Effective - 28 Aug 2000
209.255. Rate established to recover costs of programs — surcharge, limitations, collection — exemption from taxes. — 1. The commission shall establish a rate recovery mechanism to recover the costs of implementing and maintaining the programs provided for in section 209.253, which shall be applied to each basic telephone access line. Any surcharge established by such rate recovery mechanism shall not be imposed upon more than one hundred basic telephone access lines per subscriber per location. Any surcharge established by such rate recovery mechanism shall not be imposed on any telephone line used to provide pay telephone service. The surcharge may appear on the bill of each local exchange telephone subscriber identified separately as a deaf relay service and equipment distribution program fund surcharge. The commission shall not vary the amount of the surcharge between telephone companies nor between the class or grade of customers of any telephone company. The surcharge provided for in this section shall be exempt from the taxes provided for in chapter 144, and the surcharge shall not be construed as gross receipts or revenue of the company collecting such for the purpose of local taxation.
2. Each basic telephone access line subscriber is liable for the payment of any surcharge provided for in subsection 1 of this section. The local exchange telephone company shall not be liable for any uncollected surcharge, nor shall it have any obligation to initiate any action to enforce the collection of the surcharge.
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(L. 1990 H.B. 1132 § 3 subsecs. 1, 2 merged with H.B. 1315 § 3 subsecs. 1, 2, A.L. 1993 S.B. 160, A.L. 1996 S.B. 525, A.L. 2000 S.B. 721)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XII - Public Health and Welfare
Section 209.010 - Division to aid blind persons.
Section 209.020 - Division may receive and expend donations and bequests.
Section 209.035 - Proceeds from involuntary conversion, how treated — receipt defined.
Section 209.050 - Persons refusing work ineligible for pensions — names may be stricken from roll.
Section 209.060 - Application for pension — payment begins, when — misrepresentation, penalty.
Section 209.070 - Division to prepare suitable blank application forms.
Section 209.080 - Division to make regulations relative to examination of applicants for pensions.
Section 209.090 - Division to prepare roll of pensioners — to distribute pensions.
Section 209.100 - Division to keep blind pension roll.
Section 209.110 - Person aggrieved may appeal.
Section 209.130 - Rate of tax to be levied.
Section 209.140 - Persons violating provisions of law guilty of misdemeanor.
Section 209.170 - October fifteenth to be white cane safety day, governor to note.
Section 209.200 - Definitions.
Section 209.240 - Amount of pension — need, how determined.
Section 209.251 - Definitions.
Section 209.261 - Definitions.
Section 209.265 - No disclosure of conversation without permission — penalty.
Section 209.285 - Definitions.
Section 209.289 - Coordinator to be hired, qualifications, salary and expenses.
Section 209.295 - Rules and regulations, authority to promulgate, duties of commission.
Section 209.299 - Evaluations to be held where and when — coordinator to notify applicants of score.
Section 209.302 - Eligibility for evaluation.
Section 209.305 - Evaluations, subjects to be covered — confidentiality of tests and records.
Section 209.307 - Conflict of interest for board or evaluation team, effect.
Section 209.311 - Fees, how established.
Section 209.314 - Grievances on evaluation, procedure.
Section 209.317 - Certificate may be suspended, denied or revoked — hearing procedure.
Section 209.322 - Certificates recognized by the board.
Section 209.331 - Procedure to adopt rules.
Section 209.337 - Violations, penalty — injunction granted when — venue.
Section 209.600 - Definitions.
Section 209.610 - Agreements, terms and conditions — contribution limits.
Section 209.615 - Deposit and investment of moneys.
Section 209.620 - Cancellation of participation agreement, penalty.
Section 209.625 - Assets exempt from taxation.
Section 209.630 - Assets used for ABLE program purposes only.
Section 209.635 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 209.640 - State treasurer's office, semiannual review.
Section 209.645 - ABLE account moneys not part of total state revenues.