Senate Bill No. 366–Committee on Government Affairs
(On Behalf of Washoe County)
March 11, 1999
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Amends prospective expiration of certain provisions concerning surcharge on telephone services in certain counties to enhance 911 system in those counties. (BDR S-550)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in
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AN ACT relating to telephone services; extending the prospective expiration of certain provisions concerning surcharges on telephone services in certain counties for the enhancement of the telephone systems for reporting emergencies in those counties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Section 6 of chapter 427, Statutes of Nevada 1995, at page1-2
1057, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 6. This act becomes effective on January 1, 1996, and1-4
expires by limitation on December 31,1-5
Sec. 2. 1. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.1-6
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 244A.7643, a board of1-7
county commissioners that has imposed a surcharge pursuant to NRS1-8
244A.7643 shall not impose such a surcharge on the mobile telephone1-9
service provided to each customer of that service who resides in the county1-10
on or after the date on which the advisory committee established in that1-11
county pursuant to NRS 244A.7645 notifies the board of county1-12
commissioners that the enhancement of the telephone system for reporting1-13
an emergency in that county has been completed in such a manner that1-14
when a person reports an emergency by placing a call on a mobile1-15
telephone, the:2-1
(a) Identification of the person who pays for that mobile telephone2-2
service; and2-3
(b) Location of the antenna that receives and transmits that call,2-4
are transmitted to the location that has been designated to receive calls that2-5
report an emergency and to route them to the appropriate personnel for the2-6
provision of emergency services.2-7
3. A board of county commissioners that has imposed a surcharge2-8
pursuant to NRS 244A.7643 shall notify in a timely manner each telephone2-9
company and supplier that collects such a surcharge to cease collecting the2-10
surcharge:2-11
(a) On each access line or trunk line of each customer to the local2-12
exchange of any telephone company providing those lines in the county on2-13
or after December 31, 2001.2-14
(b) On the mobile telephone service provided to each customer of that2-15
service who resides in the county on or after the earlier of the following2-16
dates:2-17
(1) December 31, 2001; or2-18
(2) The date on which the advisory committee established in that2-19
county pursuant to NRS 244A.7645 notifies the board of county2-20
commissioners of that county that the enhancement of the telephone system2-21
for reporting an emergency in that county has been completed in the2-22
manner described in subsection 2.~