12-5355.   Grant fee.(a) Subject to the provisions ofK.S.A. 2009 Supp.12-5361, and amendmentsthereto, effective July 1, 2006, there is hereby established a VoIPenhanced 911 grant fee in the amount of $.25 per month per VoIPservice user. Itshall be the duty of each VoIP provider to collect such fee from theVoIP service user and remit such fee to the secretary as provided byK.S.A. 2009 Supp.12-5357, and amendments thereto.Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, no VoIP service user shall beliable for, nor shall any VoIP provider be required to collect, the VoIPenhanced 911 grant fee on any interconnected VoIP service upon which anemergency telephone tax is paid pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5302, and amendmentsthereto, or upon which a wireless enhanced 911 grant fee is paid pursuant toK.S.A. 12-5324, and amendments thereto. In addition, no service user shall beliable for, nor shall any service supplier, telecommunications public utility,telecommunications carrier or wireless carrier be required to collect theemergency telephone tax imposed pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5302, and amendmentsthereto, or the wireless enhanced 911 grant fee established pursuant to K.S.A.12-5324, and amendments thereto, for any interconnected VoIP service upon whicha VoIP enhanced 911 fee is paid pursuant to this act.

      (b)   The secretary shall remit to the state treasurer, in accordance withthe provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto, any fees receivedpursuant to this section. Upon receipt of the remittance, the statetreasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and creditit to the wireless enhanced 911 grant fund.

      History:   L. 2006, ch. 101, § 4; July 1.