10-4-112. Submission and approval of final plans -- exception. - Montana Statutes

     10-4-112. Submission and approval of final plans -- exception. (1) A 9-1-1 jurisdiction shall submit a proposed final plan for establishing a basic or enhanced 9-1-1 system pursuant to 10-4-103 within 1 year from receipt of the department's approval of its preliminary plan to:
     (a) public and private safety agencies in the 9-1-1 jurisdiction;
     (b) the department; and
     (c) providers of telephone service in the 9-1-1 jurisdiction's service area.
     (2) In addition to other matters required by 10-4-103, the final plan must include a description of all capital and recurring costs for the proposed basic or enhanced 9-1-1 system.
     (3) The department shall determine whether the final plan complies with 10-4-103 and rules adopted pursuant to 10-4-102. Subject to 10-4-113, if the department determines that the plan complies, it shall approve the plan, or if the department determines that the plan does not comply, it shall disapprove the plan. The department shall inform the 9-1-1 jurisdiction of its decision within 180 days of receipt of the plan. In any statement approving a final plan, the department shall indicate a timetable in which the provider shall undertake necessary telephone system conversions. The timetable must be such that conversions may not be required unless sufficient funds to compensate the provider for its conversion costs are available within 1 year of the initial installation of the 9-1-1 system.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 635, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 448, L. 1997.