Bill Text: IA HF560 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to expenditures of moneys from the E911 emergency communications fund. (Formerly HF 199) (See Cmte. Bill HF 651)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-05-05 - Withdrawn. H.J. 988. [HF560 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF560-Introduced.html
House File 560 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY (SUCCESSOR TO HF 199) A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to expenditures of moneys from the E911 2 emergency communications fund. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1928HV (3) 86 ad/rj PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 34A.7A, subsection 2, Code 2015, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraphs: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. 0b. The program manager shall reimburse 1 4 the provider, on a calendar quarterly basis, for actual annual 1 5 lease costs associated with the operation of a statewide 1 6 land mobile radio communications system that interfaces with 1 7 the Iowa interoperability radio platform. The department 1 8 of transportation shall annually reimburse the program 1 9 manager up to two million dollars, which shall be returned 1 10 to the fund, for the program manager's reimbursement to 1 11 the provider of actual annual lease costs pursuant to this 1 12 paragraph. The department of administrative services shall 1 13 select the provider in accordance with section 8A.311. All 1 14 public safety answering points may access the statewide 1 15 land mobile radio communications system with no additional 1 16 charge to the individual public safety answering point. The 1 17 Iowa radio interoperability platform shall be under the 1 18 joint purview of the department of public safety and the 1 19 department of transportation. The departments shall jointly 1 20 submit a biannual report to the Iowa statewide interoperable 1 21 communications systems board beginning July 1, 2016. 1 22 NEW PARAGRAPH. 00b. (1) The program manager shall allocate 1 23 to each joint E911 service board and to the department of 1 24 public safety a minimum of one thousand dollars per calendar 1 25 quarter for each public safety answering point within the 1 26 service area of the department of public safety or joint E911 1 27 service board that has submitted an annual written request to 1 28 the program manager in a form approved by the program manager 1 29 by May 15 of each year. 1 30 (2) The amount allocated under this paragraph "00b" shall be 1 31 fifty=three percent of the total amount of surcharge generated 1 32 per calendar quarter allocated as follows: 1 33 (a) Sixty=five percent of the total dollars available for 1 34 allocation shall be allocated in proportion to the square miles 1 35 of the service area to the total square miles in this state. 2 1 (b) Thirty=five percent of the total dollars available for 2 2 allocation shall be allocated in proportion to the wireless 2 3 E911 calls taken at the public safety answering point in 2 4 the service area to the total number of wireless E911 calls 2 5 originating in this state. 2 6 (c) Notwithstanding subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), the 2 7 minimum amount allocated to each joint E911 service board and 2 8 to the department of public safety shall be no less than one 2 9 thousand dollars for each public safety answering point within 2 10 the service area of the department of public safety or joint 2 11 E911 service board. 2 12 (3) The funds allocated in this paragraph "00b" shall be 2 13 used for communication equipment utilized for the receipt and 2 14 disposition of 911 calls. 2 15 Sec. 2. Section 34A.7A, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code 2 16 2015, is amended by striking the paragraph. 2 17 Sec. 3. Section 34A.7A, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code 2 18 2015, is amended to read as follows: 2 19 f. If moneys remain in the fund after fully paying all 2 20 obligations under paragraphs "a", "0b", "00b", "b", "c", and 2 21 "d",and "e",the remainder may be accumulated in the fund 2 22 as a carryover operating surplus.ThisThe program manager, 2 23 in consultation with the E911 communications council, shall 2 24 allocate an amount, not to exceed one hundred thousand 2 25 dollars per fiscal year, for development of public awareness 2 26 and educational programs related to the use of 911 by the 2 27 public, educational programs for personnel responsible for the 2 28 maintenance, operation, and upgrading of local E911 systems, 2 29 and the expenses of members of the E911 communications council 2 30 for travel, monthly meetings, and training. The remaining 2 31 surplus shall be used to fund future network and public safety 2 32 answering point improvements for the receipt and disposition 2 33 of 911 calls, including hardware and software for an internet 2 34 protocol=enabled next generation network, and wireless 2 35 carriers' transport costs related to wireless E911 services, if 3 1 those costs are not otherwise recovered by wireless carriers 3 2 through customer billing or other sources and approved by the 3 3 program manager in consultation with the E911 communications 3 4 council. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any moneys remaining 3 5 in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to 3 6 the general fund of the state but shall remain available for 3 7 the purposes of the fund. 3 8 EXPLANATION 3 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 3 10 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 3 11 This bill relates to the expenditure of moneys in the 3 12 E911 emergency communications fund. The bill adds a new 3 13 expenditure to the list of expenditures of the E911 emergency 3 14 communications fund. The new expenditure is prioritized after 3 15 the amount appropriated to the director of the department of 3 16 homeland security and emergency management and program manager 3 17 for implementation, support, and maintenance of the functions 3 18 of the director and the program manager. The bill requires 3 19 the program manager to reimburse the provider, from the E911 3 20 emergency communications fund, on a calendar quarterly basis, 3 21 the actual annual lease costs associated with the operation 3 22 of a statewide land mobile radio communications system that 3 23 interfaces with the Iowa interoperability radio platform. 3 24 The bill requires the department of transportation to 3 25 reimburse the program manager up to $2 million, which would be 3 26 returned to the E911 emergency communications fund, for lease 3 27 costs. The bill provides that all public safety answering 3 28 points may use the system at no additional charge. The Iowa 3 29 radio interoperability platform is under the joint purview 3 30 of the department of public safety and the department of 3 31 transportation. The bill requires the departments to jointly 3 32 submit a biannual report to the Iowa statewide interoperable 3 33 communications system board beginning July 1, 2016. 3 34 The bill reprioritizes the expenditures from the fund by 3 35 moving the allocations to the joint E911 service board and 4 1 to the department of public safety from fifth in the list of 4 2 priority to third in the list of priority after the amount used 4 3 to reimburse the provider for annual lease costs associated 4 4 with the operation of the statewide land mobile radio 4 5 communications system. The bill also increases the percentage 4 6 allocated from the total amount of surcharge generated per 4 7 calendar quarter from 46 percent to 53 percent. The bill adds 4 8 that from any surplus in the E911 emergency communications 4 9 fund remaining after payment of the priorities, the E911 4 10 program manager, in consultation with the E911 communications 4 11 council, shall allocate an amount not to exceed $100,000 per 4 12 fiscal year for development of public awareness and educational 4 13 programs for the public, for educational programs for personnel 4 14 responsible for maintenance, operation, and upgrading of 4 15 E911 systems, and for the expenses of members of the E911 4 16 communications council for travel, monthly meetings, and 4 17 training. The bill further requires that the remaining surplus 4 18 be used to fund future network and public safety answering 4 19 point improvements that are for the receipt and disposition of 4 20 911 calls. LSB 1928HV (3) 86 ad/rj
