Ch. 5

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(B)     LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.

(1)     THE ADDITIONAL CHARGE IMPOSED BY A COUNTY MAY NOT EXCEED
50 CENTS PER MONTH PER BILL.

(2)      THE AMOUNT OF THE ADDITIONAL CHARGES MAY NOT EXCEED A
LEVEL NECESSARY TO COVER THE TOTAL ELIGIBLE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
COSTS OF THE COUNTY.

(C)     DURATION.

THE ADDITIONAL CHARGE CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL REPEALED OR
MODIFIED BY A SUBSEQUENT COUNTY ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.

(D)     CERTIFICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.

AFTER IMPOSING, REPEALING, OR MODIFYING AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE, THE
COUNTY SHALL CERTIFY THE AMOUNT OF THE ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO THE PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION.

(E)     ADDITION TO BILLS — BY TELEPHONE COMPANIES.

THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL DIRECT EACH TELEPHONE
COMPANY THAT PROVIDES SERVICE IN A COUNTY THAT IMPOSED AN ADDITIONAL
CHARGE TO ADD, WITHIN 60 DAYS, THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE ADDITIONAL CHARGE
TO ALL CURRENT BILLS RENDERED FOR SWITCHED LOCAL EXCHANGE ACCESS
SERVICE IN THE COUNTY.

(F)     SAME — BY 9-1-1 SERVICE CARRIERS.

WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER A COUNTY ENACTS OR ADOPTS AN ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION THAT IMPOSES, REPEALS, OR MODIFIES AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE,
EACH 9-1-1 SERVICE CARRIER THAT PROVIDES SERVICE IN THE COUNTY SHALL ADD
THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO ALL CURRENT BILLS
RENDERED FOR WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICE OR OTHER 9-1-1-ACCESSIBLE
SERVICE IN THE COUNTY.

(G)     COLLECTION.

(1)      EACH TELEPHONE COMPANY AND EACH 9-1-1 SERVICE CARRIER
SHALL:

(I)      ACT AS A COLLECTION AGENT FOR THE 9-1-1 TRUST FUND
WITH RESPECT TO THE ADDITIONAL CHARGE IMPOSED BY EACH COUNTY;

(II)     COLLECT THE MONEY FROM THE ADDITIONAL CHARGE ON A
COUNTY BASIS; AND

(III)   REMIT ALL MONEY COLLECTED TO THE COMPTROLLER ON A
MONTHLY BASIS.

(2)      THE COMPTROLLER SHALL DEPOSIT THE MONEY REMITTED IN THE
9-1-1 TRUST FUND ACCOUNT MAINTAINED FOR THE COUNTY THAT IMPOSED THE
ADDITIONAL CHARGE.

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