An Act To Promote Public Safety Answering Point Efficiency
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0555
Committee Amendment CA_A_H254 (House)
Amends: 25 MRSA §2926

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 393, L.D. 555, Bill, "An Act To 
Promote Public Safety Answering Point Efficiency" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section I and before section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2926, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 359, §3, is 
amended to read: 
2-A. Goal. To the extent possible, the bureau shall establish a total of between 16 
and 24 public service answering points. 
The bureau shall seek to coordinate any 
reduction in the number of public service answering points to achieve this goal with any 
contractual obligations it may have or may enter into that are or could be affected by that 
reduction. Prior to implementing a reduction in the number of public safety answering 
points, the bureau shaH make a finding regarding the need for the reduction based on an 
evaluation of the costs and benefits of the reduction, taking into account impacts on 
ratepayers, each of the affected municipalities and the State.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. 
Report regarding public safety answering points and E-9-1-1 
system. No later than February I, 20 10, the Public Utilities Commission, Emergency 
Services Communication Bureau shall prepare and submit to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Utilities and Energy a report on: 
I. The optimum configuration of public safety answering points in the State, taking 
into account: 
A. Total E-9-1-1 system needs and costs, including, but not limited to, needs and 
costs related to system operations, maintenance, training, back-up system 
capacity and staffing levels, including answering position units or seats; 
B. Forecasted total system costs, including direct and indirect costs, under the 
optimum configuration; and 
C. Established formulas and models of optimum call~taker staffing for public 
safety answering points, including, but not limited to, the minimum call-taker, 01' 
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call answerer, staffing model presented in the 1980 report "Design and Costing of 
Systems - A Technical Manual - Final Report" commissioned by the United 
States Department of Justice; 
2. The implementation and regulation of the optimum configuration of public safety 
answering points, inCluding the regulation of changes to public safety answering point 
locations initiated by municipalities, taking into consideration the cost implications for 
municipalities and the State; and 
3. The benefits and consequences of expanding the statewide E-9-1-1 surcharge to 
fund all E-9-1-1 system costs, including operation and maintenance expenses that are 
currently funded through county assessments and fees from the political subdivisions, and 
the projected increase in the E-9-I-l surcharge required to fund all system costs. 
After receipt and review of the report required under this section, the Joint Standing 
Committee on Utilities and Energy may submit legislation relating to the repOli to the 
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 
Emergency Services Communication Bureau 0994 
Initiative: Provides funds for a study on the optimum configuration of public safety 
answering points. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2009-10 
$300,000 
$300,000 
2010-11 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes to the bill. 
I. It adds a provision to require the Public Utilities Commission, Emergency Services 
Communication Bureau, prior to implementing a reduction in the number of public safety 
answering points, to make a finding regarding the need for the reduction based on an 
evaluation of the costs and benefits of the reduction, taking into account impacts on 
ratepayers, each of the affected municipalities and the State. 
2. It amends the provision of the bill that requires the bureau to prepare and submit a 
repOli regarding public safety answering points and the E-9-1-1 system. It clarifies the 
issues to be taken into account when reporting on the optimum configuration of public 
safety answering points. It adds to the report an assessment of how to implement and 
regulate the optimum configuration, including the regulation of changes to public safety 
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answering point locations initiated by municipalities, taking into consideration the cost 
implications for municipalities and the State. 
3. It adds an appropriations and allocations section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 05106109 
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LR 1083(02) 
An Act To Promote Public Safety Answering Point Efficiency 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A" 
Committee: Utilities and Energy 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2009-10 
2010-11 
Projections 
2011-12 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$300,000 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
2012-13 
$0 
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Fiscal Detail and Notes 
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This bill includes a one-time allocation of $300,000 in FY2009-1 0 to the Emergency Services Communication Bureau',.' 
to prepare a report on the optimum configuration of Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP). Funding for the 
allocation will come from the E-911 Fund. 
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