(50 ILCS 750/35)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-366)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2025)
    Sec. 35. 9-1-1 surcharge; allowable expenditures. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, expenditures from surcharge revenues received under this Act may be made by municipalities, counties, and 9-1-1 Authorities only to pay for the costs associated with the following:
        (1) The design of the Emergency Telephone System.
        (2) The coding of an initial Master Street Address Guide database, and update and
    
maintenance thereof.
        (3) The repayment of any moneys advanced for the implementation of the system.
        (4) The charges for Automatic Number Identification and Automatic Location
    
Identification equipment, a computer aided dispatch system that records, maintains, and integrates information, mobile data transmitters equipped with automatic vehicle locators, and maintenance, replacement, and update thereof to increase operational efficiency and improve the provision of emergency services.
        (5) The non-recurring charges related to installation of the Emergency Telephone System.
        (6) The initial acquisition and installation, or the reimbursement of costs therefor to
    
other governmental bodies that have incurred those costs, of road or street signs that are essential to the implementation of the Emergency Telephone System and that are not duplicative of signs that are the responsibility of the jurisdiction charged with maintaining road and street signs. Funds may not be used for ongoing expenses associated with road or street sign maintenance and replacement.
        (7) Other products and services necessary for the implementation, upgrade, and
    
maintenance of the system and any other purpose related to the operation of the system, including costs attributable directly to the construction, leasing, or maintenance of any buildings or facilities or costs of personnel attributable directly to the operation of the system. Costs attributable directly to the operation of an emergency telephone system do not include the costs of public safety agency personnel who are and equipment that is dispatched in response to an emergency call.
        (8) The defraying of expenses incurred to implement Next Generation 9-1-1, subject to
    
the conditions set forth in this Act.
        (9) The implementation of a computer aided dispatch system or hosted supplemental 9-1-1
    
services.
        (10) The design, implementation, operation, maintenance, or upgrade of wireless 9-1-1,
    
E9-1-1, or NG9-1-1 emergency services and public safety answering points.
    In the case of a municipality with a population over 500,000, moneys may also be used for any anti-terrorism or emergency preparedness measures, including, but not limited to, preparedness planning, providing local matching funds for federal or State grants, personnel training, and specialized equipment, including surveillance cameras, as needed to deal with natural and terrorist-inspired emergency situations or events.
(Source: P.A. 99-6, eff. 1-1-16; 100-20, eff. 7-1-17; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23.)
 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-366)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2025)
    Sec. 35. 9-1-1 surcharge; allowable expenditures.
    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, expenditures from surcharge revenues received under this Act shall be made consistent with 47 CFR 9.23, which include the following:
        (1) support and implementation of 9-1-1 services provided by or in the State or taxing
    
jurisdiction imposing the fee or charge; and
        (2) operational expenses of public safety answering points within the State. Examples of
    
allowable expenditures include, but are not limited to:
            (A) PSAP operating costs, including lease, purchase, maintenance, replacement, and
        
upgrade of customer premises equipment (hardware and software), CAD equipment (hardware and software), and the PSAP building and facility and including NG9-1-1, cybersecurity, pre-arrival instructions, and emergency notification systems. PSAP operating costs include technological innovation that supports 9-1-1;
            (B) PSAP personnel costs, including telecommunicators' salaries and training;
            (C) PSAP administration, including costs for administration of 9-1-1 services and
        
travel expenses associated with the provision of 9-1-1 services;
            (D) integrating public safety and first responder dispatch and 9-1-1 systems,
        
including lease, purchase, maintenance, and upgrade of CAD equipment (hardware and software) to support integrated 9-1-1 and public safety dispatch operations;
            (E) providing the interoperability of 9-1-1 systems with one another and with public
        
safety and first responder radio systems; and
            (F) costs for the initial acquisition and installation of road or street signs that
        
are essential to the implementation of the Emergency Telephone System and that are not duplicative of signs that are the responsibility of the jurisdiction charged with maintaining road and street signs, as well as costs incurred to reimburse governmental bodies for the acquisition and installation of those signs, except that expenditures may not be used for ongoing expenses associated with sign maintenance and replacement.
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    (b) The obligation or expenditure of surcharge revenues received under this Act for a purpose or function inconsistent with 47 CFR 9.23 and this Section shall constitute diversion, which undermines the purpose of this Act by depriving the 9-1-1 system of the funds it needs to function effectively and to modernize 9-1-1 operations. Examples of diversion include, but are not limited to:
        (1) transfer of 9-1-1 fees into a State or other jurisdiction's general fund or other
    
fund for non-9-1-1 purposes;
        (2) use of surcharge revenues for equipment or infrastructure for constructing or
    
expanding non-public-safety communications networks (e.g., commercial cellular networks); and
        (3) use of surcharge revenues for equipment or infrastructure for law enforcement,
    
firefighters, and other public safety or first responder entities that does not directly support providing 9-1-1 services.
    (c) In the case of a municipality with a population over 500,000, moneys may also be used for any anti-terrorism or emergency preparedness measures, including, but not limited to, preparedness planning, providing local matching funds for federal or State grants, personnel training, and specialized equipment, including surveillance cameras, as needed to deal with natural and terrorist-inspired emergency situations or events.
(Source: P.A. 103-366, eff. 1-1-24; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23.)