The Ulster County Legislature, in order to provide
for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of persons in
the County, finds it in the public interest for there to be an enhanced
911 emergency telephone system operating in Ulster County.
Pursuant to the authority granted to the Legislature
by County Law § 303, there is hereby imposed a surcharge
of $0.35 per month on each local telephone exchange access line in
the County, subject to the restrictions contained herein.
The surcharge herein shall not apply to:
A. More than
75 local exchange access lines per customer per location.
B. Any "lifeline"
customers of local telephone service suppliers.
C. The access
lines of the County of Ulster.
The estimated target date for the commencement
of enhanced 911 emergency telephone service in Ulster County is September
30, 1993.
All suppliers of local telephone exchange access
lines shall begin to add the surcharge of $0.35 per month as herein
provided to all service bills issued after January 1, 1991, or as
soon as possible thereafter, subject to the exclusions contained herein.