Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63H > Chapter 7a > Part 3 - 911 Division

• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• CAD-to-CAD: means standardized connectivity between PSAPs or between a PSAP and a dispatch center for the transmission of data between CADs. See Utah Code 63H-7a-103
• Dispatch center: means an entity that receives and responds to an emergency or nonemergency communication transferred to the entity from a public safety answering point. See Utah Code 63H-7a-103
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• 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