Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski (R), signed an E-911 bill letting loc...
Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski (R), signed an E-911 bill letting local govt. impose an E-911 surcharge of up to $2 monthly per line to install and operate E-911 systems. The new law (HB-249), which takes effect Sept. 22, addresses…
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municipalities’ complaints that the old cap on 911 surcharges limited Alaskan cities and towns to basic 911 services lacking automatic location capability. The measure would let municipalities exceed the $2 cap if voters approve a higher cap by referendum. The bill also specifies that money from the E-911 surcharge can’t go for any purpose other than to build and operate the E-911 system.