2012 Utah Code
Title 53 - Public Safety Code
Article 10 - Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Act
Section 605 - Use of money in restricted account -- Criteria -- Administration.

(1) Subject to an annual legislative appropriation from the restricted account to:

(a) the committee, the committee shall:

(i) authorize the use of the money in the fund, by grant to a local entity or state agency in accordance with this Subsection (1) and Subsection (2);

(ii) grant to state agencies and local entities an amount not to exceed the per month fee levied on telecommunications service under Section 69-2-5.6 for installation, implementation, and maintenance of unified, statewide 911 emergency services and technology; and

(iii) in addition to any money under Subsection (1)(a)(ii), grant to counties of the third through sixth class the amount dedicated for rural assistance, which is at least 3 cents per month levied on telecommunications service under Section 69-2-5.6 to:

(A) enhance the 911 emergency services with a focus on areas or counties that do not have E-911 services; and

(B) where needed, assist the counties, in cooperation with private industry, with the creation or integration of wireless systems and location technology in rural areas of the state;

(b) the committee, the committee shall:

(i) include reimbursement to a provider of radio communications service, as defined in Section 69-2-2, for costs as provided in Subsection (1)(b)(ii); and

(ii) an agreement to reimburse costs to a provider of radio communications services must be a written agreement among the committee, the local public safety answering point and the carrier; and

(c) the state's Automated Geographic Reference Center in the Division of Integrated Technology of the Department of Technology Services, an amount equal to 1 cent per month levied on telecommunications service under Section 69-2-5.6 shall be used to enhance and upgrade statewide digital mapping standards.

(2) (a) Beginning July 1, 2007, the committee may not grant the money in the restricted account to a local entity unless the local entity is in compliance with Phase I, wireless E-911 service.

(b) Beginning July 1, 2009, the committee may not grant money in the restricted account to a local entity unless the local entity is in compliance with Phase II, wireless E-911 service.

(3) A local entity must deposit any money it receives from the committee into a special emergency telecommunications service fund in accordance with Subsection 69-2-5(4).

(4) For purposes of this part, "local entity" means a county, city, town, local district, special service district, or interlocal entity created under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act.

Amended by Chapter 278, 2010 General Session