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Ch. 68
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(1) The type of 911 system desired for the county or
multicounty area, including the type of equipment to be used and
the associated costs;
(2) The location of the emergency services answering
point and the county or multicounty agency or organization
responsible for operating the emergency services answering point;
(3) A listing of those public safety agencies whose
services will be available through the 911 system;
(4) The personnel determined necessary to operate and
maintain the 911 system; and
(5) The educational efforts the county will undertake
to acquaint the general public with the availability and proper
use of the 911 system.
(b) [In the case of those] THOSE counties which do not seek
funding or reimbursement for THE COST OF INSTALLING a 911 system
[each county] shall submit a report to the Board by July 1, 1985
containing the same information required in the county plans
DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION.
204H-5.
(a) There is [established the] A 911 Trust Fund created for
the purpose of providing grants to the counties to finance the
installation of a ["]911 system["] on a statewide basis and
providing grants to the counties to finance ["]enhancements["] to
a ["911 system"] 911 SYSTEM AND TO PAY COSTS OF MAINTAINING AND
OPERATING 911 SYSTEMS SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS AND CONTROLS
PROVIDED IN THIS SUBTITLE. MONEYS IN THE 911 TRUST FUND SHALL BE
HELD IN THE STATE TREASURY.
(b) For purposes of this subtitle, there is [established] a
911 fee[,] to be paid by the subscribers to SWITCHED LOCAL
EXCHANGE ACCESS telephone service. THE 911 FEE IS 10 CENTS PER
MONTH PAYABLE AT THE TIME WHEN THE BILLS FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE
ARE DUE. The Public Service Commission shall [set the amount of
the fee and] direct the telephone companies to add [it] THE 911
FEE to all CURRENT bills rendered for SWITCHED LOCAL EXCHANGE
ACCESS telephone service in the State [on and after July 1, 1980
through June 30, 1983. After June 30, 1983, this fee may not be
imposed]. The telephone companies shall act as collection agents
for the [State] 911 TRUST FUND with respect to the fee, and shall
remit all proceeds to the [State] Comptroller. THE TELEPHONE
COMPANIES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CREDIT AGAINST THE PROCEEDS OF THE
911 FEE TO BE REMITTED AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 1-1/2 PERCENT OF THE
911 FEE TO COVER THE EXPENSES OF BILLING, COLLECTING, AND
REMITTING THE 911 FEE AND ANY ADDITIONAL CHARGES. [The
Comptroller shall collect the proceeds from the telephone
companies at intervals determined by him and shall place the
proceeds in the 911 Trust Fund as defined herein.] AS
RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD, AFTER JULY 1, 1983, THE SECRETARY SHALL
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