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11 The Committee on Communications and Public Utilities (Garcia)
12 recommended the following amendment:
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
15 Delete everything after the enacting clause
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17 and insert:
18 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 11.45, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports;
21 rules.--
22 (2) DUTIES.--The Auditor General shall:
23 (a) Conduct audits of records and perform related
24 duties as prescribed by law, concurrent resolution of the
25 Legislature, or as directed by the Legislative Auditing
26 Committee.
27 (b) Annually conduct a financial audit of state
28 government.
29 (c) Annually conduct financial audits of all
30 universities and district boards of trustees of community
31 colleges.
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1 (d) Annually conduct financial audits of the accounts
2 and records of all district school boards in counties with
3 populations of fewer than 150,000, according to the most
4 recent federal decennial statewide census.
5 (e) Annually conduct an audit of the Wireless
6 Emergency Telephone System Fund as described in s. 365.173.
7 (e)(f) Annually conduct audits of the accounts and
8 records of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
9 (f)(g) At least every 2 years, conduct operational
10 audits of the accounts and records of state agencies and
11 universities. In connection with these audits, the Auditor
12 General shall give appropriate consideration to reports issued
13 by state agencies' inspectors general or universities'
14 inspectors general and the resolution of findings therein.
15 (g)(h) At least every 2 years, conduct a performance
16 audit of the local government financial reporting system,
17 which, for the purpose of this chapter, means any statutory
18 provisions related to local government financial reporting.
19 The purpose of such an audit is to determine the accuracy,
20 efficiency, and effectiveness of the reporting system in
21 achieving its goals and to make recommendations to the local
22 governments, the Governor, and the Legislature as to how the
23 reporting system can be improved and how program costs can be
24 reduced. The Auditor General shall determine the scope of such
25 audits. The local government financial reporting system should
26 provide for the timely, accurate, uniform, and cost-effective
27 accumulation of financial and other information that can be
28 used by the members of the Legislature and other appropriate
29 officials to accomplish the following goals:
30 1. Enhance citizen participation in local government;
31 2. Improve the financial condition of local
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1 governments;
2 3. Provide essential government services in an
3 efficient and effective manner; and
4 4. Improve decisionmaking on the part of the
5 Legislature, state agencies, and local government officials on
6 matters relating to local government.
7 (h)(i) Once every 3 years, conduct performance audits
8 of the Department of Revenue's administration of the ad
9 valorem tax laws as described in s. 195.096.
10 (i)(j) Once every 3 years, conduct financial audits of
11 the accounts and records of all district school boards in
12 counties with populations of 125,000 or more, according to the
13 most recent federal decennial statewide census.
14 (j)(k) Once every 3 years, review a sample of each
15 state agency's internal audit reports to determine compliance
16 with current Standards for the Professional Practice of
17 Internal Auditing or, if appropriate, government auditing
18 standards.
19 (k)(l) Conduct audits of local governmental entities
20 when determined to be necessary by the Auditor General, when
21 directed by the Legislative Auditing Committee, or when
22 otherwise required by law. No later than 18 months after the
23 release of the audit report, the Auditor General shall perform
24 such appropriate followup procedures as he or she deems
25 necessary to determine the audited entity's progress in
26 addressing the findings and recommendations contained within
27 the Auditor General's previous report. The Auditor General
28 shall provide a copy of his or her determination to each
29 member of the audited entity's governing body and to the
30 Legislative Auditing Committee.
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1 The Auditor General shall perform his or her duties
2 independently but under the general policies established by
3 the Legislative Auditing Committee. This subsection does not
4 limit the Auditor General's discretionary authority to conduct
5 other audits or engagements of governmental entities as
6 authorized in subsection (3).
7 Section 2. Subsection (13) of section 364.02, Florida
8 Statutes, is amended to read:
9 364.02 Definitions.--As used in this chapter:
10 (13) "Telecommunications company" includes every
11 corporation, partnership, and person and their lessees,
12 trustees, or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever, and
13 every political subdivision in the state, offering two-way
14 telecommunications service to the public for hire within this
15 state by the use of a telecommunications facility. The term
16 "telecommunications company" does not include:
17 (a) An entity which provides a telecommunications
18 facility exclusively to a certificated telecommunications
19 company;
20 (b) An entity which provides a telecommunications
21 facility exclusively to a company which is excluded from the
22 definition of a telecommunications company under this
23 subsection;
24 (c) A commercial mobile radio service provider;
25 (d) A facsimile transmission service;
26 (e) A private computer data network company not
27 offering service to the public for hire;
28 (f) A cable television company providing cable service
29 as defined in 47 U.S.C. s. 522; or
30 (g) An intrastate interexchange telecommunications
31 company.
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2 However, each commercial mobile radio service provider and
3 each intrastate interexchange telecommunications company shall
4 continue to be liable for any taxes imposed under pursuant to
5 chapters 202, 203 and 212 and any fees assessed under s.
6 pursuant to ss. 364.025 and 364.336. Each intrastate
7 interexchange telecommunications company shall continue to be
8 subject to ss. 364.04, 364.10(3)(a) and (d), 364.163, 364.285,
9 364.336, 364.501, 364.603, and 364.604, shall provide the
10 commission with the such current information as the commission
11 deems necessary to contact and communicate with the company,
12 shall continue to pay intrastate switched network access rates
13 or other intercarrier compensation to the local exchange
14 telecommunications company or the competitive local exchange
15 telecommunications company for the origination and termination
16 of interexchange telecommunications service, and shall reduce
17 its intrastate long distance toll rates in accordance with s.
18 364.163(2).
19 Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (13) of section
20 365.171, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
21 365.171 Emergency telephone number "911."--
22 (13) "911" FEE.--
23 (a) Following approval by referendum as set forth in
24 paragraph (b), or following approval by a majority vote of its
25 board of county commissioners, a county may impose a "911" fee
26 to be paid by the local exchange subscribers within its
27 boundaries served by the "911" service. Proceeds from the
28 "911" fee shall be used only for "911" expenditures as set
29 forth in subparagraph 6. The manner of imposing and collecting
30 said payment shall be as follows:
31 1. At the request of the county subscribing to "911"
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1 service, the telephone company shall, insofar as is
2 practicable, bill the "911" fee to the local exchange
3 subscribers served by the "911" service, on an individual
4 access line basis, at a rate not to exceed 50 cents per month
5 per line (up to a maximum of 25 access lines per account bill
6 rendered). However, the fee may not be assessed on any pay
7 telephone in this state. A county collecting the fee for the
8 first time may collect the fee for no longer than 36 months
9 without initiating the acquisition of its "911" equipment.
10 2. Fees collected by the telephone company pursuant to
11 subparagraph 1. shall be returned to the county, less the
12 costs of administration retained pursuant to paragraph (c).
