The Michigan Association of Counties urged the state House to pas...
The Michigan Association of Counties urged the state House to pass stalled 911 funding legislation, saying inaction may jeopardize 911 operations statewide and could force local 911 centers to close early in 2008. The bills (SB-410 and SB-411) would…
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renew a law authorizing localities to collect 911 surcharges on phone bills. The group said the bills stalled on provisions that would reach beyond landline phone service to include wireless and Internet-based phone services with the capability to access 911 to fund the service. The Senate passed the bills 34-3. The cleared House committees but now are stuck on the House floor, with no schedule for action. The municipal group said counties, public safety agencies and major telecom providers worked for two years on a balanced measure, “but now it appears some of the larger [telecom] providers are walking away from the table” rather than keep trying to work out an equitable formula for 911 funding.