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An Act To Reduce the Number of Public Safety Answering Points
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2926, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. A, §28, is further amended to read:
 
2-A. Total number.  To the extent possible, theThe bureau shall establish a total of between 16 and 242 public safety answering points. The bureau shall seek to coordinate any reduction in the number of public safety answering points to achieve this goal with any contractual obligations it may have or may enter into that are or could be affected by that reduction. Prior to implementing a reduction in the number of public safety answering points, the bureau shall make a finding regarding the need for the reduction based on an evaluation of the costs and benefits of the reduction, taking into account impacts on ratepayers, each of the affected municipalities and the State.
Sec. 2. Coordination of reduction. The Public Utilities Commission, Emergency Services Communication Bureau shall seek to coordinate the reduction in the number of public safety answering points required pursuant to this Act with any contractual obligations the bureau may have or may enter into that are or could be affected by the reduction in public safety answering points required under this Act.
 
SUMMARY
Current law requires the Public Utilities Commission, Emergency Services Communication Bureau to establish a total of between 16 and 24 public safety answering points. This bill reduces to 2 the total number of public safety answering points.