13 The county shall provide a minimum of 90 days' written notice
14 to the telephone company prior to the collection of any "911"
15 fees.
16 3. Any county that currently has an operational "911"
17 system or that is actively pursuing the implementation of a
18 "911" system shall establish a fund to be used exclusively for
19 receipt and expenditure of "911" fee revenues collected
20 pursuant to this section. All fees placed in said fund, and
21 any interest accrued thereupon, shall be used solely for "911"
22 costs described in subparagraph 6. The money collected and
23 interest earned in this fund shall be appropriated for "911"
24 purposes by the county commissioners and incorporated into the
25 annual county budget. Such fund shall be included within the
26 financial audit performed in accordance with s. 218.39. A
27 report of the audit shall be forwarded to the office within 60
28 days of its completion. A county may carry forward on an
29 annual basis unspent moneys in the fund for expenditures
30 allowed by this section, or it may reduce its fee. However, in
31 no event shall a county carry forward more than 10 percent of
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1 the "911" fee billed for the prior year. The amount of moneys
2 carried forward each year may be accumulated in order to allow
3 for capital improvements described in this subsection. The
4 carryover shall be documented by resolution of the board of
5 county commissioners expressing the purpose of the carryover
6 or by an adopted capital improvement program identifying
7 projected expansion or replacement expenditures for "911"
8 equipment and service features, or both. In no event shall the
9 "911" fee carryover surplus moneys be used for any purpose
10 other than for the "911" equipment, service features, and
11 installation charges authorized in subparagraph 6. Nothing in
12 this section shall prohibit a county from using other sources
13 of revenue for improvements, replacements, or expansions of
14 its "911" system. A county may increase its fee for purposes
15 authorized in this section. However, in no case shall the fee
16 exceed 50 cents per month per line. All current "911" fees
17 shall be reported to the office within 30 days of the start of
18 each county's fiscal period. Any fee adjustment made by a
19 county shall be reported to the office. A county shall give
20 the telephone company a 90-day written notice of such fee
21 adjustment.
22 4. The telephone company shall have no obligation to
23 take any legal action to enforce collection of the "911" fee.
24 The telephone company shall provide quarterly to the county a
25 list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of any and
26 all subscribers who have identified to the telephone company
27 their refusal to pay the "911" fee.
28 5. The county subscribing to "911" service shall
29 remain liable to the telephone company for any "911" service,
30 equipment, operation, or maintenance charge owed by the county
31 to the telephone company.
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2 As used in this paragraph, "telephone company" means an
3 exchange telephone service provider of "911" service or
4 equipment to any county within its certificated area.
5 6. It is the intent of the Legislature that the "911"
6 fee authorized by this section to be imposed by counties will
7 not necessarily provide the total funding required for
8 establishing or providing the "911" service. For purposes of
9 this section, "911" service includes the functions of database
10 management, call taking, location verification, and call
11 transfer. The following costs directly attributable to the
12 establishment and/or provision of "911" service are eligible
13 for expenditure of moneys derived from imposition of the "911"
14 fee authorized by this section: the acquisition,
15 implementation, and maintenance of Public Safety Answering
16 Point (PSAP) equipment and "911" service features, as defined
17 in the Florida Public Service Commission's lawfully approved
18 "911" and related tariffs and/or the acquisition,
19 installation, and maintenance of other "911" equipment,
20 including call answering equipment, call transfer equipment,
21 ANI controllers, ALI controllers, ANI displays, ALI displays,
22 station instruments, "911" telecommunications systems,
23 teleprinters, logging recorders, instant playback recorders,
24 telephone devices for the deaf (TDD) used in the "911" system,
25 PSAP backup power systems, consoles, automatic call
26 distributors, and interfaces (hardware and software) for
27 computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems; salary and associated
28 expenses for "911" call takers for that portion of their time
29 spent taking and transferring "911" calls; salary and
30 associated expenses for a county to employ a full-time
31 equivalent "911" coordinator position and a full-time
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1 equivalent staff assistant position per county for the portion
2 of their time spent administrating the "911" system; training
3 costs for PSAP call takers in the proper methods and
4 techniques used in taking and transferring "911" calls; and
5 expenses required to develop and maintain all information (ALI
6 and ANI databases and other information source repositories)
7 necessary to properly inform call takers as to location
8 address, type of emergency, and other information directly
9 relevant to the "911" call-taking and transferring function;
10 and, in a county defined in s. 125.011(1), such expenses
11 related to a nonemergency "311" system, or similar
12 nonemergency system, which improves the overall efficiency of
13 an existing "911" system or reduces "911" emergency response
14 time for a 2-year pilot project that ends June 30, 2003.
15 However, No wireless telephone service provider shall be
16 required to participate in any this pilot project or to
17 otherwise implement a nonemergency "311" system or similar
18 nonemergency system. The "911" fee revenues shall not be used
19 to pay for any item not listed, including, but not limited to,
20 any capital or operational costs for emergency responses which
21 occur after the call transfer to the responding public safety
22 entity and the costs for constructing buildings, leasing
23 buildings, maintaining buildings, or renovating buildings,
24 except for those building modifications necessary to maintain
25 the security and environmental integrity of the PSAP and "911"
26 equipment rooms.
27 7. It is the goal of the Legislature that enhanced
28 "911" service be available throughout the state. Expenditure
29 by counties of the "911" fees authorized by this section
30 should support this goal to the greatest extent feasible
31 within the context of local service needs and fiscal
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1 capability. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
2 prohibit two or more counties from establishing a combined
3 emergency "911" telephone service by interlocal agreement and
4 utilizing the "911" fees authorized by this section for such
5 combined "911" service.
6 Section 4. Subsections (3), (6), and (11) and
7 paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (8) of section 365.172,
8 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
9 365.172 Wireless emergency telephone number "E911."--
10 (3) DEFINITIONS.--Only as used in this section and ss.
11 365.173 and 365.174, the term:
12 (a) "Active prepaid wireless telephone" means a
13 prepaid wireless telephone that has been used by the customer
14 during the month to complete a telephone call for which the
15 customer's card or balance was decremented.
16 (b) "Answering point" means the public safety agency
17 that receives incoming 911 calls and dispatches appropriate
18 public safety agencies to respond to the such calls.
19 (c) "Automatic location identification" means the
20 capability of the E911 service which enables the automatic
21 display of information that defines the approximate geographic
22 location of the wireless telephone used to place a 911 call.
23 (d) "Automatic number identification" means the
24 capability of the E911 service which enables the automatic
25 display of the 10-digit service number used to place a 911
26 call.
27 (e) "Board" means the board of directors of the
28 Wireless 911 Board.
29 (f) "Building-permit review" means a review for
30 compliance with building construction standards adopted by the
31 local government under chapter 553 and does not include a
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1 review for compliance with land development regulations.
