CHAPTER 478

H.P. 1056 - L.D. 1444

An Act To Facilitate E-9-1-1 for Multiline Telephone

Systems

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2934 is enacted to read:

§2934.__Multiline telephone systems

1.__Requirements.__The bureau may by rule establish requirements for locating emergency calls, and initiating emergency responses to such calls, made from within multiline telephone systems, including network-based or premises-based systems, whether owned or leased by a public or private entity, such as private branch exchanges or Centrex systems.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section:

A.__May not require any local unit of government to expand or modify its activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures from local revenues;

B.__Apply only to multiline telephone systems installed, introduced, established or replaced after the effective date of the rules;

C.__Must provide for appropriate standards, exemptions and waivers that balance the benefits of improved methods of locating emergency calls, and initiating emergency responses to such calls, made from within multiline telephone systems and the cost of achieving those improvements.__The rules