CHAPTER 194

H.P. 570 - L.D. 771

An Act To Provide Parity in Funding for Enhanced 9-1-1

Services

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2927, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1999, c. 651, §2, is further amended to read:

3. Expenditure of funds. The bureau may use the revenues in the E-9-1-1 fund to fund staff and to defray costs associated with the implementation, operation and management of E-9-1-1. The bureau, to the extent it determines sufficient funds are available in the E-9-1-1 fund, shall use revenues in the E-9-1-1 fund to reimburse local exchange carriers and cellular and wireless telecommunications service providers for eligible expenses incurred by the carriers and service providers. For purposes of this subsection, the term "eligible expenses" means expenses:

A. Incurred in preparing, correcting, verifying or updating subscriber information for use in databases necessary to implement the E-9-1-1 system; and

B. Determined by the Public Utilities Commission to meet the requirements of paragraph A and to be reasonable expenses for the services provided.; and

C. When incurred by a cellular or wireless telecommunications service provider: