W. Va. Code R. § 150-25-8

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 150-25-8 - Disbursement of Monthly Fee Revenues

8.1. Disbursement of WE911 Fee revenues. On a quarterly basis, the Commission will, by check or appropriate financial equivalent, distribute the WE911 Fee revenues to each county by the 10th day of the month in accordance with the schedule set forth below.

8.1.1. In the months of January, April, July and October, payments will be issued to the following counties: Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jackson and Jefferson.

8.1.2. In the months of February, May, August and November, payments will be issued to the following counties: Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mineral, Mingo, Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Ohio, Pendleton and Pleasants.

8.1.3. In the months of March, June, September, and December, payments will be issued to the following counties: Pocahontas, Preston, Putnam, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood and Wyoming.

8.1.4. The WE911 Fee revenues disbursed in any given month will be those billed during the three-month period which ended three months prior to the disbursal month. For example, the monthly WE911 Fee revenues filed with the Commission by CMRS providers during April, May and June will be disbursed in October.

8.2. Disbursement of Public Safety Fee revenues. On a monthly basis, the Commission will disburse the Public Safety Fee revenues received as set forth below:

8.2.1. The Commission will disburse nineteen cents ($0.19) of the Public Safety Fee received per each subscriber to the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to be used solely for the construction, maintenance, and upgrades of the West Virginia Interoperable Radio Project and any other costs associated with establishing and maintaining the infrastructure of the system.

8.2.2. The Commission will distribute the remaining ten cents ($0.10) of the Public Safety Fee received per each subscriber to the West Virginia State Police to be used for equipment upgrades for improving and integrating their communication efforts with the Enhanced Emergency Telephone System.

8.3. Disbursement of Wireless Tower Fee revenues. On a monthly basis, the Wireless Tower Fee revenues received by the Commission will be deposited into the Wireless Tower Access Assistance Fund, to subsidize the construction of wireless towers.

W. Va. Code R. § 150-25-8