Sec.28-24-10a. Capital expense account

(a) Regional emergency telecommunications centers and funded entities may apply for funding for the purpose of reimbursing such entities for capital expenditures up to twenty per cent of the regional emergency telecommunications center's or funded entity’s annual subsidy. Capital expenditure funds shall not be used for the purchase or leasing of real estate, buildings, or vehicles. Architectural services, building materials, restoration services and labor needed to accommodate new equipment in existing buildings shall be eligible for funding. Capital expenditure funds shall be subject to the requirement of matching funds by the town or city served by the public safety answering point applying for funding. The chief executive officer of the town or city, or the representative board of the regional PSAP, shall provide documentation of any available matching funds to the Division. Capital expenditure reimbursements are limited by the availability of funds and subject to the approval of the Division.

(b) Requests for capital expenditure funds shall be submitted to the Division not less than ninety days prior to the anticipated expenditure.

(c) Capital expenditure funds allocated to a regional PSAP or a funded entity at their request that have not been used within the time period approved by the Division shall be returned to the Enhanced 9-1-1 Telecommunications Fund for reallocation.

(Effective July 1, 2020)