An Act To Facilitate E-9-1-1 for Multiline Telephone Systems LR1873(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1444
Committee Amendment CA_A_H425 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. /I. to H.P. 1056. L.n. 
To Facilitate E-9-1-1 for Multiline Telephone 
1444, Bill, 
Systems" 
"An 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
I Sec. I. 25 MRS A §2934 is enacted to read: 
§2934. 
Mu1tiline te1e»hone systems 
1. 
Requirements. 
The 
bureau 
may 
by 
rule 
establish 
reguirements 
for 
locating 
emergency 
calls. 
and 
initiating 
emergency responses to such calls. made from within multiline 
telephone 
systems. 
including 
network-based 
or 
premises-based 
systems. whether owned or leased by a public or private entity. 
such as private branch exchanges 
or Centrex 
systems. 
Rules 
adopted pursuant to this section: 
A. 
May not require any local unit of government to expand 
or modify its activities so as to necessitate additional 
expenditures from local revenues; 
B. 
Apply only to multiline telephone systems installed, 
introduced, established or replaced after the effective date 
of the rules; 
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C. 
Must provide for appropriate standards, exemptions and 
waivers that balance the benefits of improved methods of 
locating emergency calls, and initiating emergency responses 
to such calls, made from within multiline telephone systems 
and the cost of aChieving those improvements. 
The rules 
must allow, in appropriate circumstances, for methods that 
do 
not 
utilize 
automatic 
location 
identification 
and 
automatic number identification standards used in processing 
enhanced 9-1-1 calls: and 
D. 
May establish appropriate technical, procedural or any 
other standards relating to multiline telephone systems, 
telecommunications 
carrier 
interconnectivity, 
databases, 
dialing instructions, signaling or other matters necessary 
or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. 
2. 
Rules. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this section are major 
substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 
2-A. 
The bureau may not provisionally adopt any rule under this 
section that has not been approved by the Public Utilities 
Commission. ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. 
This amendment permits 
the 
Department 
of 
Public 
Safety, 
Emergency 
Services 
Communications Bureau to adopt rules to establish requirements 
for locating emergency calls, and initiating emergency responses 
to such calls, made 
from within multiline telephone systems, 
including network-based or premises-based systems, whether owned 
or leased by a public or private entity, such as private branch 
exchanges 
or 
Centrex 
systems. 
The 
amendment 
establishes 
parameters for any such rules, makes them major substantive rules 
subject to legislative approval and requires them to be approved 
by the Public Utilities Commission prior to their submission to 
the Legislature. 
FISCAL :\OTE RE{jl •. ,,_._ 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/13/03 ,;:'b:.?ac:.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1444 
An Act To Facilitate E-9-1-1 for Multiline Telephone Systems 
LR1873(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Utilities and Energy 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Possible future biennium cost increase - General Fund 
Allowing the Emergency Services Communications Bureau to adopt certain rules pertaining to emergency call 
information requirements for multi-line telephone systems may represent a significant cost to departments and 
agencies within Maine State government. The amounts will depend on the content of any such rules that are adopted 
by the bureau; the amounts can not be determined at this time. 
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