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

additional charge to all current bills rendered for [wireless telephone service or other
911 accessible service] CMRS in each county that imposed that additional charge.

(4) The telephone companies and 911 service carriers 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 and 911 service carriers 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.

(d)     Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the 911 fee
authorized under this subtitle does not apply to an intermediate service line used
exclusively to connect a [wireless telephone service or other 911 accessible service]
CMRS other than a switched local access service to another telephone system or
switching device.

(e)     The Secretary shall administer the 911 Trust Fund subject to the
provisions for financial management and budgeting established by the Department of
Budget and Management. The Secretary shall cause the Comptroller to establish
separate accounts for the payment of administrative expenses and for each county
within the 911 Trust Fund. The income derived from investment of money in the
Fund shall accrue to the Fund and the Comptroller shall allocate investment income
among the accounts in the Fund prorated on the basis of the total fees collected in
each county.

(f) The Comptroller shall disburse the moneys in the 911 Trust Fund as
provided in this subsection, subject to the limitations under § 18-103(i) of this
subtitle.

(1) Each July 1, the Comptroller shall allocate sufficient revenues from
the 911 fee to pay the costs of administering the 911 Trust Fund as provided by law.

(2) As directed by the Secretary and as provided in the State budget, the
Comptroller shall pay from the appropriate account the costs of:

(i) Reimbursing the costs of enhancing a 911 system by a county or
several counties; and

(ii) Paying contractors AND CMRS PROVIDERS in accordance with
the provisions of § 18-103(h)(11) of this subtitle.

(3) If a 911 system is in operation in a county, the Comptroller shall pay
to that county from the account of that county the amount of moneys requested by the
county and as provided in the State budget to pay for the costs of maintaining and
operating the 911 system. The Comptroller shall pay the moneys for maintaining and
operating 911 systems on September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30 of each
year.

(g) The Legislative Auditor shall conduct postaudits of a fiscal and compliance
nature of the 911 Trust Fund and of the appropriations and expenditures made for
purposes of this subtitle. The cost of the fiscal portion of the postaudit examination
shall be paid from tho 911 Trust Fund as an administrative cost.

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