IC 5-26-3
    Chapter 3. Indiana Statewide Wireless Public Safety Voice andData Communications System

IC 5-26-3-1
Contract for establishment of system
    Sec. 1. (a) The commission may contract for the establishment ofa statewide wireless public safety voice and data communicationssystem.
    (b) The system must:
        (1) be efficient;
        (2) provide modern two (2) way voice or data communicationto user agencies without a duplication of efforts; and
        (3) allow user agencies with compatible equipment tocommunicate with one another, resulting in the efficienthandling of emergencies and cooperation between agencies.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.

IC 5-26-3-2
User's agreement
    Sec. 2. If a public safety agency or other entity decides to use thesystem, the agency or other entity must enter into a user's agreementwith the commission.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.

IC 5-26-3-3
Supervision of system; use of facilities
    Sec. 3. (a) The commission is responsible for the supervision ofthe statewide wireless public safety voice and data communicationssystems as follows:
        (1) Maintenance of the main wide area transmitter sites andinterconnection links of the system.
        (2) Management of the system's Federal CommunicationsCommission licensing.
        (3) Frequency planning for the system.
        (4) Management of the system.
    (b) The Indiana statewide wireless public safety voice and datacommunications system may use the facilities of commercial mobileradio service providers (as defined in 47 USC 332). If thecommission chooses to contract with one or more commercial mobileradio service providers to provide the system, the commission maydelegate the responsibilities in subsection (a) to the commercialmobile radio service providers.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.

IC 5-26-3-4
Criteria for determining who may use system
    Sec. 4. The commission shall develop criteria for determiningwhether a public safety agency or other entity may use the system.The commission may not prohibit a public safety agency from using

the public safety agency's own public safety voice and datacommunications system.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.

IC 5-26-3-5
Approval for public safety agencies to join system
    Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a public safetyagency or other entity may join the system with the approval of thecommission.
    (b) A state public safety agency may join the system if the agencyis approved by the state agency public safety committee underIC 5-26-6 and the commission.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2003, SEC.33.

IC 5-26-3-6
Powers of commission
    Sec. 6. (a) In addition to the powers enumerated in IC 5-26-2-5,the commission has the following powers related to the system:
        (1) Ensuring that federal and state communicationsrequirements are followed.
        (2) Providing system planning, including mutual aid planningand compatibility planning with other public safety agencycommunications systems.
        (3) Creating a standard user agreement.
        (4) Providing assistance to local public safety agencies inmaking equipment purchases.
        (5) Assessing charges for using the system.
        (6) Entering into and performing use and occupancy agreementsconcerning the system under IC 4-13.5.
        (7) Exercising any power necessary to carry out this chapter.
    (b) The Indiana statewide wireless public safety voice and datacommunications system may use the facilities of commercial mobileradio service providers (as defined in 47 USC 332). If thecommission chooses to contract with one or more commercial mobileradio service providers to provide the system, the commission maydelegate the responsibilities in subsection (a) to the commercialmobile radio service providers.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.123-2002,SEC.11.

IC 5-26-3-7
Subcommittees
    Sec. 7. The following subcommittees are created:
        (1) A user's subcommittee.
        (2) A technical subcommittee.
        (3) A finance subcommittee.
        (4) Any other subcommittee as determined by the commission.
As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1.