FISCAL NOTE
FUND(S):
8630
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Neither Program nor Fund
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
Revenue cannot be ascertained due to the lack of information from this industry related to the number of accounts. These monies will be a pass through to county governments.
This bill will not result in any measurable increase in costs for the Public Service Commission.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2009
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2010
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
This bill will not result in any measurable increase in costs for the Public Service Commission.
The monies are to be collected then passed through to the State's County governments.
Memorandum
According to West Virginia Code 7-1-3cc, the VoIP industry is paying a 911 fee directly to the Counties. Therefore this legislation does not seem to be necessary. VoIP 911 fees mirror the county landline fees set by each county.
There was a VoIP Task Force that put together proposed rules for collection and remittance of 911 fees by VoIP providers. The initial meeting of the Task Force was held on November 26, 2007. Represented on the Task Force were the West Virginia E911 Council, the Wood County Public Safety Answering Point, the Kanawha County E911 Center, the Putnam County E911 Center, Vonage, Verizon, CAS Cable and the Public Service Commission’s Staff.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: David M. Kovarik
Email Address: Fiscalnote@psc.state.wv.us