New state laws in Md. and Me. will increase state 911 phone bill ...
New state laws in Md. and Me. will increase state 911 phone bill surcharges. Md. Gov. Robert Eherlich (R) signed a bill (HB-780) imposing a new state-level 25-cent monthly per- line surcharge on wireline and wireless services to help…
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pay costs of a statewide E-911 network. The new law requires the state Emergency Number Systems Board to develop a statewide E-911 implementation schedule by July 2004. The law specifies that local 911 authorities can use state funds to supplement their own local maintenance and operations spending and can’t use state dollars to replace local 911 levies. Me. Gov. John Baldacci (D) signed a bill (HB-1042) to increase the maximum state E-911 surcharge to 66 cents monthly from 50 cents. The new law ties the increase to establishment of at least 16 new public safety answering points around the state.