SENATE BILL REPORT
SB 6021
AS PASSED SENATE, FEBRUARY 8, 1994
Brief Description: Providing a procedure for consolidation or dissolution of emergency service communication districts.
SPONSORS: Senators Haugen and Winsley
SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Majority Report: Do pass.
Signed by Senators Haugen, Chairman; Drew, Vice Chairman; Loveland, McCaslin, Oke, Owen and Winsley.
Staff: Eugene Green (786‑7405)
Hearing Dates: January 19, 1994; January 20, 1994
BACKGROUND:
In lieu of providing a county-wide system of emergency service communication, the legislative authority of any county may establish one or more less than county-wide emergency service communication districts for the purpose of providing and funding emergency service communication systems. The legislative authority of a county may impose a county enhanced 911 excise tax on the use of switched access lines in an amount not exceeding 50 cents per month for each switched access line. The state also imposes a state enhanced 911 excise tax at a rate not to exceed 20 cents per month for each switched access line until December 31, 1998. Thereafter, the state tax cannot exceed 10 cents per month for each switched access line.
No statutory provisions authorize either the dissolution or consolidation of less than county-wide emergency service communication districts.
SUMMARY:
Following a public hearing on the issue, a county legislative authority may consolidate less than county-wide emergency service communication districts, if the county legislative authority finds the action to be in the public interest and adopts a resolution providing for the consolidation.
A less than county-wide emergency service communication district may be dissolved in the same manner as above. The county legislative authority must specify the manner in which dissolution is to be accomplished and must supervise the liquidation of any assets and the satisfaction of any outstanding indebtedness.
Appropriation: none
Revenue: none
Fiscal Note: none requested
TESTIMONY FOR: None
TESTIMONY AGAINST: None
TESTIFIED: No one