Senate Bill No. 225–Committee on Government Affairs

 

(On Behalf of Washoe County)

 

February 21, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Repeals prospective expiration of certain provisions concerning surcharges on telephone services in certain counties for enhancement of telephone systems for reporting emergencies in those counties. (BDR 20‑499)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to telephone services; repealing the prospective expiration of certain provisions concerning surcharges on telephone services in certain counties for the enhancement of 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:

 

   Section 1.  Section 6 of chapter 427, Statutes of Nevada 1995, as last amended by chapter 375, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at page 1686, is hereby amended to read as follows:

   Sec. 6.  This act becomes effective on January 1, 1996 . [, and expires by limitation on December 31, 2001.]

1-1    Sec. 2. Section 2 of chapter 375, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at page

1-2  1686, is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-3    Sec. 2.  [1.] This act becomes effective upon passage and

1-4  approval.

1-5    [2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 244A.7643, a board of

1-6  county commissioners that has imposed a surcharge pursuant to NRS

1-7  244A.7643 shall not impose such a surcharge on the mobile telephone

1-8  service provided to each customer of that service who resides in the

1-9  county on or after the date on which the advisory committee

1-10  established in that county pursuant to NRS 244A.7645 notifies the

1-11  board of county commissioners that the enhancement of the telephone

1-12  system for reporting an emergency in that county has been completed

1-13  in such a manner that when a person reports an emergency by placing

1-14  a call on a mobile telephone, the:

2-1    (a) Identification of the person who pays for that mobile telephone

2-2  service; and

2-3    (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

2-5  that report an emergency and to route them to the appropriate

2-6  personnel for the provision of emergency services.

2-7    3.  A board of county commissioners that has imposed a surcharge

2-8  pursuant to NRS 244A.7643 shall notify in a timely manner each

2-9  telephone company and supplier that collects such a surcharge to

2-10  cease collecting the surcharge:

2-11    (a) On each access line or trunk line of each customer to the local

2-12  exchange of any telephone company providing those lines in the

2-13  county on or after December 31, 2001.

2-14    (b) On the mobile telephone service provided to each customer of

2-15  that service who resides in the county on or after the earlier of the

2-16  following dates:

2-17            (1) December 31, 2001; or

2-18            (2) The date on which the advisory committee established in that

2-19  county pursuant to NRS 244A.7645 notifies the board of county

2-20  commissioners of that county that the enhancement of the telephone

2-21  system for reporting an emergency in that county has been completed

2-22  in the manner described in subsection 2.]

2-23    Sec. 3.  Section 55 of chapter 530, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at page

2-24  2719, is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-25  Sec. 55.  [1.] This act becomes effective upon passage and

2-26  approval.

2-27  [2.  Section 39 of this act expires by limitation on December 31,

2-28  2001.]

2-29    Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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