§ 331 — Funding of local public safety answering points

* § 331. Funding of local public safety answering points. 1. A local\npublic safety answering point shall be eligible for reimbursement of\neligible wireless 911 service costs. Applications for reimbursement\nshall be in a form and manner determined by the department of state and\nshall be submitted by a municipality, as defined in section three\nhundred one of this chapter. Any local public safety answering point\noperated by a political subdivision or a local public safety answering\npoint operated by a not-for-profit corporation under contract with a\npolitical subdivision, within a county with a population in excess of\none million according to the federal decennial census of two thousand\nshall be eligible to share in any reimbursement received by such county,\nprovided, however, that such local public service answering point had\nreceived wireless calls on or before the effective date of this article.\nAny county which contains a city with a population in excess of one\nhundred thousand according to the federal decennial census of two\nthousand which city is serviced by a local public safety answering point\nthat received wireless 911 calls on or before the effective date of this\narticle shall be required to share any reimbursement received by such\ncounty with such city in accordance with section three hundred\nthirty-two of this article. The applicant shall distribute its\nreimbursement to eligible local public safety answering points in\naccordance with an equitable distribution based upon eligible wireless\n911 service costs incurred; no local public safety answering point\neligible under this subdivision shall be denied reimbursement for such\neligible costs, provided that there are funds available to the applicant\npursuant to section three hundred thirty-two of this article.\n 2. In order to be eligible for funding pursuant to this section, a\nlocal public safety answering point must be in compliance with the\nstandards promulgated pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision\nfour of section three hundred twenty-eight of this article, provided,\nhowever, that a local public safety answering point operated within or\nby a county with a population of more than one million or a local public\nsafety answering point servicing a city with a population in excess of\none hundred thousand according to the federal decennial census of two\nthousand which received wireless 911 calls on or before the effective\ndate of this article must only be in compliance with the standards\npromulgated pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision four of section\nthree hundred twenty-eight of this article.\n 3. (a) Until such time as the standards developed pursuant to\nsubdivision four of section three hundred twenty-eight of this article\nhave been promulgated, or until October first, two thousand three,\nwhichever is later, and subject to appropriation by the legislature, the\nexecutive board, upon the recommendation of the department of state,\nshall distribute moneys from the fund to the applicant for the\nreimbursement of eligible wireless 911 service costs pursuant to section\nthree hundred thirty-two of this article. Any action taken by the\nexecutive board to distribute moneys shall be by unanimous decision of\nthe executive board.\n (b) The department of state shall make recommendations to the\nexecutive board, at a minimum, on a quarterly basis regarding all\nrequests for reimbursement. The executive board shall make final\ndeterminations with respect to such recommendations not later than the\nend of the following quarter.\n 4. (a) After such time as the standards required pursuant to\nsubdivision four of section three hundred twenty-eight of this article\nhave been promulgated, and subject to appropriation by the legislature,\nthe department of state shall distribute moneys from the fund to the\napplicant for the reimbursement of eligible wireless 911 services costs\npursuant to section three hundred thirty-two of this article.\n (b) An applicant that has been denied moneys pursuant to paragraph (a)\nof this subdivision or that has been denied an extension of time to\nqualify for receipt of such moneys may appeal such denial to the board.\n 5. The department of state shall have the power to make, execute, and\ndeliver contracts, conveyances, and other instruments necessary to\neffect the purposes and objectives of this subdivision. The department\nof state may grant an extension of time to a municipality to seek\nreimbursement for eligible 911 service costs for good cause shown.\n * NB Repealed upon notification by the director of budget upon\ncessation of adverse effects\n