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1 1 Amend House File 2491 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 5 the
1 3 following:
1 4 "Sec. . Section 34A.7, subsection 2, Code 2001,
1 5 is amended to read as follows:
1 6 2. SURCHARGE COLLECTED BY PROVIDERS.
1 7 a. The surcharge shall be collected as part of the
1 8 access line service provider's periodic billing to a
1 9 subscriber. In compensation for the costs of billing
1 10 and collection, the provider may retain one percent of
1 11 the gross surcharges collected. If the compensation
1 12 is insufficient to fully recover a provider's costs
1 13 for billing and collection of the surcharge, the
1 14 deficiency shall be included in the provider's costs
1 15 for ratemaking purposes to the extent it is reasonable
1 16 and just under section 476.6. The surcharge shall be
1 17 remitted to the E911 service operating authority for
1 18 deposit into the E911 service fund quarterly by the
1 19 provider. The total amount for multiple exchanges may
1 20 be combined. Upon request, a provider shall submit a
1 21 report to the E911 service operating authority that
1 22 shall include all of the following information:
1 23 (1) The exchange from which each surcharge is
1 24 collected.
1 25 (2) The number of lines to which the surcharge was
1 26 applied for the quarter.
1 27 (3) The number of refusals to pay the surcharge in
1 28 each exchange, if applicable.
1 29 (4) The number of write-offs applied in each
1 30 exchange, if applicable.
1 31 (5) The number of lines exempt from the surcharge
1 32 in each exchange.
1 33 (6) The amount of the one percent administration
1 34 fee retained by the telecommunications company.
1 35 b. A provider is not liable for an uncollected
1 36 surcharge for which the provider has billed a
1 37 subscriber but not been paid. The surcharge shall
1 38 appear as a single line item on a subscriber's
1 39 periodic billing entitled, "E911 emergency telephone
1 40 service surcharge". The E911 service surcharge is not
1 41 subject to sales or use tax."
1 42 #2. Title page, line 3, by inserting after the
1 43 word "call," the following: "by requiring E911
1 44 surcharges remitted by a provider to be reported in a
1 45 standard format,".
1 46 #3. By renumbering as necessary.
1 47
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1 50 CARROLL of Poweshiek
2 1 HF 2491.301 79
2 2 rh/cf
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