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Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Larry Hill CS-FIN Pri 1 Support <br /> <br />Comments: This is a LOC priority. Currently 911 taxes are not collected on per-paid phone card and <br />voice-over-internet-protocol (VOIP) customers who access the system without <br />contributing revenue. HB 2036 was intoduced by Gov. Kitzhauber to apply 911 taxes to <br />these customers. The Eugene 911 fund needs these revenues as costs continue to outpace <br />revenues. HB 2454, HB 2415 & HB 2036 are similar bills. <br />Pam Berrian CS-ISD Pri 1 Support <br />Comments: I understand that Nathan Reynolds at EPD is lead on 911 bills and also that Larry Hilll in <br />Finance is very knowledgeable. I have suggested that Nathan can also consult with <br />former IGR Director Brenda Wilson about this bill last session; I will add that My <br />Telecom program does consider prepaid telecom revenue considered Eugene-earned by a <br />provider is part of the revenue base for purpsoes of a rights of way use License fee and <br />the 2% telecom tax. <br />Pam Collett: EPD-911 <br />Comments: <br />HB 2179 <br />Relating Clause: Relating to the Emergency Communications Account; declaring an emergency. <br />Title:Designates Emergency Communications Account as trust account exclusively for <br />emergency communication purposes. <br />Declares legislative intent to create contractual obligation of state to use moneys only for <br />emergency communication purposes and to not transfer moneys out of account for other <br />uses. Declares emergency, effective on passage. <br />Sponsored by: Representative Boone, (Presession filed) <br />URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measpdf/hb2100.dir/hb2179.intro.pdf <br />Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Pam Collet EPD-911 Pri 1 Support <br /> <br />Comments: This is a no sweeps bill and it was a number one priority for the City last time around <br />Larry Hill CS-FIN Pri 1 Support <br />Comments: HB 2179 is an LOC priority. The state deposits 911 emergency communications taxes <br />into an Emergency Communications Account. The Legislature appropriates money from <br />this account to local Public Safety Answering Points to support local emergency <br />communications. Interest income on revenue in the account is already diverted by the <br />state to other purposes, and the Legislature continues to eye this revenue for additional <br />diversion to other state priorities, to the detriment of local 911 emergency response <br />systems. HB 2179 would protect local 911 emergency communications funding by <br />2 | Page <br />March 13, 2013 IGR Committee Meeting <br />