Sec. 3. Clarifying acceptable 9–1–1 obligations or expenditures
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Section 6 of the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 ( 47 U.S.C. 615a–1 ) is amended— in subsection (f)— in paragraph (1), by striking as specified in the provision of State or local law adopting the fee or charge and inserting consistent with the purposes and functions designated in the final rules issued under paragraph
(3)as purposes and functions for which the obligation or expenditure of such a fee or charge is acceptable ; in paragraph (2), by striking any purpose other than the purpose for which any such fees or charges are specified and inserting any purpose or function other than the purposes and functions designated in the final rules issued under paragraph
(3)as purposes and functions for which the obligation or expenditure of any such fees or charges is acceptable ; and by adding at the end the following: In order to prevent diversion of 9–1–1 fees or charges, the Commission shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, issue final rules designating purposes and functions for which the obligation or expenditure of 9–1–1 fees or charges, by any State or taxing jurisdiction authorized to impose such a fee or charge, is acceptable. The purposes and functions designated under subparagraph
(A)shall be limited to the support and implementation of 9–1–1 services provided by or in the State or taxing jurisdiction imposing the fee or charge and operational expenses of public safety answering points within such State or taxing jurisdiction. The Commission shall consult with public safety organizations and States and taxing jurisdictions as part of any proceeding under this paragraph. In this paragraph: The term 9–1–1 fee or charge means a fee or charge applicable to commercial mobile services or IP-enabled voice services specifically designated by a State or taxing jurisdiction for the support or implementation of 9–1–1 services. The term 9–1–1 services has the meaning given such term in section 158(e) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act ( 47 U.S.C. 942(e) ). The term State or taxing jurisdiction means a State, political subdivision thereof, Indian Tribe, or village or regional corporation serving a region established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). A State or taxing jurisdiction (as defined in paragraph (3)(D)) shall provide the information requested by the Commission to prepare the report required by paragraph (2). ; and by adding at the end the following: If any provision of this section or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this section and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. .
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Clarifying acceptable 9–1–1 obligations or expenditures
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