Vermont § 7054 - Funding

§ 7054. Funding

• (a) The Enhanced 911 Fund is created as a special fund subject to the provisions of 32
  V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5. Balances in the Fund on June 30 of each year shall
  carry forward and shall not revert to the General Fund. (b) The General Assembly shall annually review and approve an amount to be transferred
  by the universal service fiscal agent to the Enhanced 911 Fund and shall appropriate
  some or all of that amount for expenditures related to providing Enhanced 911 services. (c) Into the Enhanced 911 Fund shall be deposited monies transferred from the universal
  service fiscal agent, any State or federal funds appropriated to the Fund by the General
  Assembly, any taxes specifically required by law to be deposited into the Fund, and
  any grants or gifts received by the State for the benefit of the Enhanced 911 system. (d) Disbursements from the Enhanced 911 Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants
  drawn by the Director solely for the purposes specified in this chapter. The Director
  may issue such warrants pursuant to contracts or grants. (e) Disbursements may be made for: (1) nonrecurring costs, including establishing public safety answering points, purchasing
  network equipment and software, developing databases, and providing for initial training
  and public education; (2) recurring costs, including network access fees and other telephone charges, software,
  equipment, database management and improvement, public education, ongoing training,
  and equipment maintenance; (3) expenses of the Board and the Department of Public Service incurred under this chapter; (4) costs solely attributable to statewide public safety answering point operations; and (5) costs attributable to demonstration projects designed to enhance the delivery of emergency
  911 and other emergency services. (f) Disbursements may not be made for: (1) personnel costs for emergency dispatch answering points; (2) construction, purchase, renovation, or furnishings for buildings at emergency dispatch
  points; (3) two-way radios; and (4) vehicles and associated equipment. (Added 1993, No. 197 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1999, No. 62, § 82; 2007, No. 192 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.025, eff. June 7, 2008; 2011, No. 64, § 1, eff. June 2, 2011.)