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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Commission on State Emergency |
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Communication to determine the 9-1-1 service fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sec. 771.071(b), Health & Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The amount of the fee may not exceed [50] 40 cents a |
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month for each line. |
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SECTION 2. Sec. 771.0711(b), Health & Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A wireless service provider shall collect the fee in an |
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amount equal to [50] 40 cents a month for each wireless |
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telecommunications connection from its subscribers and shall pay |
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the money collected to the comptroller not later than the 30th day |
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after the last day of the month during which the fees were |
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collected. The comptroller may establish alternative dates for |
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payment of fees under this section. The wireless service provider |
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may retain an administrative fee of one percent of the amount |
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collected. The comptroller shall deposit the money from the fees to |
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the credit of the 9-1-1 services fee account. Until deposited to |
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the credit of the 9-1-1 services fee account as required by |
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Subsection (c), money the comptroller collects under this |
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subsection remains in a trust fund with the state treasury. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies only to fees imposed on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. Fees imposed before that date are |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the fees were imposed, and |
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that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |