Nevada Nears Vote on 2 Bills CTIA Says Would Divert 911 Fees
A Nevada Assembly panel cleared two bills that could divert 911 fee revenue for unrelated purposes. The Government Affairs Committee recommended passage Tuesday of SB-25, which would allow 911 fee revenue to be used to pay personnel and training costs…
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related to portable event recording devices, and SB-12, which would use those fees to pay for an audit of surcharges collected by telecom providers. The Senate last month voted 21-0 for both bills. “Diverting funds that are paid by consumers toward 9-1-1 emergency services is not only deceptive and wrong, it puts emergency communications systems at risk," said FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly in a statement to us. "We heard support [Wednesday] from the Congress for even stronger enforcement mechanisms to be used against states that divert. Even under current law, diverters remain ineligible for federal NG911 grants.” Don’t use 911 fees, CTIA said in an April 17 letter on SB-25 to Senate Government Affairs Committee Chairman David Parks (D). “Use of 911 fees for purposes unrelated to 911 programs is misleading to wireless consumers and could crowd out funding for 911 enhancements that may be necessary in the future,” wrote CTIA Director-State Legislative Affairs Lisa McCabe. CTIA wrote a similar letter that day opposing SB-12. Parks didn’t comment Wednesday.