduling and distribution formula purposes. The authority shall maintain a published map of all ECD districts;(c) Make and execute contracts, lease agreements, and any other instrument necessary to exercise the powers of the authority or to further the public purpose for which the authority is created, including, but not limited to, professional services;(d) Acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise and hold, lease, and dispose of real or personal property of every kind and character, or any interest therein, in furtherance of the purpose of the authority;(e) Apply for and accept any gifts or grants, loan guarantees, loans of funds, property, or financial or other aid in any form from the federal government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, the state government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or any other source for any purpose specified in this act, and to comply, subject to the provisions of this act, with the terms and conditions thereof;(f) Deposit or otherwise invest funds held by the authority in any state depository or in any authorized investment of proceeds of state general obligation bonds and use such funds for its corporate purposes or redeposit or reinvest interest earned on such funds;(g) Administer the NG911 CMRS Grant Fund and the State NG911 Fund;(h) Retain, during each calendar month, an amount not to exceed seven percent (7%) of the total service charges remitted to the department from the emergency communications service charge and deposit such funds into a special fund established in the State Treasury to be designated the “State NG911 Fund.” The State NG911 Fund shall be used for the purpose of administration and operations of the authority and costs directly associated with the implementation and/or maintenance of the State NG911 Plan. Monies left in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse into the General Fund, and interest earned on any amounts deposited into the fund shall be credited to the special fund. All remaining monies in the Emergency Communications Service Charge shall be deposited into the Emergency Communications Public Safety Trust Fund as established hereinafter;(i) Receive, manage and control the fund established in the State Treasury designated as the “Emergency Communications Public Safety Trust Fund” pursuant to Section 19-5-405. The revenues which are deposited into the Emergency Communications Public Safety Trust Fund shall not be monies or property of the state and shall not be subject to appropriation by the Legislature. Monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse into the General Fund. The Emergency Communications Public Safety Trust Fund shall be deposited into an insured, interest-bearing account, and interest earned shall be credited to the special fund;(j) Establish and maintain a distribution formula for the department to make disbursements from the “Emergency Communications Public Safety Trust Fund” to the ECDs. The distribution formula shall be developed and maintained by the advisory board to use all information acquired pursuant to Section 19-5-405 and any other creditable information available to ensure accurate and fair distributions of the Emergency Communications Public Safety Trust Fund to the benefit of each ECD, less the provision in paragraph (i) of this subsection. Such formula for wired, voice over IP and wireless shall be based on the zip code plus four (4) designations as required by the Universal Sourcing Act and paragraph (b) of this subsection. Such formula shall also include prepaid wireless emergency service charges according to the following: The amount of the distribution shall be determined by dividing the population of the communications district by the state population, and then multiplying that quotient times the total revenues remitted to the department after deducting the amount authorized in this subsection. The advisory board shall establish a stated process for amending, appealing and otherwise managing the distribution formula. The director must approve the distribution formula prior to formal implementation;(k) Receive from the department and maintain a registration database of all service providers and notify the department as necessary of any provider that fails to comply with the requirements of Sections 19-5-381 through 19-5-415; and(l) Promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effect the provisions of Sections 19-5-381 through 19-5-415.
(a) Require each ECD to submit a plan to implement a NG911 program consistent with Sections 19-5-381 through 19-5-415. The ECD may obtain technical assistance from the authority in formulating its plan. Each NG911 plan shall:(i) Be designed to meet the individual circumstances of each community and public agency participating in the ECD; and(ii) Consider potential efficiencies achieved from regionalization and consolidation.Once the board reviews each ECD’s plan for completeness and compliance with the State NG911 Plan, the board shall vote to make a recommendation to the director. The director may either approve, deny or remand the plan back to the board with notes for further work. Upon final approval by the director, the board shall certify the ECD NG911 plan for period of time as stated in the State NG911 Plan;
(i) Be designed to meet the individual circumstances of each community and public agency participating in the ECD; and
(ii) Consider potential efficiencies achieved from regionalization and consolidation.
