Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

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68th Legislature 2023                                                                                             HB 597.1
                                                HOUSE BILL NO. 597
                                           INTRODUCED BY N. DURAM
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  A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT REVISING ALLOCATIONS FROM THE 9-1-1 ACCOUNT;
  PROVIDING FOR A TRANSFER OF FUNDS; AMENDING SECTION 10-4-304, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN
  EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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          Section 1. Section 10-4-304, MCA, is amended to read:
          "10-4-304.   (Temporary) Establishment of 9-1-1 accounts. (1) There is established in the state
  special revenue fund an account for fees collected for 9-1-1 services pursuant to 10-4-201.
          (2)      Except as provided in subsection (5), funds in the account are statutorily appropriated to the
  department, as provided in 17-7-502. Except as provided in subsection (3), funds that are not used for the
  administration of this chapter by the department, used for public safety radio communications, if allowable, or
  transferred in accordance with subsection subsections (5) and (6) are allocated as follows:
          (a)      75% of the account must be deposited in an account for distribution to local and tribal
  government entities that host public safety answering points in accordance with 10-4-305 and with rules
  adopted by the department in accordance with 10-4-108; and
          (b)      25% 7% of the account must be deposited in an account for distribution in the form of grants to
  private telecommunications providers, local or tribal government entities that host public safety answering
  points, or both in accordance with 10-4-306.; and
          (c)      18% of the account must be deposited in an account for use by the department for a statewide
  next generation 9-1-1 system.
          (3)      All money received by the department of revenue pursuant to 10-4-201 must be paid to the
  state treasurer for deposit in the appropriate account.
          (4)      The accounts established in subsections (1) and (2) retain interest earned from the investment
  of money in the accounts.
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68th Legislature 2023                                                                                              HB 597.1
             (5)    Each fiscal year from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2030, the state treasurer shall transfer
  $450,000 from the account established in subsection (1) to the 9-1-1 GIS mapping account established in 10-4-
  310 by August 15 of each fiscal year.
             (6)    On July 1, 2023, the state treasurer shall transfer the balance from the account established in
  subsection (2)(b) into the account established in subsection (2)(c). (Terminates July 1, 2031--sec. 8, Ch. 200, L.
  2021.)
             10-4-304. (Effective July 2, 2031) Establishment of 9-1-1 accounts. (1) Beginning July 1, 2018,
  there is established in the state special revenue fund an account for fees collected for 9-1-1 services pursuant
  to 10-4-201.
             (2)    Funds in the account are statutorily appropriated to the department, as provided in 17-7-502.
  Except as provided in subsection (3), beginning July 1, 2018, funds that are not used for the administration of
  this chapter by the department or used for public safety radio communications, if allowable, are allocated as
  follows:
             (a)    75% of the account must be deposited in an account for distribution to local and tribal
  government entities that host public safety answering points in accordance with 10-4-305 and with rules
  adopted by the department in accordance with 10-4-108; and
             (b)    25% of the account must be deposited in an account for distribution in the form of grants to
  private telecommunications providers, local or tribal government entities that host public safety answering
  points, or both in accordance with 10-4-306.
             (3)    Beginning July 1, 2018, all money received by the department of revenue pursuant to 10-4-201
  must be paid to the state treasurer for deposit in the appropriate account.
             (4)    The accounts established in subsections (1) and (2) retain interest earned from the investment
  of money in the accounts."
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             NEW SECTION. Section 2.      Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2023.
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Statutes affected: 
HB0597_1.pdf: 10-4-304
HB0597_2.pdf: 10-4-304
HB0597_3.pdf: 10-4-304
HB0597_4.pdf: 10-4-304
Amended: 10-4-304
Introduced: 10-4-108, 10-4-304, 10-4-305, 10-4-306