Utah Code 63H-7a-304. Unified Statewide 911 Emergency Service Account — Creation — Administration — Permitted uses
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(1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the “Unified Statewide 911 Emergency Service Account,” consisting of:
Terms Used In Utah Code 63H-7a-304
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Authority: means the Utah Communications Authority created in Section
63H-7a-201 . See Utah Code 63H-7a-103 - Board: means the Utah Communications Authority Board created in Section
63H-7a-203 . See Utah Code 63H-7a-103 - Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- PSAP: means an entity in this state that:(13)(a) receives, as a first point of contact, direct 911 emergency communications from the 911 emergency service network requesting a public safety service;(13)(b) has a facility with the equipment and staff necessary to receive the communication;(13)(c) assesses, classifies, and prioritizes the communication;(13)(d) dispatches the communication to the proper responding agency; and(13)(e) submits information as described in Section
63H-7a-208 . See Utah Code 63H-7a-103- Public safety communications network: means :
(14)(a) a regional or statewide public safety governmental communications network and related facilities, including real property, improvements, and equipment necessary for the acquisition, construction, and operation of the services and facilities; and(14)(b) 911 emergency services, including radio communications, connectivity, and 911 call processing equipment. See Utah Code 63H-7a-103- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) proceeds from the fee imposed in Section 69-2-403;(1)(b) money appropriated or otherwise made available by the Legislature; and(1)(c) contributions of money, property, or equipment from federal agencies, political subdivisions of the state, persons, or corporations.(2)(2)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (4) and subject to Subsection (3) and appropriations by the Legislature, the authority shall disburse funds in the 911 account for the purpose of enhancing and maintaining the statewide public safety communications network and 911 call processing equipment in order to rapidly, efficiently, effectively, and with greater interoperability deliver 911 services in the state.(2)(b) In expending funds in the 911 account, the authority shall give a higher priority to an expenditure that:(2)(b)(i) best promotes statewide public safety;(2)(b)(ii) best promotes interoperability;(2)(b)(iii) impacts the largest service territory;(2)(b)(iv) impacts a densely populated area; or(2)(b)(v) impacts an underserved area.(2)(c) The authority shall expend funds in the 911 account in accordance with the authority strategic plan described in Section 63H-7a-206.(2)(d) The authority may not expend funds from the 911 account collected through the 911 emergency service charge imposed in Section 69-2-403 on behalf of a PSAP that chooses not to participate in the:(2)(d)(i) public safety communications network; and(2)(d)(ii) the 911 emergency service defined in Section 69-2-102.(2)(e) The authority may not expend funds from the 911 account collected through the prepaid wireless 911 service charge revenue distributed in Subsections 69-2-405(9)(a)(iii) and 69-2-405(9)(b)(iii) on behalf of a PSAP that chooses not to participate in the:(2)(e)(i) public safety communications network; and(2)(e)(ii) 911 emergency service defined in Section 69-2-102.(2)(f) The executive director shall recommend to the board expenditures for the authority to make from the 911 account in accordance with this Subsection (2).(3) Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature and approval by the board , the Administrative Services Division may use funds in the 911 account to cover the Administrative Services Division’s administrative costs related to the 911 account.(4)(4)(a) The authority shall reimburse from the 911 account to the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created in Section 63A-16-505 an amount equal to up to 1 cent of each unified statewide 911 emergency service charge deposited into the 911 account under Section 69-2-403.(4)(b) The Utah Geospatial Resource Center shall use the funds reimbursed to the Utah Geospatial Resource Center under Subsection (4)(a) to:(4)(b)(i) enhance and upgrade digital mapping standards; and(4)(b)(ii) maintain a statewide geospatial database for unified statewide 911 emergency service. - Public safety communications network: means :