00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 160                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to a municipal enhanced 911 surcharge."                                                                
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 29.10.200(37) is amended to read:                                                                  
04                 (37)  AS 29.35.131 - 29.35.137 (enhanced 911 system and enhanced                                    
05       911 surcharge);                                                                                               
06    * Sec. 2. AS 29.35.131(i) is amended to read:                                                                      
07 (i)  A municipality may only use the enhanced 911 surcharge revenue for the                                         
08 establishment, installation, operation, support, and maintenance of an emergency                                    
09 communications system and the necessary infrastructure, equipment, data, and                                        
10 personnel to operate the system. In this subsection, "emergency communications                                      
11 system" means a network that is used by responders, from initiation to cessation                                    
12 of the contact, to communicate in emergency situations through an enhanced 911                                      
13 system, dispatch operations, call transfers, and other emergency communications                                     
14 systems and devices [THOSE COSTS OF THE ENHANCED 911 SYSTEM THAT                                                    
15 ARE AUTHORIZED IN THIS SUBSECTION. THE SURCHARGE REVENUE                                                                
01 MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY CAPITAL OR OPERATIONAL COSTS FOR                                                                
02 EMERGENCY RESPONSES THAT OCCUR AFTER THE CALL IS DISPATCHED                                                             
03 TO THE EMERGENCY RESPONDER. THE SURCHARGE REVENUE MAY NOT                                                               
04 BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTING BUILDINGS, LEASING BUILDINGS,                                                                  
05 MAINTAINING BUILDINGS, OR RENOVATING BUILDINGS, EXCEPT FOR                                                              
06 THE MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING TO THE EXTENT THAT IS                                                          
07 NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL                                                                    
08 INTEGRITY OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT AND EQUIPMENT                                                            
09 ROOMS. THE SURCHARGE REVENUE MAY BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING                                                              
10 COSTS TO THE EXTENT THE COSTS ARE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO                                                              
11 THE ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF AN                                                                     
12       ENHANCED 911 SYSTEM:                                                                                              
13 (1)  THE ACQUISITION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND                                                                               
14 MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT EQUIPMENT AND                                                              
15       911 SERVICE FEATURES;                                                                                             
16 (2)  THE ACQUISITION, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE                                                                     
17 OF OTHER EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING CALL ANSWERING EQUIPMENT,                                                                 
18 CALL TRANSFER EQUIPMENT, AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION                                                                
19 CONTROLLERS AND DISPLAYS, AUTOMATIC LOCATION IDENTIFICATION                                                             
20 CONTROLLERS AND DISPLAYS, STATION INSTRUMENTS, 911                                                                      
21 TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, TELEPRINTERS, LOGGING                                                                       
22 RECORDERS, INSTANT PLAYBACK RECORDERS, TELEPHONE DEVICES                                                                
23 FOR THE DEAF, PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT BACKUP POWER                                                                
24 SYSTEMS, CONSOLES, AUTOMATIC CALL DISTRIBUTORS, AND                                                                     
25 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE INTERFACES FOR COMPUTER-AIDED                                                                     
26       DISPATCH SYSTEMS;                                                                                                 
27 (3)  THE SALARIES AND ASSOCIATED EXPENSES FOR 911                                                                       
28 CALL TAKERS FOR THAT PORTION OF TIME SPENT TAKING AND                                                                   
29       TRANSFERRING 911 CALLS;                                                                                           
30 (4)  TRAINING COSTS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING                                                                         
31 POINT CALL TAKERS IN THE PROPER METHODS AND TECHNIQUES USED                                                             
01       IN TAKING AND TRANSFERRING 911 CALLS;                                                                             
02 (5)  EXPENSES REQUIRED TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN ALL                                                                      
03 INFORMATION NECESSARY TO PROPERLY INFORM CALL TAKERS AS TO                                                              
04 LOCATION ADDRESS, TYPE OF EMERGENCY, AND OTHER INFORMATION                                                              
05 DIRECTLY RELEVANT TO THE 911 CALL-TAKING AND TRANSFERRING                                                               
06 FUNCTION, INCLUDING AUTOMATIC LOCATION IDENTIFICATION AND                                                               
07       AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION DATABASES].                                                                       
08    * Sec. 3. AS 29.35.131(j) and 29.35.131(k) are repealed.