WEST virginia Legislature

2016 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 300

By Senators Trump, Takubo and Gaunch

[Introduced January 15, 2016; Referred
to the Committee on Government Organization; and then to the Committee on Finance.]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §24-6-6c, relating to additional dedicated fee for 911.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §24-6-6c, to read as follows:

 ARTICLE 6. LOCAL EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM.

§24-6-6c. Authorization of Additional Local 911 fees.

            (a)  Effective July 1, 2016, any county commission may authorize the collection of an additional enhanced county 911 fee not to exceed  $1  per month per wireless subscriber which resides in that county.  Such fees shall be in addition to fees outlined in section six (b) of this article, however the additional fees assessed herein shall be collected by the Public Service Commission in the same manner as provided in this article for other fees and returned specifically to the county which authorized the additional fee.

            (b) All additional funds received pursuant to this section shall be restricted in use, specifically dedicated to the operation, maintenance and personnel costs associated with the operational needs of the county 911 center of the county authorizing and generating such additional fees.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize county commissions to authorize the collection of additional fee, not to exceed $l  per subscriber of wireless phone lines.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.