12-5355. Grant fee.

12-5355

Chapter 12.--CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
Article 53.--EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICES

      12-5355.   Grant fee. (a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 12-5361, and amendments thereto, effective July 1, 2006, there is hereby established a VoIP enhanced 911 grant fee in the amount of $.25 per month per VoIP service user. It shall be the duty of each VoIP provider to collect such fee from the VoIP service user and remit such fee to the secretary as provided by K.S.A. 2009 Supp. 12-5357, and amendments thereto. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, no VoIP service user shall be liable for, nor shall any VoIP provider be required to collect, the VoIP enhanced 911 grant fee on any interconnected VoIP service upon which an emergency telephone tax is paid pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5302, and amendments thereto, or upon which a wireless enhanced 911 grant fee is paid pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5324, and amendments thereto. In addition, no service user shall be liable for, nor shall any service supplier, telecommunications public utility, telecommunications carrier or wireless carrier be required to collect the emergency telephone tax imposed pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5302, and amendments thereto, or the wireless enhanced 911 grant fee established pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5324, and amendments thereto, for any interconnected VoIP service upon which a VoIP enhanced 911 fee is paid pursuant to this act.

      (b)   The secretary shall remit to the state treasurer, in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto, any fees received pursuant to this section. Upon receipt of the remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit it to the wireless enhanced 911 grant fund.

      History:   L. 2006, ch. 101, § 4; July 1.