Texas Health and Safety Code 771.079 – 9-1-1 Services Fee Fund
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(a) The 9-1-1 services fee fund is an account in the general revenue fund.
(b) The account consists of:
(1) fees deposited in the fund as provided by Sections 771.071 and 771.0711;
(2) money deposited to the account under § 771.0713(c-3); and
(3) notwithstanding § 404.071, Government Code, all interest attributable to money held in the account.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 771.079
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), money in the account may be appropriated only to the commission for planning, development, provision, or enhancement of the effectiveness of 9-1-1 service or for contracts with regional planning commissions for 9-1-1 service, including for the purposes of:
(1) maintaining 9-1-1 service levels while providing for a transition to a system capable of addressing newer technologies and capable of addressing other needs;
(2) planning and deploying statewide, regional, and local emergency network systems; and
(3) updating geospatial mapping technologies.
(c-1) The legislature may appropriate money from the account to provide assistance to volunteer fire departments under Subchapter G, Chapter 614, Government Code, only if:
(1) the purposes described by Subsection (c) have been accomplished or are fully funded for the fiscal period for which an appropriation under this subsection is made; and
(2) all other sources of revenue dedicated for the purposes of providing assistance to volunteer fire departments under Subchapter G, Chapter 614, Government Code, are obligated for the fiscal period for which an appropriation under this subsection is made.
(d) § 403.095, Government Code, does not apply to the account.