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Assembly Passes Bradley's 911 Wireless Bill to Locate Callers at Risk
Posted on Tuesday, February 25 @ 18:14:39 EST by jfbailey
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WPCNR ALBANY REPORT-DISPATCH. From Assemblyman Adam Bradley's Media Relations Office. February 25, 2003: Assemblyman Adam Bradley announced Tuesday the assembly had passed legislation to help localities make life-saving improvements to local 911 systems -- enabling local emergency dispatch centers to pinpoint emergency calls from wireless phones.
The Wireless 911 Local Incentive Funding Enhancement (LIFE) program will end unnecessary delays in 911 enhancements by providing funding directly to local emergency dispatch centers. The legislation will help localities which currently handle their own wireless 911 calls, to finance the equipment they need. The program expedites actions taken by the Assembly in 2002, which set aside $20 Million in surcharges to help localities fund the system's implementation.
"We need to do everything we can to keep our families safe -- and that means seeing to it that this money goes to enhancing New York's 911 systems," Bradley said. "I urge the Senate and the governor to follow the Assembly in enacting this vital legislation before another tragedy occurs."
New Yorkers have paid $200 Million in surcharges since 1991, Bradley's report said, which was meant specifically to establish a statewide 911 emergency telephone communications system. However a 2002 audit of the E911 Fund by the state comptroller criticisized the use of the fun, citing spending on expenses like dry cleaning, travel and lawn mowing.
The bill was sponsored by David Koon. Richard Brodsky was a Co-Sponsor, and Mr. Bradley, one of the Multi-Sponsors.
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