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Title:Provides for point-of-sale collection of tax for access to 9-1-1 emergency reporting <br />system from prepaid wireless telecommunications service consumers. Applies tax to <br />retail transactions made on or after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2016. Requires <br />Office of Emergency Management and Department of Revenue to report biennially to <br />interim committee of Legislative Assembly with authority over revenue issues on status <br />of available forms of telecommunications service and related emergency communications <br />taxation issues. Extends period of applicability of emergency communications tax. Takes <br />effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. <br />Sponsored by: (at the request of the House Interim Committee on Revenue) <br />(Presession filed) <br />URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measpdf/hb2400.dir/hb2454.intro.pdf <br />Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Larry Hill CS-FIN Pri 1 Support <br /> <br />Comments: HB 2454 is an LOC priority. It would amend the existing 911 telecommunications tax to <br />also apply to prepaid phone cards providing access to 911 services. Eugene's Emergency <br />Communications Fund depends upon a share of the State's 911 tax revenue, and would <br />benefit from this change. The bill has LOC #1 support. HB 2454, HB 2415 & HB 2036 <br />are similar bills. <br />Pam Collett EPD-911 <br />Comments: I think this methodology makes sense. I am still researching this and need more <br />information from APCO on their stance. <br />HB 2496 <br />Relating Clause: Relating to emergency communications taxes; providing for revenue raising that requires <br />approval by a three-fifths majority. <br />Title:Extends period of applicability of emergency communications tax. <br />Sponsored by: (at the request of the House Interim Committee on Revenue) <br />(Presession filed) <br />URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measpdf/hb2400.dir/hb2496.intro.pdf <br />Contact Respondent Dept Updated Priority Recommendation <br />Larry Hill CS-FIN Pri 1 Support <br /> <br />Comments: This is an LOC priority. HB 2496 (and similar HB 2035) would extend the sunset date on <br />the State 911 emergency communication tax. Without this extension the tax will sunset <br />on Jan. 1, 2014, and the City Emergency Communication Fund would be starved of <br />revenue. <br />Pam Collett EPD-911 <br />4 | Page <br />March 13, 2013 IGR Committee Meeting <br />