GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
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HOUSE BILL 125

 
 
Short Title:	Use of 911 Funds.	()	
Sponsors:	Representatives Hall;  Hunter and Wainwright.	
Referred to:	Public Utilities.	
February 15, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to ALLOW a portion of the 911 charges in the emergency telephone system fund to be used for purposes other than equipment and rates associated with supplier service.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 62A‑8 reads as rewritten:
"§ 62A‑8.  Payments from Fund.
(a)	Fifty percent (50%) of the monies from the Emergency Telephone System Fund shall be used  to pay for:
(1)	The lease, purchase, or maintenance of emergency telephone equipment, including necessary computer hardware, software and database provisioning, addressing, and nonrecurring costs of establishing a 911 system, and
(2)	The rates associated with the service supplier's 911 service and other service supplier recurring charges.
(b)	Fifty percent (50%) of the monies from the Emergency Telephone System Fund may be used for the following purposes:
(1)	The lease or purchase of real estate.
(2)	Cosmetic remodeling of emergency dispatch centers.
(3)	Hiring, training, and compensating dispatchers.
(4)	The purchase of mobile communications vehicles, ambulances, fire engines, or other emergency vehicles.
(c)	A local government may contract with a service supplier for any term negotiated by the service supplier and the local government and may make payments from the Emergency Telephone System Fund to provide any payments required by the contract."
SECTION 2.  This act applies only to Halifax County.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2001, and applies to charges billed on or after that date.