In 2004, the Kansas Legislature approved the Wireless Enhanced 911 Act, found at K.S.A. 12-5321 et seq. This Act places a 50¢ tax on each wireless customer’s monthly bill. The tax is remitted in two separate parts with 25¢ going to the State of Kansas to fund a grant program and 25¢ going to the Local Collection Point Administrator to be distributed back to local Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs).
The Kansas Association of Counties (KAC) and the League of Kansas Municipalities together serve as the Local Collection Point Administrator (LCPA). Wireless companies collect the funds from their customers and then remit the funds to the LCPA along with data regarding the zip +4 of the wireless customer. The LCPA then distributes the funds to PSAPs based upon the zip +4 data.
The timeline for such distributions works as follows:
Month 1 – The tax appears on the customers’ bill
Month 2 – The wireless companies have until the 15th of the following month to remit the money and data to the LCPA
Month 3 – The LCPA distributes the money to PSAPs around the 16th of the next month.
Therefore, the monies that are received by a PSAP in March are from taxes collected form customers in January.
The database above includes distribution information for each of the 116 PSAPs in the state that handle wireless 911 calls. Simply click on the name of the PSAP you wish to view and you will be directed to the information regarding that particular PSAP.
Should you have any questions about this website or the Wireless Enhanced 911 Act, please do not hesitate to contact the LCPA.
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