HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                      2803

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative

Departments

204H-5.

(c) (1) In addition to the 911 fee imposed by § 204H-5(b),
the governing body of each county may by ordinance or resolution
after public hearing enact or adopt an additional charge not to
exceed 30 cents per month to be applied to all current bills
rendered for switched local exchange access service within that
county. The amount of the additional charge may not exceed a
level necessary to cover the total amount of eligible operation
and maintenance costs of the county.

(2)  THE ADDITIONAL CHARGE SHALL CONTINUE IN EFFECT
UNTIL REPEALED OR MODIFIED BY A SUBSEQUENT ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION. [Before July 1 of each year,]

(3)  UPON ADOPTING, REPEALING, OR MODIFYING AN
ADDITIONAL CHARGE, the county shall certify the amount of the
additional charge to the Public Service Commission which on 60
days notice shall direct the telephone companies to add the full
amount of the additional charge to all current bills rendered for
switched local exchange access service in each county which
imposed that additional charge.

(4)  The telephone companies shall act as collection
agents for the 911 Trust Fund with respect to the additional
charges imposed by each county. Revenues from the additional
charge shall be collected by the telephone companies on a county
basis and remitted monthly to the Comptroller for deposit to the
911 Trust Fund account maintained for the county which imposed
the additional charge.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1986.                                       

Approved May 27, 1986.