(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, expenditures from surcharge revenues received under this Act shall be made consistent with 47 C.F.R. § 9.23, which include the following:
         (1) support and implementation of 9-1-1 services
    
provided by or in the State or taxing jurisdiction imposing the fee or charge; and
        (2) operational expenses of public safety answering
    
points within the State. Examples of allowable expenditures include, but are not limited to:
            (A) PSAP operating costs, including lease,
        
purchase, maintenance, replacement, and upgrade of customer premises equipment (hardware and software), CAD equipment (hardware and software), and the PSAP building and facility and including NG9-1-1, cybersecurity, pre-arrival instructions, and emergency notification systems. PSAP operating costs include technological innovation that supports 9-1-1;
            (B) PSAP personnel costs, including
        
telecommunicators’ salaries and training;
            (C) PSAP administration, including costs for
        
administration of 9-1-1 services and travel expenses associated with the provision of 9-1-1 services;
            (D) integrating public safety and first responder
        
dispatch and 9-1-1 systems, including lease, purchase, maintenance, and upgrade of CAD equipment (hardware and software) to support integrated 9-1-1 and public safety dispatch operations;
            (E) providing the interoperability of 9-1-1
        
systems with one another and with public safety and first responder radio systems; and
            (F) costs for the initial acquisition and
        
installation of road or street signs that are essential to the implementation of the Emergency Telephone System and that are not duplicative of signs that are the responsibility of the jurisdiction charged with maintaining road and street signs, as well as costs incurred to reimburse governmental bodies for the acquisition and installation of those signs, except that expenditures may not be used for ongoing expenses associated with sign maintenance and replacement.
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 50 ILCS 750/35

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

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     (b) The obligation or expenditure of surcharge revenues received under this Act for a purpose or function inconsistent with 47 C.F.R. § 9.23 and this Section shall constitute diversion, which undermines the purpose of this Act by depriving the 9-1-1 system of the funds it needs to function effectively and to modernize 9-1-1 operations. Examples of diversion include, but are not limited to:
         (1) transfer of 9-1-1 fees into a State or other
    
jurisdiction’s general fund or other fund for non-9-1-1 purposes;
        (2) use of surcharge revenues for equipment or
    
infrastructure for constructing or expanding non-public-safety communications networks (e.g., commercial cellular networks); and
        (3) use of surcharge revenues for equipment or
    
infrastructure for law enforcement, firefighters, and other public safety or first responder entities that does not directly support providing 9-1-1 services.
    (c) In the case of a municipality with a population over 500,000, moneys may also be used for any anti-terrorism or emergency preparedness measures, including, but not limited to, preparedness planning, providing local matching funds for federal or State grants, personnel training, and specialized equipment, including surveillance cameras, as needed to deal with natural and terrorist-inspired emergency situations or events.
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