H.F. 560 Section 1. Section 34A.7A, subsection 2, Code 2015, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraphs: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0b. The program manager shall reimburse 3 the provider, on a calendar quarterly basis, for actual annual 4 lease costs associated with the operation of a statewide 5 land mobile radio communications system that interfaces with 6 the Iowa interoperability radio platform. The department 7 of transportation shall annually reimburse the program 8 manager up to two million dollars, which shall be returned 9 to the fund, for the program manager’s reimbursement to 10 the provider of actual annual lease costs pursuant to this 11 paragraph. The department of administrative services shall 12 select the provider in accordance with section 8A.311. All 13 public safety answering points may access the statewide 14 land mobile radio communications system with no additional 15 charge to the individual public safety answering point. The 16 Iowa radio interoperability platform shall be under the 17 joint purview of the department of public safety and the 18 department of transportation. The departments shall jointly 19 submit a biannual report to the Iowa statewide interoperable 20 communications systems board beginning July 1, 2016. 21 NEW PARAGRAPH . 00b. (1) The program manager shall allocate 22 to each joint E911 service board and to the department of 23 public safety a minimum of one thousand dollars per calendar 24 quarter for each public safety answering point within the 25 service area of the department of public safety or joint E911 26 service board that has submitted an annual written request to 27 the program manager in a form approved by the program manager 28 by May 15 of each year. 29 (2) The amount allocated under this paragraph “00b” shall be 30 fifty-three percent of the total amount of surcharge generated 31 per calendar quarter allocated as follows: 32 (a) Sixty-five percent of the total dollars available for 33 allocation shall be allocated in proportion to the square miles 34 of the service area to the total square miles in this state. 35 -1- LSB 1928HV (3) 86 ad/rj 1/ 4

H.F. 560 (b) Thirty-five percent of the total dollars available for 1 allocation shall be allocated in proportion to the wireless 2 E911 calls taken at the public safety answering point in 3 the service area to the total number of wireless E911 calls 4 originating in this state. 5 (c) Notwithstanding subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), the 6 minimum amount allocated to each joint E911 service board and 7 to the department of public safety shall be no less than one 8 thousand dollars for each public safety answering point within 9 the service area of the department of public safety or joint 10 E911 service board. 11 (3) The funds allocated in this paragraph “00b” shall be 12 used for communication equipment utilized for the receipt and 13 disposition of 911 calls. 14 Sec. 2. Section 34A.7A, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code 15 2015, is amended by striking the paragraph. 16 Sec. 3. Section 34A.7A, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code 17 2015, is amended to read as follows: 18 f. If moneys remain in the fund after fully paying all 19 obligations under paragraphs “a” , “0b” , “00b” , “b” , “c” , and 20 “d” , and “e” , the remainder may be accumulated in the fund 21 as a carryover operating surplus. This The program manager, 22 in consultation with the E911 communications council, shall 23 allocate an amount, not to exceed one hundred thousand 24 dollars per fiscal year, for development of public awareness 25 and educational programs related to the use of 911 by the 26 public, educational programs for personnel responsible for the 27 maintenance, operation, and upgrading of local E911 systems, 28 and the expenses of members of the E911 communications council 29 for travel, monthly meetings, and training. The remaining 30 surplus shall be used to fund future network and public safety 31 answering point improvements for the receipt and disposition 32 of 911 calls , including hardware and software for an internet 33 protocol-enabled next generation network, and wireless 34 carriers’ transport costs related to wireless E911 services, if 35 -2- LSB 1928HV (3) 86 ad/rj 2/ 4

H.F. 560 those costs are not otherwise recovered by wireless carriers 1 through customer billing or other sources and approved by the 2 program manager in consultation with the E911 communications 3 council. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , any moneys remaining 4 in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to 5 the general fund of the state but shall remain available for 6 the purposes of the fund. 7 EXPLANATION 8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 9 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 10 This bill relates to the expenditure of moneys in the 11 E911 emergency communications fund. The bill adds a new 12 expenditure to the list of expenditures of the E911 emergency 13 communications fund. The new expenditure is prioritized after 14 the amount appropriated to the director of the department of 15 homeland security and emergency management and program manager 16 for implementation, support, and maintenance of the functions 17 of the director and the program manager. The bill requires 18 the program manager to reimburse the provider, from the E911 19 emergency communications fund, on a calendar quarterly basis, 20 the actual annual lease costs associated with the operation 21 of a statewide land mobile radio communications system that 22 interfaces with the Iowa interoperability radio platform. 23 The bill requires the department of transportation to 24 reimburse the program manager up to $2 million, which would be 25 returned to the E911 emergency communications fund, for lease 26 costs. The bill provides that all public safety answering 27 points may use the system at no additional charge. The Iowa 28 radio interoperability platform is under the joint purview 29 of the department of public safety and the department of 30 transportation. The bill requires the departments to jointly 31 submit a biannual report to the Iowa statewide interoperable 32 communications system board beginning July 1, 2016. 33 The bill reprioritizes the expenditures from the fund by 34 moving the allocations to the joint E911 service board and 35 -3- LSB 1928HV (3) 86 ad/rj 3/ 4

H.F. 560 to the department of public safety from fifth in the list of 1 priority to third in the list of priority after the amount used 2 to reimburse the provider for annual lease costs associated 3 with the operation of the statewide land mobile radio 4 communications system. The bill also increases the percentage 5 allocated from the total amount of surcharge generated per 6 calendar quarter from 46 percent to 53 percent. The bill adds 7 that from any surplus in the E911 emergency communications 8 fund remaining after payment of the priorities, the E911 9 program manager, in consultation with the E911 communications 10 council, shall allocate an amount not to exceed $100,000 per 11 fiscal year for development of public awareness and educational 12 programs for the public, for educational programs for personnel 13 responsible for maintenance, operation, and upgrading of 14 E911 systems, and for the expenses of members of the E911 15 communications council for travel, monthly meetings, and 16 training. The bill further requires that the remaining surplus 17 be used to fund future network and public safety answering 18 point improvements that are for the receipt and disposition of 19 911 calls. 20 -4- LSB 1928HV (3) 86 ad/rj 4/ 4