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IN HB1071
Bill
Status
1/6/2015
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Thompson
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AI Summary
HB 1071 - Emergency Communications Services System Pilot Program
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Authorizes Hendricks County commissioners to establish a county-operated emergency communications services system for a three-year pilot program (January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018).
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Allows Hendricks County council to impose a special assessment on all parcels within the county with a tiered fee schedule based on flat fees, zoning classifications, parcel size, and improvements.
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Voice communications subscribers in Hendricks County are exempt from statewide 911 system fees during the pilot program period.
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Fund revenues may be used for emergency telephone equipment, personnel expenses, communications infrastructure, emergency notification systems, FCC-mandated wireless 911 costs, and administrative expenses.
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Existing statewide 911 fund balances are transferred to the county's emergency communications services fund, with priority given to paying prior obligations before funding operations.
Legislative Description
911 funding. Authorizes the Hendricks County commissioners to adopt an ordinance establishing an emergency communications services system for a three year pilot program. Provides that the Hendricks County council may certify a special assessment on property in the county for deposit in the district's emergency communications services fund. Specifies the purposes for which money in the fund may be spent. Provides that Hendricks County voice communications subscribers are exempt from the fees imposed under the statewide 911 system while the pilot program is in effect. Specifies that funds that remain in a fund or account established for the deposit of
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
1/6/2015