ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 451

(8)     To audit county expenditures for the operation and maintenance of
911 systems;

(9)     To ensure inspections of public safety answering points;

(10) To review and approve or disapprove requests from counties with
operational enhanced 911 systems to be exempted from the expenditure limitations
under the provisions of § 18-108(d) of this subtitle; [and]

(11) To authorize expenditures from the 911 Trust Fund that:

(i) Involve enhancements that:

1. Are required by the Board;

2. Will be provided to a county by a third party contractor;

3. Will incur costs that the Board has approved prior to the
formation of a contract between the county and the contractor; and

(ii) Are approved by the Board for payment[:

1. From] FROM proceeds collected in accordance with the
provisions of § 18-105(b) of this subtitle[; and]:

[2.] 1. Directly to a third party contractor on behalf of a
county; OR

2. DIRECTLY TO A CMRS PROVIDER FOR RECURRING AND
NONRECURRING COSTS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DEPLOYMENT AND OPERATION
OF WIRELESS ENHANCED 911 SERVICE; AND

(12) (I) TO APPROVE, REJECT, OR MODIFY:

1. THE IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE FOR WIRELESS
ENHANCED 911 SERVICE; AND

2. A CMRS PROVIDER'S COST ESTIMATE FOR WIRELESS
ENHANCED 911 SERVICE;

(II) TO REVIEW THE AUDIT OF A CMRS PROVIDER'S COST ESTIMATE
TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN OVERPAYMENT OR UNDERPAYMENT WAS MADE FROM
THE 911 TRUST FUND TO THE CMRS PROVIDER; AND

(III) 1. TO ADJUST A SUBSEQUENT COST ESTIMATE APPROVED
FOR PAYMENT TO THE CMRS PROVIDER IF AN UNDERPAYMENT WAS MADE; AND

2. TO REQUIRE A REFUND BY THE CMRS PROVIDER TO THE
911 TRUST FUND IF AN OVERPAYMENT WAS MADE.

(i) (1) The Board may instruct the Comptroller to withhold funds provided
to a county for 911 system expenditures for any violation of:

(i) The provisions of this subtitle; or
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