47 U.S.C. § 251a: State authority over fees

Nothing in this Act, any amendment made by this Act, the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), or any Commission regulation or order may prevent the imposition and collection of a fee or charge applicable to a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service specifically designated by a State, a political subdivision of a State, an Indian Tribe, or village or regional corporation serving a region established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) for 9–8–8 related services, if the fee or charge is held in a sequestered account to be obligated or expended only in support of 9–8–8 services, or enhancements of such services, as specified in the provision of State or local law adopting the fee or charge. ensuring the efficient and effective routing of calls made to the 9–8–8 national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline to an appropriate crisis center; and personnel and the provision of acute mental health, crisis outreach and stabilization services by directly responding to the 9–8–8 national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. details the status in each State, political subdivision of a State, Indian Tribe, or village or regional corporation serving a region established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) of the collection and distribution of such fees or charges; and includes findings on the amount of revenues obligated or expended by each State, political subdivision of a State, Indian Tribe, or village or regional corporation serving a region established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) for any purpose other than the purpose for which any such fees or charges are specified. The term “commercial mobile service” has the meaning given that term under section 332(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 332(d) ). The term “Commission” means the Federal Communications Commission. an interconnected VoIP service, as defined in section 9.3 of the 1 title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto; and 1 So in original. a one-way interconnected VoIP service. The term “State” has the meaning given that term in section 615b of this title .