2 "Office" means the State Technology Office.
3 (g) "Collocation" means the situation when a second or
4 subsequent wireless provider uses an existing structure to
5 locate a second or subsequent antennae. The term includes the
6 ground, platform, or roof installation of equipment
7 enclosures, cabinets, or buildings, and cables, brackets, and
8 other equipment associated with the location and operation of
9 the antennae.
10 (h) "Designed service" means the configuration and
11 manner of deployment of service the wireless provider has
12 designed for an area as part of its network.
13 (i)(g) "E911" is the designation for a wireless
14 enhanced 911 system or wireless enhanced 911 service that is
15 an emergency telephone system or service that provides a
16 subscriber with wireless 911 service and, in addition, directs
17 911 calls to appropriate public safety answering points by
18 selective routing based on the geographical location from
19 which the call originated, or as otherwise provided in the
20 state plan under s. 365.171, and that provides for automatic
21 number identification and automatic location-identification
22 features in accordance with the requirements of the order.
23 (j) "Existing structure" means a structure that exists
24 at the time an application for permission to place antennae on
25 a structure is filed with a local government. The term
26 includes any structure that can structurally support the
27 attachment of antennae in compliance with applicable codes.
28 (k)(h) "Fee" means the E911 fee imposed under
29 subsection (8).
30 (l)(i) "Fund" means the Wireless Emergency Telephone
31 System Fund established in s. 365.173 and maintained under
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1 this section for the purpose of recovering the costs
2 associated with providing 911 service or E911 service,
3 including the costs of implementing the order.
4 (m) "Historic building, structure, site, object, or
5 district" means any building, structure, site, object, or
6 district that has been officially designated as a historic
7 building, historic structure, historic site, historic object,
8 or historic district through a federal, state, or local
9 designation program.
10 (n) "Land development regulations" means any ordinance
11 enacted by a local government for the regulation of any aspect
12 of development, including an ordinance governing zoning,
13 subdivisions, landscaping, tree protection, or signs, the
14 local government's comprehensive plan, or any other ordinance
15 concerning any aspect of the development of land. The term
16 does not include any building construction standard adopted
17 under and in compliance with chapter 553.
18 (o)(j) "Local exchange carrier" means a "competitive
19 local exchange telecommunications company" or a "local
20 exchange telecommunications company" as defined in s. 364.02.
21 (p)(k) "Local government" means any municipality,
22 county, or political subdivision or agency of a municipality,
23 county, or political subdivision.
24 (q) "Medium county" means any county that has a
25 population of 75,000 or more but less than 750,000.
26 (r)(l) "Mobile telephone number" or "MTN" means the
27 telephone number assigned to a wireless telephone at the time
28 of initial activation.
29 (s) "Office" means the State Technology Office.
30 (t)(m) "Order" means:
31 1. The following orders and rules of the Federal
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1 Communications Commission issued in FCC Docket No. 94-102:
2 a. Order adopted on June 12, 1996, with an effective
3 date of October 1, 1996, the amendments to s. 20.03 and the
4 creation of s. 20.18 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal
5 Regulations adopted by the Federal Communications Commission
6 pursuant to such order.
7 b. Memorandum and Order No. FCC 97-402 adopted on
8 December 23, 1997.
9 c. Order No. FCC DA 98-2323 adopted on November 13,
10 1998.
11 d. Order No. FCC 98-345 adopted December 31, 1998.
12 2. Orders and rules subsequently adopted by the
13 Federal Communications Commission relating to the provision of
14 wireless 911 services.
15 (u)(o) "Prepaid wireless telephone service" means
16 wireless telephone service that is activated in advance by
17 payment for a finite dollar amount of service or for a finite
18 set of minutes that terminate either upon use by a customer
19 and delivery by the wireless provider of an agreed-upon amount
20 of service corresponding to the total dollar amount paid in
21 advance or within a certain period of time following the
22 initial purchase or activation, unless additional payments are
23 made.
24 (v)(n) "Provider" or "wireless provider" means a
25 person or entity who provides service and either:
26 1. Is subject to the requirements of the order; or
27 2. Elects to provide wireless 911 service or E911
28 service in this state.
29 (w)(p) "Public agency" means the state and any
30 municipality, county, municipal corporation, or other
31 governmental entity, public district, or public authority
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1 located in whole or in part within this state which provides,
2 or has authority to provide, firefighting, law enforcement,
3 ambulance, medical, or other emergency services.
4 (x)(q) "Public safety agency" means a functional
5 division of a public agency which provides firefighting, law
6 enforcement, medical, or other emergency services.
7 (y)(r) "Rural county" means any county that has a
8 population of fewer than 75,000.
9 (z)(s) "Service" means "commercial mobile radio
10 service" as provided under ss. 3(27) and 332(d) of the Federal
11 Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C., ss. 151 et seq.,
12 and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, Pub. L. No.
13 103-66, August 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 312. The term "service"
14 includes the term "wireless" and service provided by any
15 wireless real-time two-way wire communication device,
16 including radio-telephone communications used in cellular
17 telephone service; personal communications service; or the
18 functional or competitive equivalent of a radio-telephone
19 communications line used in cellular telephone service, a
20 personal communications service, or a network radio access
21 line. The term does not include wireless providers that offer
22 mainly dispatch service in a more localized, noncellular
23 configuration; providers offering only data, one-way, or
24 stored-voice services on an interconnected basis; providers of
25 air-to-ground services; or public coast stations.
26 (aa)(t) "Service number" means the unique 10-digit
27 wireless telephone number assigned to a service subscriber.
28 (bb)(u) "Sufficient positive balance" means a dollar
29 amount greater than or equal to the monthly wireless surcharge
30 amount.
31 (cc) "Tower" means any structure designed primarily to
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1 support a wireless provider's antennae.
2 (dd) "Wireless communications facility" means any
3 equipment or facility used to provide service and may include,
4 but is not limited to, antennae, towers, equipment enclosures,
5 cabling, antenna brackets, and other such equipment. Placing a
6 wireless communications facility on an existing structure does
7 not cause the existing structure to become a wireless
8 communications facility.
9 (ee)(v) "Wireless 911 system" or "wireless 911
10 service" means an emergency telephone system or service that
11 provides a subscriber with the ability to reach an answering
12 point by dialing the digits "911." A wireless 911 system is
13 complementary to a wired 911 system as provided for in s.
14 365.171.
15 (6) AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD; ANNUAL REPORT.--
16 (a) The board shall:
17 1. Administer the E911 fee.
18 2. Implement, maintain, and oversee the fund.
