Montana Code 10-4-109. Local and tribal government entities and funding — department delegation
10-4-109. Local and tribal government entities and funding — department delegation. (1) After the department determines baseline next-generation 9-1-1 principles in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to 10-4-108(2) and a statewide 9-1-1 plan, the department shall delegate implementation to local and tribal government entities that host public safety answering points.
Terms Used In Montana Code 10-4-109
- Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
- Department: means the department of justice provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 20. See Montana Code 10-4-101
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
- Public safety answering point: means a communications facility operated on a 24-hour basis that first receives emergency communications from persons requesting emergency services and that may, as appropriate, directly dispatch emergency services or transfer or relay the emergency communications to appropriate public safety agencies. See Montana Code 10-4-101
- Tribal government: has the meaning provided in 2-15-141. See Montana Code 10-4-101
(2)If the department determines through its monitoring process that a local or tribal government entity that hosts a public safety answering point is not using funds in the manner prescribed in this chapter or has failed to provide information required by the department, the department may, after notice and hearing, suspend payment to the local or tribal government entity. The local or tribal government entity is not eligible to receive funds until the department determines that the local or tribal government is complying with department requirements or has provided the requested information.