Montana Passes 911 Fee Diversion Bill
The Montana Legislature passed 911 legislation ensuring that 911 fee revenue pays for system enhancements. The state House voted 100-0 Thursday to approve the bill with Senate amendments. The legislature introduced the bill (HB-61) after quashing a proposal by Gov.…
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Steve Bullock (D) -- slammed recently by FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly -- to repurpose $12.2 million of unused state 911 reserves to cover a budget deficit (see 1703170040). The bill would direct 911 fee revenue instead to NG-911 infrastructure and a statewide 911 plan. Legislative passage is good news, said National Emergency Number Association CEO Brian Fontes Friday. "It's a positive development that will facilitate progress toward NG911 in the state of Montana," emailed National Association of State 911 Administrators Executive Director Evelyn Bailey. The bill still needs Bullock’s signature, but the governor didn’t comment. Eight states and Puerto Rico together diverted nearly $220.3 million, or about 8.4 percent of total fees collected by 49 states and four territories reporting in 2015, the commission said in its most recent annual report to Congress (see 1701170051).