19 3. Review and oversee the disbursement of the revenues
20 deposited into the fund as provided in s. 365.173. The board
21 may establish a schedule for implementing wireless E911
22 service by service area, and prioritize disbursements of
23 revenues from the fund to providers and rural counties as
24 provided in s. 365.173(2)(b) and (c) pursuant to the schedule,
25 in order to implement E911 services in the most efficient and
26 cost-effective manner. Revenues collected and deposited into
27 the fund for distribution as provided in s. 365.173(2)(b), but
28 which have not been disbursed because sworn invoices as
29 required by 365.173(2)(b) have not been submitted to the
30 board, may be utilized by the board as needed to provide
31 grants to rural counties and loans to medium counties for the
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1 purpose of upgrading E911 systems. Grants provided to rural
2 counties would be in addition to disbursements provided under
3 s. 365.173(2)(c). Loans provided to medium counties shall be
4 based on county hardship criteria as determined and approved
5 by the board. Revenues utilized for this purpose shall be
6 fully repaid to the fund in a manner and under a timeframe as
7 determined and approved by the board. The board shall take all
8 actions within its authority to ensure that county recipients
9 of such grants and loans utilize these funds only for the
10 purpose under which they have been provided and may take any
11 actions within its authority to secure county repayment of
12 grant and loan revenues upon determination that the funds were
13 not utilized for the purpose under which they were provided.
14 4. Review documentation submitted by providers which
15 reflects current and projected funds derived from the E911
16 fee, and the expenses incurred and expected to be incurred, in
17 order to comply with the E911 service requirements contained
18 in the order for the purposes of:
19 a. Ensuring that providers receive fair and equitable
20 distributions of funds from the fund.
21 b. Ensuring that providers are not provided
22 disbursements from the fund which exceed the costs of
23 providing E911 service, including the costs of complying with
24 the order.
25 c. Ascertaining the projected costs of compliance with
26 the requirements of the order and projected collections of the
27 E911 fee.
28 d. Implementing changes to the allocation percentages
29 or reducing the E911 fee under paragraph (8)(c).
30 5. Review and approve or reject, in whole or in part,
31 applications submitted by providers for recovery of moneys
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1 deposited into the fund.
2 6. Hire and retain employees, which may include an
3 independent executive director who shall possess experience in
4 the area of telecommunications and emergency 911 issues, for
5 the purposes of performing the technical and administrative
6 functions for the board.
7 7. Make and enter into contracts, pursuant to chapter
8 287, and execute other instruments necessary or convenient for
9 the exercise of the powers and functions of the board.
10 8. Take all necessary and reasonable steps by July 1,
11 2000, to secure appropriate information and reports from
12 providers and otherwise perform all of the functions that
13 would be performed by an independent accounting firm prior to
14 completing the request-for-proposals process under subsection
15 (7).
16 9. Sue and be sued, and appear and defend in all
17 actions and proceedings, in its corporate name to the same
18 extent as a natural person.
19 10. Adopt, use, and alter a common corporate seal.
20 11. Elect or appoint the officers and agents that are
21 required by the affairs of the board.
22 12. The board may adopt rules under ss. 120.536(1) and
23 120.54 to implement this section and ss. 365.173 and 365.174.
24 13. Provide coordination, support, and technical
25 assistance to counties to promote the deployment of advanced
26 911 and E911 systems in the state.
27 14. Provide coordination and support for educational
28 opportunities related to 911 issues for the 911 community in
29 this state.
30 15. Act as an advocate for issues related to 911
31 system functions, features, and operations to improve the
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1 delivery of 911 services to the residents of and visitors to
2 this state.
3 16. Coordinate input from this state at national
4 forums and associations, to ensure that policies related to
5 911 systems and services are consistent with the policies of
6 the 911 community in this state.
7 17. Work cooperatively with the system director
8 established in s. 365.171(5) to enhance the state of 911
9 services in this state and to provide unified leadership for
10 all 911 issues through planning and coordination.
11 18. Do all acts and things necessary or convenient to
12 carry out the powers granted in this section, including but
13 not limited to, consideration of emerging technology and
14 related cost savings.
15 19. Have the authority to secure the services of an
16 independent, private attorney via invitation to bid, request
17 for proposals, invitation to negotiate, or professional
18 contracts for legal services already established at the
19 Division of Purchasing of the Department of Management
20 Services.
21 (b) Board members shall serve without compensation;
22 however, members are entitled to per diem and travel expenses
23 as provided in s. 112.061.
24 (c) By February 28 of each year, the board shall
25 prepare a report for submission by the office to the Governor,
26 the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
27 Representatives which reflects, for the immediately preceding
28 calendar year, the quarterly and annual receipts and
29 disbursements of moneys in the fund, the purposes for which
30 disbursements of moneys from the fund have been made, and the
31 availability and status of implementation of E911 service in
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1 this state.
2 (d) By February 28, 2001, the board shall undertake
3 and complete a study for submission by the office to the
4 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
5 House of Representatives which addresses:
6 1. The total amount of E911 fee revenues collected by
7 each provider, the total amount of expenses incurred by each
8 provider to comply with the order, and the amount of moneys on
9 deposit in the fund, all as of December 1, 2000.
10 2. Whether the amount of the E911 fee and the
11 allocation percentages set forth in s. 365.173 should be
12 adjusted to comply with the requirements of the order, and, if
13 so, a recommended adjustment to the E911 fee.
14 3. Any other issues related to providing wireless E911
15 services.
16 (8) WIRELESS E911 FEE.--
17 (a) Each home service provider shall collect a monthly
18 fee imposed on each customer whose place of primary use is
19 within this state. For purposes of this section, the state and
20 local governments are not customers. The rate of the fee shall
21 be 50 cents per month per each service number, beginning
22 August 1, 1999. The fee shall apply uniformly and be imposed
23 throughout the state.
24 (c) After July 1, 2001, the board may adjust the
25 allocation percentages provided in s. 365.173 or reduce the
26 amount of the fee, or both, if necessary to ensure full cost
27 recovery or prevent overrecovery of costs incurred in the
28 provision of E911 service, including costs incurred or
29 projected to be incurred to comply with the order. Any new
30 allocation percentages or reduced fee may not be adjusted for
31 1 year 2 years. The fee may not exceed 50 cents per month per
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1 each service number.
