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NY A09233
Bill
Status
2/9/2022
Primary Sponsor
John McDonald
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AI Summary
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Authorizes Albany County to impose an additional surcharge of up to 95 cents per access line per month on communications service customers to fund enhanced 911 (E911) emergency telephone system costs.
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Requires any local law imposing the surcharge to specify the surcharge amount, billing start date, and E911 service start date, and allows service suppliers to begin billing before E911 service launch.
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Mandates service suppliers receive a minimum of 45 days written notice before implementing the surcharge or any surcharge modifications.
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Exempts lifeline customers, residential access lines, public safety agencies, and municipalities that enact the surcharge ordinance from paying the surcharge; caps surcharge at 75 exchange access lines per customer per location.
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Expires and repeals automatically 10 years after the act takes effect.
Legislative Description
Allows for the county of Albany to impose an additional ninety-five cent surcharge per access line per month on the customers of every wireless service supplier within Albany county to pay for costs associated with maintaining the 911 emergency telephone system.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
2/11/2022