14. a. The Legislature shall annually appropriate such sums as are necessary to pay for the operation and maintenance of the enhanced 9-1-1 service and for county 9-1-1 coordinators pursuant to section 13 of P.L.1989, c.3 (C. 52:17C-13). A telephone company incurring operation and maintenance costs of the system shall submit the costs thereof, after review and approval by the Board of Public Utilities, to the State Treasurer. The operation and maintenance charges for the enhanced 9-1-1 service shall accrue coincident with the availability of the enhanced 9-1-1 service and shall be submitted to the State upon that availability. The State Treasurer, upon warrant of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury, shall pay such costs from moneys appropriated pursuant to this section.

b. The Legislature shall annually appropriate such sums as are necessary to pay for the installation, operation and maintenance costs required to provide wireless enhanced 9-1-1 service upon request by the office pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 20.18(f). A wireless telephone company incurring installation, operation and maintenance costs required to provide wireless enhanced 9-1-1 service shall submit the costs thereof, after review and approval by the office and the commission, to the State Treasurer. The installation, operation and maintenance costs for wireless enhanced 9-1-1 service shall accrue coincident with the availability of such service and shall be submitted to the State upon that availability. The State Treasurer, upon warrant of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury, shall pay such costs from moneys appropriated pursuant to this section.

L.1989,c.3,s.14; amended 1999, c.125, s.6.