PDR - Sample Information

PSAP Information - Sample Report

Date Printed: Date of Last Review/Revision:	March 13, 2001 March 13, 2001
Applicability:	All parties seeking certification to provide local exchange service in the State of Louisiana.

General 9-1-1 Legislation
Statute:	General 9-1-1 Legislation R.S. 33:9101, et seq.
Last Amended [1]	1999
Effective Date of Last Amendment	July 9, 1999
Governing/Regulatory Authority	Communications Districts established by parish(es)
Enabling Provision	La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 33:9101
Management	Board of Commissioners appointed by parish government(s) (L.R.S. 33:9103}
Technical/Standards Required by Statute	La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 33:9105
Fees	The emergency telephone service charge is an amount not to exceed five percent of the tariff rate {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 33:9106B(1)a}
Established by	District Board of Commissioners, following authorization by vote of a majority of voters within the district. {See La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 33:9106B(1)a}Service supplier/District quarterly {See La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 33:9106(5)(a)};
Paid By/To	Service supplier may retain 1% of total remittance as administrative fee
Additional Obligations of Service Supplier	The service supplier shall annually provide the district governing authority with a list of the amount uncollected, together with the names and addresses of those service users who carry a balance that can be determined by the service supplier to be nonpayment of such service charge. The service charge shall be collected at the same time as the tariff rate in accordance with the regular billing practice of the service supplier. {See La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 33:9106(4)(a)}
Wireless 9-1-1 Legislation
Statute	R.S. 33:9109
Enacted	1999
Last Amended	N/A (Effective Date July 9, 1999)
Cost Recovery Rules Established	Yes (R.S. 33-9109C)
Fee Amount	To be established by each District, not to exceed $0.85 per month per wireless connection
Paid By/To	Service supplier shall include in invoice to service users; Service supplier remits to District quarterly and may retain 1% of total remittance as administrative fee
Cost Recovery	Fee is to pay both district and service supplier's costs of implementation (except in Districts with less than 20,000 population); District shall not make payment of supplier's costs "unless there is a cooperative endeavor agreement" in place between the District and the Supplier; Payments to service suppliers commence only after District requests Implementation
Liability Provisions in Place:	Yes (R.S. 33:9109F)

[1] Amendment to the statute shall not be interpreted to mean that the E911 emergency legislation has been amended in its entirety, but that the legislature has revised certain sections to create a more effective statute.

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