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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 52 – Emergency Communicats Syst, study

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 52

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HCR052.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Authorizing the Legislative Council to
appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of the emergency
communications systems in Idaho.

03/16    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/17    Rpt prt - to St Aff
03/18    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/19    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/19    Rls susp - ADOPTED - 66-0-4
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
      Black(15), Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase,
      Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20),
      Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
      Jones(9), Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell,
      Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague,
      Meyer, Miller, Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds,
      Richman, Ridinger, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone,
      Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Crane, Robison, Stubbs, Taylor
    Floor Sponsor - McKague
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/20    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff

Bill Text


HCR052


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 52

                                BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

 1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 2    STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO
 3        APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE A  STUDY  OF  THE  EMERGENCY
 4        COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IN IDAHO.

 5    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 6        WHEREAS, in 1988, the legislature recognized that providing emergency com-
 7    munications  systems  was  vital  to  the  welfare of Idaho's citizens and its
 8    emerging tourism industry; and
 9        WHEREAS, in some rural counties there is not a sufficient population  base
10    to  provide  such  a  service  and  these counties are in need of this service
11    because  of  hazardous  occupations  and  long  travel  distances  to  medical
12    providers; and
13        WHEREAS, Section 31-4807, Idaho Code,  provides  that  no  city  or  other
14    agency  shall  establish  an  individual emergency communication system once a
15    countywide system as provided in Chapter 48, Title 31, Idaho  Code,  has  been
16    adopted by the board of county commissioners; and
17        WHEREAS,  there  were two bills introduced into the 1998 Idaho Legislature
18    dealing with the subject of emergency communications: Senate Bill No. 1507 and
19    Senate Bill No. 1514; and
20        WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1507 would have deleted a prohibition against  cities
21    establishing  an  individual  emergency communication system once a countywide
22    system is adopted and would have provided that cities within existing consoli-
23    dated emergency communications areas could separate from the consolidated area
24    and operate their own "911" and/or nonemergency communications system upon the
25    majority votes of their city council and it also would have  provided  for  an
26    election  to  provide the authorization for funding to operate a "911" system;
27    and
28        WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1514 would have brought "radio  access  lines"  (cell
29    phones,  mobile  phones and other emerging communications technology) into the
30    emergency communications act and would have provided that one-half of the rev-
31    enue from inclusion of radio access lines  would  be  available  for  counties
32    without "911" or "E-911" services to purchase necessary equipment upon presen-
33    tation of a plan; and
34        WHEREAS,  this  is  a subject that is of statewide importance and deserves
35    further study.
36        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second  Regular  Ses-
37    sion  of  the Fifty-fourth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and
38    the Senate concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is  authorized  to
39    appoint  a  committee  to  undertake and complete a study of Idaho's emergency
40    communications systems and determine structures and  funding  mechanisms  that
41    will encourage efficiencies and cooperation and provide this needed service to
42    all Idahoans as may be cost-effective. The Legislative Council shall determine
43    the number of legislators and membership from each house appointed to the com-
44    mittee  and  shall authorize the committee to receive input, advice and assis-


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 1    tance from interested and affected parties who are not members of the legisla-
 2    ture and the committee may hold meetings outside of Boise.
 3        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nonlegislative members of the committee may be
 4    appointed by the cochairs of the committee appointed by the Legislative  Coun-
 5    cil.  Nonlegislative members of the advisory committee shall not be reimbursed
 6    from legislative funds for per diem, mileage or other expenses and  shall  not
 7    have  voting  privileges regarding the committee's recommendations or proposed
 8    legislation.
 9        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall report its findings,  rec-
10    ommendations and proposed legislation, if any, to the First Regular Session of
11    the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


    





    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
          RS08168C1
    
    This Resolution's purpose is to authorize Legislative Council to appoint an interim committee to 
    undertake and complete a study of Idaho's emergency communications systems and determine structures 
    and funding mechanisms that will encourage efficiencies and cooperation between cities and counties and 
    provide this needed service to all Idahoans as may be cost effective.
    
    FISCAL NOTE
    
    If this resolution is adopted by the Legislature and the committee is appointed by Legislative 
    Council, any necessary legislator travel and per diem expense would be paid from the existing legislative 
    appropriation to the Senate and the House of Representatives. Funding for the support staff and expenses 
    would be provided from the existing appropriation to the Legislative council for the Legislative Services 
    Office. There would be no additional impact upon the state general fund as a result of this resolution.
    
    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE
    Contact: Rep. McKague 332-1221
    
    HCR 52