Once the board reviews each ECD’s plan for completeness and compliance with the State NG911 Plan, the board shall vote to make a recommendation to the director. The director may either approve, deny or remand the plan back to the board with notes for further work. Upon final approval by the director, the board shall certify the ECD NG911 plan for period of time as stated in the State NG911 Plan;
(b) Identify and define all ECDs created in Section 19-5-315 throughout the state by geospatial layer. The authority shall adopt a schedule of all zip codes plus four (4) designations for ECDs in the state as required by the federal Universal Sourcing Act. If any ECD has within its jurisdiction a zip code designation that does not adhere to ECD boundary lines, such affected ECDs shall assist the authority in determining the appropriate allocation of Emergency Communications Public Safety Trust Fund for each ECD for scheduling and distribution formula purposes. The authority shall maintain a published map of all ECD districts;
(c) Make and execute contracts, lease agreements, and any other instrument necessary to exercise the powers of the authority or to further the public purpose for which the authority is created, including, but not limited to, professional services;
(d) Acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise and hold, lease, and dispose of real or personal property of every kind and character, or any interest therein, in furtherance of the purpose of the authority;
(e) Apply for and accept any gifts or grants, loan guarantees, loans of funds, property, or financial or other aid in any form from the federal government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, the state government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or any other source for any purpose specified in this act, and to comply, subject to the provisions of this act, with the terms and conditions thereof;
(f) Deposit or otherwise invest funds held by the authority in any state depository or in any authorized investment of proceeds of state general obligation bonds and use such funds for its corporate purposes or redeposit or reinvest interest earned on such funds;
(g) Administer the NG911 CMRS Grant Fund and the State NG911 Fund;
(h) Retain, during each calendar month, an amount not to exceed seven percent (7%) of the total service charges remitted to the department from the emergency communications service charge and deposit such funds into a special fund established in the State Treasury to be designated the “State NG911 Fund.” The State NG911 Fund shall be used for the purpose of administration and operations of the authority and costs directly associated with the implementation and/or maintenance of the State NG911 Plan. Monies left in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse into the General Fund, and interest earned on any amounts deposited into the fund shall be credited to the special fund. All remaining monies in the Emergency Communications Service Charge shall be deposited into the Emergency Communications Public Safety Trust Fund as established hereinafter;
(i) Receive, manage and control the fund established in the State Treasury designated as the “Emergency Communications Public Safety Trust Fund” pursuant to Section 19-5-405. The revenues which are deposited into the Emergency Communications Public Safety Trust Fund shall not be monies or property of the state and shall not be subject to appropriation by the Legislature. Monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse into the General Fund. The Emergency Communications Public Safety Trust Fund shall be deposited into an insured, interest-bearing account, and interest earned shall be credited to the special fund;
(j) Establish and maintain a distribution formula for the department to make disbursements from the “Emergency Communications Public Safety Trust Fund” to the ECDs. The distribution formula shall be developed and maintained by the advisory board to use all information acquired pursuant to Section 19-5-405 and any other creditable information available to ensure accurate and fair distributions of the Emergency Communications Public Safety Trust Fund to the benefit of each ECD, less the provision in paragraph (i) of this subsection. Such formula for wired, voice over IP and wireless shall be based on the zip code plus four (4) designations as required by the Universal Sourcing Act and paragraph (b) of this subsection. Such formula shall also include prepaid wireless emergency service charges according to the following: The amount of the distribution shall be determined by dividing the population of the communications district by the state population, and then multiplying that quotient times the total revenues remitted to the department after deducting the amount authorized in this subsection. The advisory board shall establish a stated process for amending, appealing and otherwise managing the distribution formula. The director must approve the distribution formula prior to formal implementation;
(k) Receive from the department and maintain a registration database of all service providers and notify the department as necessary of any provider that fails to comply with the requirements of Sections 19-5-381 through 19-5-415; and
(l) Promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effect the provisions of Sections 19-5-381 through 19-5-415.