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NY A09269
Bill
Status
6/30/2022
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 customers of service suppliers to fund enhanced 911 (E911) emergency telephone system costs.
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Requires any local law imposing the surcharge to specify the amount, billing start date, and E911 service commencement date, with service suppliers allowed to begin billing before E911 service begins.
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Mandates service suppliers receive minimum 45 days written notice before surcharge implementation or any modifications to the surcharge amount.
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Exempts lifeline customers, residential access lines, public safety agencies, and municipalities from the surcharge, and caps surcharge at no more than 75 access lines per customer per location.
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Extends the 95-cent surcharge to wireless communications services and prepaid wireless communications services in addition to standard access lines, and expires 10 years after enactment.
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
signed chap.259
6/30/2022