The bill amends section 57-40.6-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, which pertains to the collection of assessed communication service fees. It allows assessed communications service providers to retain their actual costs associated with the administration of fee collection and any charges from telephone exchange access service providers for 911 database management. The retention limit for these costs has been adjusted from five percent to two and one-half percent of the fee collected.

Additionally, the bill stipulates that the fee proceeds collected by the communications service provider must be remitted within thirty days, unless the provider has fewer than ten subscribers or customers in a jurisdiction, in which case they may remit the proceeds on a quarterly basis. This change aims to streamline the fee collection process while providing flexibility for smaller providers.

Statutes affected:
INTRODUCED: 57-40.6-04
Adopted by the House Finance and Taxation Committee: 57-40.6-04
FIRST ENGROSSMENT: 57-40.6-04
Enrollment: 57-40.6-04
PREFILED: 57-40.6-04