2 (11) FACILITATING E911 SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION.--To
3 balance the public need for reliable E911 services through
4 reliable wireless systems and the public interest served by
5 governmental zoning and land development regulations and
6 notwithstanding any other law or local ordinance to the
7 contrary, the following standards shall apply to a local
8 government's actions, as a regulatory body, in the regulation
9 of the placement, construction, or modification of a wireless
10 communications facility. For the purposes of this subsection
11 only, "local government" shall mean any municipality or county
12 and any agency of a municipality or county only. The term
13 "local government" does not, however, include any airport, as
14 defined by s. 330.27(2), even if it is owned or controlled by
15 or through a municipality, county, or agency of a municipality
16 or county. Further, notwithstanding anything in this section
17 to the contrary, this subsection does not apply to or control
18 a local government's actions as a property or structure owner
19 in the use of any property or structure owned by such entity
20 for the placement, construction, or modification of wireless
21 communications facilities. In the use of property or
22 structures owned by the local government, however, a local
23 government may not use its regulatory authority so as to avoid
24 compliance with, or in a manner that does not advance, the
25 provisions of this subsection.:
26 (a) Collocation Colocation among wireless telephone
27 service providers is encouraged by the state. To further
28 facilitate agreements among providers for colocation of their
29 facilities, any antennae and related equipment to service the
30 antennae that is being colocated on an existing above-ground
31 structure is not subject to land development regulation
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1 pursuant to s. 163.3202, provided the height of the existing
2 structure is not increased. However, construction of the
3 antennae and related equipment is subject to local building
4 regulations and any existing permits or agreements for such
5 property, buildings, or structures.
6 1.a. Collocations on towers, including nonconforming
7 towers, that meet the requirements in sub-sub-subparagraphs
8 (I), (II), and (III), are subject to only building-permit
9 review which may include a review for compliance with this
10 subparagraph. Such collocations are not subject to any design
11 or placement requirements of the local government's land
12 development regulations in effect at the time of the
13 collocation that are more restrictive than those in effect at
14 the time of the initial antennae placement approval, to any
15 other portion of the land development regulations, or to
16 public hearing or public input review.
17 (I) The collocation does not increase the height of
18 the tower to which the antennae are to be attached, measured
19 to the highest point of any part of the tower or any existing
20 antenna attached to the tower;
21 (II) The collocation does not increase the ground
22 space area, commonly known as the compound, approved in the
23 site plan for equipment enclosures and ancillary facilities;
24 and
25 (III) The collocation consists of antennae, equipment
26 enclosures, and ancillary facilities that are of a design and
27 configuration consistent with all applicable regulations,
28 restrictions, or conditions, if any, applied to the initial
29 antennae placed on the tower and to its accompanying equipment
30 enclosures and ancillary facilities and, if applicable,
31 applied to the tower supporting the antennae. Such regulations
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1 may include the design and aesthetic requirements, but not
2 procedural requirements, other than those authorized by this
3 section, of the local government's land development
4 regulations in effect at the time the initial antennae
5 placement was approved.
6 b. Except for a historic building, structure, site,
7 object, or district, or a tower included in sub-subparagraph
8 a., collocations on all other existing structures that meet
9 the requirements in sub-sub-subparagraphs (I)-(IV) shall be
10 subject to no more than building-permit review, and an
11 administrative review for compliance with this subparagraph.
12 Such collocations are not subject to any portion of the local
13 government's land development regulations not addressed
14 herein, or to public hearing or public input review.
15 (I) The collocation does not increase the height of
16 the existing structure to which the antennae are to be
17 attached, measured to the highest point of any part of the
18 structure or any existing antenna attached to the structure;
19 (II) The collocation does not increase the ground
20 space area, otherwise known as the compound, if any, approved
21 in the site plan for equipment enclosures and ancillary
22 facilities;
23 (III) The collocation consists of antennae, equipment
24 enclosures, and ancillary facilities that are of a design and
25 configuration consistent with any applicable structural or
26 aesthetic design requirements and any requirements for
27 location on the structure, but not prohibitions or
28 restrictions on the placement of additional collocations on
29 the existing structure or procedural requirements, other than
30 those authorized by this section, of the local government's
31 land development regulations in effect at the time of the
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1 collocation application; and
2 (IV) The collocation consists of antennae, equipment
3 enclosures, and ancillary facilities that are of a design and
4 configuration consistent with all applicable restrictions or
5 conditions, if any, that do not conflict with
6 sub-sub-subparagraph (III) and were applied to the initial
7 antennae placed on the structure and to its accompanying
8 equipment enclosures and ancillary facilities and, if
9 applicable, applied to the structure supporting the antennae.
10 c. Regulations, restrictions, conditions, or permits
11 of the local government, acting in its regulatory capacity,
12 that limit the number of collocations or require review
13 processes inconsistent with this subsection shall not apply to
14 collocations addressed in this subparagraph.
15 d. If only a portion of the collocation does not meet
16 the requirements of this subparagraph, such as an increase in
17 the height of the proposed antennae over the existing
18 structure height or a proposal to expand the ground space
19 approved in the site plan for the equipment enclosure, where
20 all other portions of the collocation meet the requirements of
21 this subparagraph, that portion of the collocation only may be
22 reviewed under the local government's regulations applicable
23 to an initial placement of that portion of the facility,
24 including, but not limited to, its land development
25 regulations, and within the review timeframes of subparagraph
26 (d)2., and the rest of the collocation shall be reviewed in
27 accordance with this subparagraph. A collocation proposal
28 under this subparagraph that increases the ground space area,
29 otherwise known as the compound, approved in the original site
30 plan for equipment enclosures and ancillary facilities by no
31 more than a cumulative amount of 400 square feet or 50 percent
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1 of the original compound size, whichever is greater, shall,
2 however, require no more than administrative review for
3 compliance with the local government's regulations, including,
4 but not limited to, land development regulations review, and
5 building-permit review, with no public hearing or public input
6 review.
7 2. If a collocation does not meet the requirements of
8 subparagraph 1., the local government may review the
9 application under the local government's regulations,
10 including, but not limited to, land development regulations,
11 applicable to the placement of an initial antennae and its
12 accompanying equipment enclosure and ancillary facilities.
13 3. If a collocation meets the requirements of
14 subparagraph 1., the collocation shall not be considered a
15 modification to an existing structure or an impermissible
16 modification of a nonconforming structure.
17 4. The Nothing herein shall relieve the permitholder
18 for or owner of the existing tower on which the proposed
19 antennae are to be collocated shall remain responsible for
20 structure of compliance with any applicable condition or
21 requirement of a permit, or agreement, or any applicable
22 condition or requirement of the land development regulations
23 regulation to which the existing tower had to comply at the
24 time the tower was permitted, including any aesthetic
25 requirements, provided the condition or requirement is not
26 inconsistent with this paragraph or law.
27 5. An existing tower, including a nonconforming tower,
28 may be structurally modified in order to permit collocation or
29 may be replaced through no more than administrative review,
30 with no public hearing or public input review, and
31 building-permit review if the overall height of the tower is
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1 not increased and, if a replacement, the replacement tower is
2 a monopole tower or, if the existing tower is a camouflaged
3 tower, the replacement tower is a like-camouflaged tower.
