Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 487 (BDR 58-300)
Proposed by: Committee on Commerce and Labor
Amendment Box: Replaces Amendment No. 380.
Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:
ASSEMBLY ACTION
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Amend section 1, page 1, line 2, by deleting "36," and inserting "11,".
Amend sec. 2, page 1, line 3, by deleting "
10," and inserting "11,".Amend sec. 2, page 1, line 4, by deleting "
3" and inserting "2.5".Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 2.5, following sec. 2, to read as follows:
"Sec. 2.5.
"Commission" means the public utilities commission of Nevada.".Amend sec. 5, page 1, line 11, by deleting:
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public utilities commission of Nevada" and inserting "commission".Amend sec. 8, page 2, lines 8 and 9, by deleting:
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public utilities commission of Nevada" and inserting "commission".Amend sec. 9, page 3, line 4, after "
notifies the" by inserting "eligible".Amend sec. 10, page 3, line 10, after "
services" by inserting:"
must be based on the methods for determining reductions which are adopted by the commission by regulation. The commission may provide different methods for determining reductions to allow for differences between eligible providers. The methods may include, without limitation:(a) Basing the reduction on the tariff filed by the eligible provider with the commission; or
(b) Establishing a formula pursuant to which the amount of the reduction may be determined.
2. The reduction in such telephone rates
".Amend sec. 10, page 3, line 15, by deleting "
2." and inserting "3.".Amend sec. 10, page 3, between lines 18 and 19, by inserting:
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4. If the amount of the reduction in rates provided by an eligible provider to an eligible customer for lifeline services is greater than the amount which the eligible provider receives as universal service support pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 254, the eligible provider is entitled to reimbursement from the fund established by the commission pursuant to NRS 704.040 for the difference between the amount of the reduction and the amount received as universal service support pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 254.".Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 11 through 40 and adding a new section designated sec. 11, following sec. 10, to read as follows:
"Sec. 11.
1. A telephone company, person providing wireless or commercial mobile radio service, public safety answering point, or manufacturer supplying equipment to a telephone company or public safety answering point, or any agent thereof, is not liable to any person who uses an enhanced 911 service for:(a) The release of the telephone number and street address of the telephone used to place the 911 telephone call, including telephone numbers which are not published, if the release was made in good faith;
(b) The failure of any equipment or procedure in connection with the provision of an enhanced 911 service; or
(c) Any act, or the omission of any act, committed in good faith,
while providing, or while in training to provide, services through a public safety answering point.2. As used in this section,
(a) "Enhanced 911 service" means a service consisting of telephone network features and public safety answering points provided for persons using the public telephone system to reach the appropriate public service answering point by dialing the digits 9-1-1, by using selective routing, if required, based on the location from which the call originated, and providing at the public safety answering point automatic number identification and automatic location identification.
(b) "Public safety answering point" means a facility, operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, that is responsible for receiving 911 telephone calls and directly dispatching emergency response services, or transferring or relaying 911 telephone calls to other public safety agencies. A public safety answering point is the first point of reception by a public safety agency of 911 telephone calls and serves the jurisdiction in which it is located and other participating jurisdictions.
".Amend the title of the bill to read as follows: