2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 86-313 — Surcharge; amount; hearing; commission; powers and duties.

Section 86-313
Surcharge; amount; hearing; commission; powers and duties.

(1)(a) Each telephone company in Nebraska shall collect from each of the telephone subscribers a surcharge not to exceed twenty cents per month on each telephone access line in Nebraska, including cellular telephone service. The surcharge shall only be collected on the first one hundred telephone access lines per subscriber. The companies shall add the surcharge to each subscriber's local telephone bill.

(b) The telephone companies are not liable for any surcharge not paid by a subscriber and are not obligated to take legal action to collect the surcharge.

(2) Before April 1 of each year, the commission shall hold a public hearing to determine the amount of surcharge necessary to carry out the Telecommunications Relay System Act. After the hearing, the commission shall set the surcharge at the level necessary to fund the statewide telecommunications relay system and the specialized telecommunications equipment program for the following year plus a reasonable reserve. The surcharge shall become effective on July 1 following the change. The amount appropriated for the specialized telecommunications equipment program from the fund shall not exceed the revenue generated by one cent of the surcharge per month.

(3) In an emergency the commission may adjust the amount of the surcharge to become effective before such date but only after a public hearing for such purpose.

(4) The proceeds from the surcharge shall be remitted to the commission monthly no later than thirty days after the end of the month in which they were collected together with forms provided by the commission. The commission shall remit the funds to the State Treasurer for credit to the fund.

(5) The commission may require an audit of any telephone company collecting the surcharge pursuant to the act.


Source:
    Laws 1990, LB 240, § 4

    R.S.Supp.,1992, § 86-904

    Laws 1993, LB 305, § 27

    Laws 1995, LB 146, § 4

    R.S.1943, (1999), § 86-1305

    Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 191

    Laws 2003, LB 187, § 28



~Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2006

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