4 (b)1. A local government's land development and
5 construction regulations for wireless communications
6 facilities and the local government's review of an application
7 for the placement, construction, or modification of a wireless
8 communications facility shall only address land development or
9 zoning issues. In such local government regulations or review,
10 the local government may not require information on or
11 evaluate a wireless provider's business decisions about its
12 service, customer demand for its service, or quality of its
13 service to or from a particular area or site, unless the
14 wireless provider voluntarily offers this information to the
15 local government. In such local government regulations or
16 review, a local government may not require information on or
17 evaluate the wireless provider's designed service unless the
18 information or materials are directly related to an identified
19 land development or zoning issue or unless the wireless
20 provider voluntarily offers the information. Information or
21 materials directly related to an identified land development
22 or zoning issue may include, but are not limited to, evidence
23 that no existing structure can reasonably be used for the
24 antennae placement instead of the construction of a new tower,
25 that residential areas cannot be served from outside the
26 residential area, as addressed in subparagraph 3., or that the
27 proposed height of a new tower or initial antennae placement
28 or a proposed height increase of a modified tower, replacement
29 tower, or collocation is necessary to provide the provider's
30 designed service. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the
31 local government from reviewing any applicable land
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1 development or zoning issue addressed in its adopted
2 regulations that do not conflict with this section, including,
3 but not limited to, aesthetics, landscaping, land use based
4 location priorities, structural design, and setbacks.
5 2. Any setback or distance separation required of a
6 tower may not exceed the minimum distance necessary, as
7 determined by the local government, to satisfy the structural
8 safety or aesthetic concerns that are to be protected by the
9 setback or distance separation.
10 3. A local government may exclude the placement of
11 wireless communications facilities in a residential area or
12 residential zoning district but only in a manner that does not
13 constitute an actual or effective prohibition of the
14 provider's designed service in that residential area or zoning
15 district. If a wireless provider demonstrates to the
16 satisfaction of the local government that it cannot reasonably
17 provide its designed service to the residential area or zone
18 from outside the residential area or zone, the local
19 government and provider shall cooperate to determine an
20 appropriate location for a wireless communications facility of
21 an appropriate design within the residential area or zone. The
22 local government may require that the wireless provider
23 reimburse the reasonable costs incurred by the local
24 government for this cooperative determination. An application
25 for such cooperative determination shall not be considered an
26 application under paragraph (11)(d).
27 4. A local government may impose a reasonable fee on
28 applications to place, construct, or modify a wireless
29 communications facility only if a similar fee is imposed on
30 applicants seeking other similar types of zoning, land use, or
31 building-permit review. A local government may impose fees for
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1 the review of applications for wireless communications
2 facilities by consultants or experts who conduct code
3 compliance review for the local government but any fee is
4 limited to specifically identified reasonable expenses
5 incurred in the review. A local government may impose
6 reasonable surety requirements to ensure the removal of
7 wireless communications facilities that are no longer being
8 used.
9 5. A local government may impose design requirements,
10 such as requirements for designing towers to support
11 collocation or aesthetic requirements, except as otherwise
12 limited in this section, but shall not impose or require
13 information on compliance with building code type standards
14 for the construction or modification of wireless
15 communications facilities beyond those adopted by the local
16 government under chapter 553 and that apply to all similar
17 types of construction.
18 (c)(b) Local governments may shall not require
19 wireless providers to provide evidence of a wireless
20 communications facility's compliance with federal regulations,
21 except. However, local governments shall receive evidence of
22 compliance with applicable Federal Aviation Administration
23 requirements under 14 C.F.R. s. 77, as amended, and evidence
24 of proper Federal Communications Commission licensure, or
25 other evidence of Federal Communications Commission authorized
26 spectrum use, but from a provider and may request the Federal
27 Communications Commission to provide information as to a
28 wireless provider's compliance with federal regulations, as
29 authorized by federal law.
30 (d)(c)1. A local government shall grant or deny each a
31 properly completed application for a collocation permit,
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1 including permits under subparagraph (11)(a)1. paragraph (a),
2 for the colocation of a wireless communications facility on
3 property, buildings, or structures within the local
4 government's jurisdiction within the normal timeframe for a
5 similar building-permit review but in no case later than 45
6 business days after the date the properly completed
7 application is determined to be properly completed in
8 accordance with this paragraph initially submitted in
9 accordance with the applicable local government application
10 procedures, provided that such permit complies with applicable
11 federal regulations and applicable local zoning or land
12 development regulations, including any aesthetic requirements.
13 Local building regulations shall apply.
14 2. A local government shall grant or deny each a
15 properly completed application for any other wireless
16 communications facility within the normal timeframe for a
17 similar type review but in no case later than a permit for the
18 siting of a new wireless tower or antenna on property,
19 buildings, or structures within the local government's
20 jurisdiction within 90 business days after the date the
21 properly completed application is determined to be properly
22 completed in accordance with this paragraph initially
23 submitted in accordance with the applicable local government
24 application procedures, provided that such permit complies
25 with applicable federal regulations and applicable local
26 zoning or land development regulations, including any
27 aesthetic requirements. Local building regulations shall
28 apply.
29 3.a. An application is deemed submitted or resubmitted
30 on the date the application is received by the local
31 government. If the local government does not shall notify the
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1 permit applicant in writing that the application is not
2 completed in compliance with the local government's
3 regulations within 20 business days after the date the
4 application is initially submitted or additional information
5 resubmitted, as to whether the application is deemed, for
6 administrative purposes only, to be properly completed and has
7 been properly submitted. However, the such determination shall
8 not be deemed as an approval of the application. If the
9 application is not completed in compliance with the local
10 government's regulations, the local government shall so notify
11 the applicant in writing and the Such notification must shall
12 indicate with specificity any deficiencies in the required
13 documents or deficiencies in the content of the required
14 documents which, if cured, shall make the application properly
15 completed. Upon resubmission of information to cure the stated
16 deficiencies, the local government shall notify the applicant,
17 in writing, within the normal timeframes of review, but in no
18 case longer than 20 business days after the additional
19 information is submitted, of any remaining deficiencies that
20 must be cured. Deficiencies in document type or content not
21 specified by the local government do not make the application
22 incomplete. Notwithstanding this sub-subparagraph, if a
23 specified deficiency is not properly cured when the applicant
24 resubmits its application to comply with the notice of
25 deficiencies, the local government may continue to request the
26 information until such time as the specified deficiency is
27 cured. The local government may establish reasonable
28 timeframes within which the required information to cure the
29 application deficiency is to be provided or the application
30 will be considered withdrawn or closed.
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1 properly completed application for a wireless communications
2 facility permit which has been properly submitted within the
3 timeframes set forth in this paragraph, the application permit
4 shall be deemed automatically approved and the applicant
5 provider may proceed with placement of the such facilities
6 without interference or penalty. The timeframes specified in
7 subparagraph subparagraphs 1. and 2. may shall be extended
8 only to the extent that the application permit has not been
9 granted or denied because the local government's procedures
10 generally applicable to all other similar types of
11 applications permits, require action by the governing body and
12 such action has not taken place within the timeframes
13 specified in subparagraph subparagraphs 1. and 2. Under such
14 circumstances, the local government must act to either grant
15 or deny the application permit at its next regularly scheduled
16 meeting or, otherwise, the application is permit shall be
17 deemed to be automatically approved.
