660.145. Rules and regulations by commission--economy rate telephone service fund established, purpose--fund not to lapse at end of fiscal year.
Rules and regulations by commission--economy rate telephone servicefund established, purpose--fund not to lapse at end of fiscal year.
660.145. 1. The commission shall promulgate such rules andregulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of sections660.138 to 660.149. Such rules and regulations shall take intoconsideration available federal programs to reduce telephone costs tospecified subscribers. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under theauthority of sections 660.138 to 660.149 shall become effective unless ithas been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.
2. The general revenues of the state shall be used to fund thediscount provided to eligible subscribers of economy rate telephoneservice. The amount of the discount shall determine the amount of thewaiver of the federal interstate subscriber line charge in section 660.139.
3. There is hereby created the "Economy Rate Telephone Service Fund"which shall be administered by the commission and which shall contain suchmoneys as appropriated to it by the general assembly. Moneys in the fundshall be kept separate from all other funds of the commission and shall beexpended for the purpose specified in subsection 4* of this section and forno other purpose.
4. Each participating local exchange telecommunications company shalldetermine and report quarterly to the commission the costs incurred forproviding economy rate telephone service. Upon appropriation by thegeneral assembly, the commission shall authorize reimbursement for thosecosts from the economy rate telephone service fund.
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, theunexpended balance in the economy rate telephone service fund at the end ofeach fiscal year shall not be transferred into general revenue.
(L. 1986 H.B. 1301 § 2 subsecs. 7, 8, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1290, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)*"Subsection 11" appears in original rolls. Due to renumbering, subsection changed.