63H-7a-304. Unified Statewide 911 Emergency Service Account -- Creation -- Administration -- Permitted uses.
(1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Unified Statewide 911 Emergency Service Account," consisting of: proceeds from the fee imposed in Section; 69-2-403 money appropriated or otherwise made available by the Legislature; and contributions of money, property, or equipment from federal agencies, political subdivisions of the state, persons, or corporations.
(2) Except as provided in Subsectionand subject to Subsectionand appropriations by the Legislature, the authority shall disburse funds in the 911 account for the purpose of enhancing and maintaining the statewide public safety communications network and 911 call processing equipment in order to rapidly, efficiently, effectively, and with greater interoperability deliver 911 services in the state. (4) (3) In expending funds in the 911 account, the authority shall give a higher priority to an expenditure that: best promotes statewide public safety; best promotes interoperability; impacts the largest service territory; impacts a densely populated area; or impacts an underserved area. The authority shall expend funds in the 911 account in accordance with the authority strategic plan described in Section. 63H-7a-206 The authority may not expend funds from the 911 account collected through the 911 emergency service charge imposed in Sectionon behalf of a PSAP that chooses not to participate in the: 69-2-403 public safety communications network; and the 911 emergency service defined in Section. 69-2-102 The authority may not expend funds from the 911 account collected through the prepaid wireless 911 service charge revenue distributed in Subsectionsandon behalf of a PSAP that chooses not to participate in the: 69-2-405(9)(a)(iii) 69-2-405(9)(b)(iii) public safety communications network; and 911 emergency service defined in Section. 69-2-102 The executive director shall recommend to the board expenditures for the authority to make from the 911 account in accordance with this Subsection. (2)
(3) Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature and approval by the board, the Administrative Services Division may use funds in the 911 account to cover the Administrative Services Division's administrative costs related to the 911 account.
(4) The authority shall reimburse from the 911 account to the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created in Sectionan amount equal to up to 1 cent of each unified statewide 911 emergency service charge deposited into the 911 account under Section. 63A-16-505 69-2-403 The Utah Geospatial Resource Center shall use the funds reimbursed to the Utah Geospatial Resource Center under Subsectionto: (4)(a) enhance and upgrade digital mapping standards; and maintain a statewide geospatial database for unified statewide 911 emergency service.