18 c. To be effective, a waiver of the timeframes set
19 forth in this paragraph herein must be voluntarily agreed to
20 by the applicant and the local government. A local government
21 may request, but not require, a waiver of the timeframes by
22 the applicant an entity seeking a permit, except that, with
23 respect to a specific application permit, a one-time waiver
24 may be required in the case of a declared local, state, or
25 federal emergency that directly affects the administration of
26 all permitting activities of the local government.
27 (d) Any additional wireless communications facilities,
28 such as communication cables, adjacent accessory structures,
29 or adjacent accessory equipment used in the provision of
30 cellular, enhanced specialized mobile radio, or personal
31 communications services, required within the existing secured
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1 equipment compound within the existing site shall be deemed a
2 permitted use or activity. Local building and land development
3 regulations, including any aesthetic requirements, shall
4 apply.
5 (e) The replacement of or modification to a wireless
6 communications facility, except a tower, that results in a
7 wireless communications facility not readily discernibly
8 different in size, type, and appearance when viewed from
9 ground level from surrounding properties, and the replacement
10 or modification of equipment that is not visible from
11 surrounding properties, all as reasonably determined by the
12 local government, are subject to no more than applicable
13 building-permit review.
14 (f)(e) Any other provision of law to the contrary
15 notwithstanding, the Department of Management Services shall
16 negotiate, in the name of the state, leases for wireless
17 communications facilities that provide access to state
18 government-owned property not acquired for transportation
19 purposes, and the Department of Transportation shall
20 negotiate, in the name of the state, leases for wireless
21 communications facilities that provide access to property
22 acquired for state rights-of-way. On property acquired for
23 transportation purposes, leases shall be granted in accordance
24 with s. 337.251. On other state government-owned property,
25 leases shall be granted on a space available, first-come,
26 first-served basis. Payments required by state government
27 under a lease must be reasonable and must reflect the market
28 rate for the use of the state government-owned property. The
29 Department of Management Services and the Department of
30 Transportation are authorized to adopt rules for the terms and
31 conditions and granting of any such leases.
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1 (g) If any person adversely affected by any action or
2 failure to act or regulation or requirement of a local
3 government in the review or regulation of the wireless
4 communication facilities files an appeal or brings an
5 appropriate action in a court or venue of competent
6 jurisdiction, following the exhaustion of all administrative
7 remedies, the matter shall be considered on an expedited
8 basis.
9 (f) Any wireless telephone service provider may report
10 to the board no later than September 1, 2003, the specific
11 locations or general areas within a county or municipality
12 where the provider has experienced unreasonable delay to
13 locate wireless telecommunications facilities necessary to
14 provide the needed coverage for compliance with federal Phase
15 II E911 requirements using its own network. The provider shall
16 also provide this information to the specifically identified
17 county or municipality no later than September 1, 2003. Unless
18 the board receives no report that unreasonable delays have
19 occurred, the board shall, no later than September 30, 2003,
20 establish a subcommittee responsible for developing a balanced
21 approach between the ability of providers to locate wireless
22 facilities necessary to comply with federal Phase II E911
23 requirements using the carrier's own network and the desire of
24 counties and municipalities to zone and regulate land uses to
25 achieve public welfare goals. If a subcommittee is
26 established, it shall include representatives from the Florida
27 Telecommunications Industry Association, the Florida
28 Association of Counties, and the Florida League of Cities. The
29 subcommittee shall be charged with developing recommendations
30 for the board and any specifically identified municipality or
31 county to consider regarding actions to be taken for
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1 compliance for federal Phase II E911 requirements. In the
2 annual report due to the Governor and the Legislature by
3 February 28, 2004, the board shall include any recommendations
4 developed by the subcommittee to address compliance with
5 federal Phase II E911 requirements.
6 Section 5. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 365.173,
7 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
8 365.173 Wireless Emergency Telephone System Fund.--
9 (2) Subject to any modifications approved by the board
10 pursuant to s. 365.172(6)(a)3. or s. 365.172(8)(c), the moneys
11 in the fund shall be distributed and used only as follows:
12 (a) Forty-four percent of the moneys shall be
13 distributed each month to counties, based on the total number
14 of wireless subscriber billing addresses in each county, for
15 payment of:
16 1. Recurring costs of providing 911 or E911 service,
17 as provided by s. 365.171(13)(a)6.
18 2. Costs to comply with the requirements for E911
19 service contained in the order and any future rules related to
20 the order.
21
22 Any county that receives funds under this paragraph shall
23 establish a fund to be used exclusively for the receipt and
24 expenditure of the revenues collected under this paragraph.
25 All fees placed in the fund and any interest accrued shall be
26 used solely for costs described in subparagraphs 1. and 2. The
27 money collected and interest earned in this fund shall be
28 appropriated for these purposes by the county commissioners
29 and incorporated into the annual county budget. The fund shall
30 be included within the financial audit performed in accordance
31 with s. 218.39. A county may carry forward, for up to 3
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1 successive calendar years, up to 30 percent of the total funds
2 disbursed to the county by the board during a calendar year
3 for expenditures for capital outlay, capital improvements, or
4 equipment replacement, if such expenditures are made for the
5 purposes specified in this paragraph.
6 (b) Fifty-four percent of the moneys shall be
7 distributed in response to sworn invoices submitted to the
8 board by providers to reimburse such providers for the actual
9 costs incurred to provide 911 or E911 service, including the
10 costs of complying with the order. Such costs include costs
11 and expenses incurred by providers to design, purchase, lease,
12 program, install, test, upgrade, operate, and maintain all
13 necessary data, hardware, and software required to provide
14 E911 service. Up to 2 percent of the funds allocated to
15 providers shall be retained by the board to be applied to
16 costs and expenses incurred for the purposes of managing,
17 administering, and overseeing the receipts and disbursements
18 from the fund and other activities as defined in s.
