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 12 2 STA T . 2 6 22 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 83—J UL Y 23, 2008 corp or ati o nse r v in g a region esta bl is h e d p u rsuant to the A las k a N ative C lai m s S ettlement Act , as amended (85 Stat .6 88 )f or the support or implementation of 9–1 –1 or enhanced 9–1– 1 services, provided that the fee or charge is obligated or e x pended onl y in support of 9–1–1 and enhanced 9–1–1 services, or enhancements of such services, as specified in the provision of State or local la w adopting the fee or charge. F or each class of subscribers to IP- enabled voice services, the fee or charge may not exceed the amount of any such fee or charge applicable to the same class of subscribers to telecommuni- cations services. ‘ ‘( 2 )F E E AC C OUNT A BIL IT YR E P ORT. —T o ensure efficiency, transparency, and accountability in the collection and expendi- ture of a fee or charge for the support or implementation of 9–1–1 or enhanced 9–1–1 services, the Commission shall submit a report within 1 year after the date of enactment of the New and E merging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of2 0 08, and annually thereafter, to the Committee on Com- merce, Science and Transportation of the Senate and the Com- mittee on Energy and Commerce of the H ouse of R epresenta- tives detailing the status in each State of the collection and distribution of such fees or charges, and including findings on the amount of revenues obligated or expended by each State or political subdivision thereof for any purpose other than the purpose for which any such fees or charges are speci- fied. ‘‘(g) A V AILABILITY O F PSAP INFOR M ATION.—The Commission may compile a list of public safety answering point contact informa- tion, contact information for providers of selective routers, testing procedures, classes and types of services supported by public safety answering points, and other information concerning 9–1–1 and enhanced 9–1–1 elements, for the purpose of assisting IP-enabled voice service providers in complying with this section, and may make any portion of such information available to telecommuni- cations carriers, wireless carriers, IP-enabled voice service pro- viders, other emergency service providers, or the vendors to or agents of any such carriers or providers, if such availability would improve public safety. ‘‘(h) D EVELOPMENT OF S TAN D ARDS.—The Commission shall work cooperatively with public safety organi z ations, industry partici- pants, and the E–911 Implementation Coordination O ffice to develop best practices that promote consistency, where appropriate, including procedures for— ‘‘(1) defining geographic coverage areas for public safety answering points ‘‘(2) defining network diversity re q uirements for delivery of IP-enabled 9–1–1 and enhanced 9–1–1 calls; ‘‘( 3 ) call-handling in the event of call overflow or network outages; ‘‘( 4 ) public safety answering point certification and testing requirements; ‘‘(5) validation procedures for inputting and updating loca- tion information in relevant databases; and ‘‘(6) the format for delivering address information to public safety answering points. Procedu re s.

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