amount of revenue payable that may be raised in accordance with sections 2 and 3 of this Act.

     Section 2. That chapter 10-13 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

     Section 3. That chapter 10-13 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

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     Section 23. That § 34-45-3 be amended to read as follows:

     34-45-3.   Any governing body may incur any nonrecurring or recurring costs for the installation, maintenance, or operation of a 911 system and may pay such costs by imposing a 911 emergency surcharge for such service in those portions of the governing body's jurisdiction for which 911 service will be provided . If the 911 system is to be provided for any territory included in the jurisdiction of the governing bodies of two or more public agencies the public agencies may enter into a joint agreement for such service unless any such body expressly excludes itself therefrom. Any such agreement shall provide that each governing body which is a customer of such service shall make payment therefor from general revenues. Nothing in this section prevents two or more such governing bodies from entering into a contract to establish a separate legal entity to enter into such an agreement as the customer of the service supplier.

     Section 24. That § §  34-45-4 to 34-45-10, inclusive, be repealed.

     Section 25. That § 34-45-11 be amended to read as follows:

     34-45-11.   Any governing body imposing the charge authorized by § §   34-45-3 and 34-45-4 may

enter into an agreement directly with the service supplier of the 911 system or may contract and cooperate with any public agency or with other states or their political subdivision for the administration of a 911 system as provided by law.

     Section 26. That § 34-45-12 be amended to read as follows:

     34-45-12.   Funds collected from the charge imposed pursuant to § §   34-45-3 and 34-45-4 shall be credited to a special fund, apart from the general fund of the public agency, for payments of nonrecurring and recurring costs and for the general operational expense of the 911 related service, including but not limited to the personnel costs of the dispatchers or the monthly contract costs billed by the public safety answering point. If the 911 system is discontinued, any money remaining in the fund after all payments to the service supplier pursuant to this section have been made shall be transferred to the general fund of the public agency or proportionately to the general funds of each participating public agency.

     Section 27. Sections 23 to 26, inclusive, of this Act are effective on January 1, 2004.".

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Moved by:    Koskan
Second by:    Diedrich (Larry)
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(4-5-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Koskan, McCracken, Staggers, Bogue

Voting No:    de Hueck, Koetzle, McIntyre, Moore, Diedrich (Larry)

Ryan Olson