19 365.172(6). Any funds retained for such purposes in a calendar
20 year which are not applied to such costs and expenses by March
21 31 of the following year shall be distributed to providers
22 pursuant to this paragraph. Beginning in state fiscal year
23 2000-2001, Each provider shall submit to the board, by August
24 1 of each year, a detailed estimate of the capital and
25 operating expenses for which it anticipates that it will seek
26 reimbursement under this paragraph during the ensuing state
27 fiscal year. By September 15 of each year, the board shall
28 submit to the Legislature its legislative budget request for
29 funds to be allocated to providers under this paragraph during
30 the ensuing state fiscal year. The budget request shall be
31 based on the information submitted by the providers and
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1 estimated surcharge revenues. Distributions of moneys in the
2 fund by the board to providers must be fair and
3 nondiscriminatory. If the total amount of moneys requested by
4 providers pursuant to invoices submitted to the board and
5 approved for payment exceeds the amount in the fund in any
6 month, providers that have invoices approved for payment shall
7 receive a pro rata share of moneys in the fund and the balance
8 of the payments shall be carried over to the following month
9 or months until all of the approved payments are made. The
10 board may adopt rules necessary to address the manner in which
11 pro rata distributions are made when the total amount of funds
12 requested by providers pursuant to invoices submitted to the
13 board exceeds the total amount of moneys on deposit in the
14 fund.
15 (c) Two percent of the moneys shall be used to make
16 monthly distributions to rural counties for the purpose of
17 providing facilities and network and service enhancements and
18 assistance for the 911 or E911 systems operated by rural
19 counties and for the provision of reimbursable loans and
20 grants by the office to rural counties for upgrading 911
21 systems.
22
23 The Legislature recognizes that the wireless E911 fee
24 authorized under s. 365.172 will not necessarily provide the
25 total funding required for establishing or providing the 911
26 service. It is the intent of the Legislature that all revenue
27 from the fee be used as specified in s. 365.171(13)(a)6.
28 (3) The Auditor General shall annually audit the fund
29 to ensure that moneys in the fund are being managed in
30 accordance with this section and s. 365.172. The Auditor
31 General shall provide a report of the annual audit to the
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1 board.
2 Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
3 337.401, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
4 337.401 Use of right-of-way for utilities subject to
5 regulation; permit; fees.--
6 (3)(a)1. Because of the unique circumstances
7 applicable to providers of communications services, including,
8 but not limited to, the circumstances described in paragraph
9 (e) and the fact that federal and state law require the
10 nondiscriminatory treatment of providers of telecommunications
11 services, and because of the desire to promote competition
12 among providers of communications services, it is the intent
13 of the Legislature that municipalities and counties treat
14 providers of communications services in a nondiscriminatory
15 and competitively neutral manner when imposing rules or
16 regulations governing the placement or maintenance of
17 communications facilities in the public roads or
18 rights-of-way. Rules or regulations imposed by a municipality
19 or county relating to providers of communications services
20 placing or maintaining communications facilities in its roads
21 or rights-of-way must be generally applicable to all providers
22 of communications services and, notwithstanding any other law,
23 may not require a provider of communications services, except
24 as otherwise provided in subparagraph 2., to apply for or
25 enter into an individual license, franchise, or other
26 agreement with the municipality or county as a condition of
27 placing or maintaining communications facilities in its roads
28 or rights-of-way. In addition to other reasonable rules or
29 regulations that a municipality or county may adopt relating
30 to the placement or maintenance of communications facilities
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1 municipality or county may require a provider of
2 communications services that places or seeks to place
3 facilities in its roads or rights-of-way to register with the
4 municipality or county and to provide the name of the
5 registrant; the name, address, and telephone number of a
6 contact person for the registrant; the number of the
7 registrant's current certificate of authorization issued by
8 the Florida Public Service Commission or the Federal
9 Communications Commission; and proof of insurance or
10 self-insuring status adequate to defend and cover claims.
11 Nothing in this subparagraph is intended to limit or expand
12 any existing zoning or land use authority of a municipality or
13 county; however, no such zoning or land use authority may
14 require an individual license, franchise, or other agreement
15 as prohibited by this subparagraph.
16 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph 1.,
17 a municipality or county may, as provided by 47 U.S.C. s. 541,
18 award one or more franchises within its jurisdiction for the
19 provision of cable service, and a provider of cable service
20 shall not provide cable service without such franchise. Each
21 municipality and county retains authority to negotiate all
22 terms and conditions of a cable service franchise allowed by
23 federal law and s. 166.046, except those terms and conditions
24 related to franchise fees and the definition of gross revenues
25 or other definitions or methodologies related to the payment
26 or assessment of franchise fees and permit fees as provided in
27 paragraph (c) on providers of cable services. A municipality
28 or county may exercise its right to require from providers of
29 cable service in-kind requirements, including, but not limited
30 to, institutional networks, and contributions for, or in
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1 governmental access facilities to the extent permitted by
2 federal law. A provider of cable service may exercise its
3 right to recover any such expenses associated with such
4 in-kind requirements, to the extent permitted by federal law.
5 Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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9 And the title is amended as follows:
10 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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13 A bill to be entitled
14 An act relating to the wireless emergency
15 telephone system; amending s. 11.45, F.S.;
16 removing the annual audit of the Wireless
17 Emergency Telephone System Fund from the duties
18 of the Auditor General; amending s. 364.02,
19 F.S.; revising fee schedules for providers of
20 interexchange telecommunications services;
21 amending s. 365.171, F.S.; revising provisions
22 for certain nonemergency telephone number pilot
23 projects; amending s. 365.172, F.S.; limiting
24 application of definitions; adding definitions
25 relating to wireless telephone communications;
26 revising duties of the Wireless 911 Board;
27 providing for grants and loans to certain
28 counties for the purpose of upgrading E911
29 systems; authorizing the hiring of an executive
30 director and an independent, private attorney;
31 specifying that state and local governments are
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1 not customers for specified purposes; providing
2 legislative intent regarding the emergency
3 wireless telephone system; providing standards
4 for local governments to follow when regulating
5 the placement, construction, or modification of
6 a wireless communications facility; directing
7 local governments to grant or deny properly
8 completed applications within specified time
9 periods; providing criteria and procedures for
10 local approval of an application by a provider
11 of wireless communications services;
12 authorizing the local government to impose an
13 application fee; directing local governments to
14 notify a provider in writing of the
15 deficiencies in an application; directing local
16 governments to notify a provider in writing
17 whether the resubmission of information
18 properly completes the application; permitting
19 local governments to continue requesting
20 information until the application deficiencies
21 are cured; providing for a limited review by a
22 local government of an accessory wireless
23 communications facility; prohibiting local
24 governments from imposing certain restrictions
25 on wireless communications facilities;
26 providing that an action brought by a person
27 adversely affected by a decision of a local
28 government relating to a wireless
29 communications facility shall be considered on
30 an expedited basis; removing certain complaint
31 procedures; amending s. 365.173, F.S.;
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1 directing how a county may use funds derived
2 from the E911 fee; requiring the board of
3 county commissioners to appropriate the funds
4 to the proper uses; removing the requirement
5 that the Auditor General annually audit the
6 E911 fund; amending s. 337.401, F.S.; revising
7 provisions relating to use of right-of-way for
8 utilities subject to regulation to remove
9 certain application provisions; providing an
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