Ch. 451

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

2. DIRECTLY TO A CMRS PROVIDER FOR RECURRING AND
NONRECURRING COSTS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DEPLOYMENT AND OPERATION
OF WIRELESS ENHANCED 9-1-1 SERVICE;

(13)    APPROVING, REJECTING, OR MODIFYING;

(I) THE IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE FOR WIRELESS ENHANCED
9-1-1 SERVICE; AND

(II) A CMRS PROVIDER'S COST ESTIMATE FOR WIRELESS
ENHANCED 9-1-1 SERVICE, SUBMITTED UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION;

(14)    CONDUCTING AN ANNUAL AUDIT OF AN APPROVED ESTIMATE OF A
CMRS PROVIDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE COST ESTIMATE SUBMITTED
DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR WAS MORE OR LESS THAN THE ACTUAL COST OF THE
WIRELESS ENHANCED 9-1-1 SERVICE; AND

(15) DETERMINING WHETHER AN OVERPAYMENT OR UNDERPAYMENT
WAS MADE FROM THE 9-1-1 TRUST FUND TO THE CMRS PROVIDER:

(I) ADJUSTING A SUBSEQUENT COST ESTIMATE APPROVED FOR
PAYMENT TO A CMRS PROVIDER IF AN UNDERPAYMENT WAS MADE; AND

(II) REQUIRING A REFUND BY A CMRS PROVIDER TO THE 9-1-1
TRUST FUND IF AN OVERPAYMENT WAS MADE.

(c) The guidelines established by the Board under subsection (b)(1) of this
section:

(1)     shall be based on available technology and equipment; and

(2)     may be based on any other factor that the Board determines is
appropriate, including population and area served by 9-1-1 systems.

(D) (1) ANNUALLY, ACCORDING TO A SCHEDULE DETERMINED BY THE
BOARD, A CMRS PROVIDER SHALL SUBMIT TO THE BOARD:

(I) AN ESTIMATE OF ITS COST OF DEPLOYING WIRELESS
ENHANCED 9-1-1 SERVICE BASED ON THE CURRENT DEPLOYMENT OF WIRELESS
ENHANCED 9-1-1 SERVICE IN ALL AREAS OF THE STATE WHERE THE CMRS
PROVIDER PROVIDED CMRS; AND

(II) VERIFICATION OF THE ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL COST OF
WIRELESS ENHANCED 9-1-1 SERVICE.

(2)      EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW, ON REQUEST OF A CMRS
PROVIDER, THE INFORMATION THAT A CMRS PROVIDER REPORTS TO THE BOARD,
INCLUDING VERIFICATION OF COSTS, SHALL BE CONFIDENTIAL, PRIVILEGED, AND
PROPRIETARY AND MAY NOT BE DISCLOSED TO ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE CMRS
PROVIDER.

1-308.

(a) There is a 9-1-1 Trust Fund.

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