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NY S08246
Bill
Status
2/7/2022
Primary Sponsor
Neil Breslin
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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, separate from existing surcharges.
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Requires local laws imposing the surcharge to specify the amount, billing start date, and E911 service start date, and permits service suppliers to begin billing customers before E911 service begins.
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Mandates service suppliers receive a minimum of 45 days written notice before surcharge implementation or any changes to the surcharge amount.
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Exempts lifeline customers, residential access lines, public safety agencies, and municipalities that enact the surcharge from paying the charge; limits surcharge to a maximum of 75 exchange access lines per customer per location.
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Allows Albany County to impose an additional 95-cent monthly surcharge on wireless communications service and a 95-cent surcharge on prepaid wireless communications service retail sales.
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Expires and repeals 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
SUBSTITUTED BY A9269A
6/2/2022