An Act To Reduce the Number of Public Safety Answering Points

Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2926, sub-§2-A,  as amended by PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. A, §28, is further amended to read:

Sec. 2. Coordination of reduction. The Public Utilities Commission, Emergency Services Communication Bureau shall seek to coordinate the reduction in the number of public safety answering points required pursuant to this Act with any contractual obligations the bureau may have or may enter into that are or could be affected by the reduction in public safety answering points required under this Act.

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Current law requires the Public Utilities Commission, Emergency Services Communication Bureau to establish a total of between 16 and 24 public safety answering points. This bill reduces to 2 the total number of public safety answering points.