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(a) (1) The board shall administer and collect the prepaid MTS surcharge imposed by this part pursuant to the Fee Collection Procedures Law (Part 30 (commencing with Section 55001)). For purposes of this part, the references in the Fee Collection Procedures Law to "fee" shall include the prepaid MTS surcharge imposed by this part, and references to "feepayer" shall include a person required to pay the surcharge imposed by this part, which includes the seller, who shall be required to register with the board.
  (2) Notwithstanding Article 1.1 (commencing with Section 55050) of Chapter 3 of Part 30, any person required, or that elects, to remit amounts due under Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001) by electronic funds transfer pursuant to Article 1.2 (commencing with Section 6479.3) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 shall remit prepaid MTS surcharge amounts due under this section by electronic funds transfer.
  (b) (1) The board may prescribe, adopt, and enforce regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of this part, including, but not limited to, collections, reporting, refunds, and appeals.
  (2) The board may prescribe, adopt, and enforce any emergency regulations as necessary to implement this part. Any emergency regulation prescribed, adopted, or enforced pursuant to this section shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and, for purposes of that chapter, including Section 11349.6 of the Government Code, the adoption of the regulation is an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare.
  (c) The board shall establish procedures to be utilized by a seller to document that a sale is not a retail transaction.
  (d) The board shall establish procedures for sharing of information, other than information protected under Section 19542, related to the collection of the prepaid MTS surcharge upon the request of the Public Utilities Commission or the Office of Emergency Services.
  (e) The total combined annual expenses incurred for administration and collection by the board pursuant to this part and Part 21.1 (commencing with Section 42100) shall be allocated by the board on a pro rata basis according to revenues collected by the board for: (1) that portion of the prepaid MTS surcharge that is for the emergency telephone users surcharge, (2) that portion of the prepaid MTS surcharge that is for the Public Utilities Commission surcharges, and (3) local charges. The board shall annually prepare a report showing the amount of both reimbursed and unreimbursed costs incurred by it in administering the collection of the prepaid MTS surcharge.
  (f) This section applies only to those remittances of the prepaid MTS surcharge or local charges that are required to be remitted to the board pursuant to this part and as this section is made applicable to Part 21.1 (commencing with Section 42100) pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 42103.

The board shall establish remittance schedules and methods for payment of the prepaid MTS surcharge that utilize existing methods established under the Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001)), including all of the following:
  (a) The prepaid MTS surcharge, minus the amount retained by the seller pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 42010, is due and payable to the board quarterly on or before the last day of the month following each calendar quarter.
  (b) On or before the last day of the month following each calendar quarter, a return for the preceding calendar quarter shall be filed using electronic media with the board.
  (c) Returns shall be authenticated in a form or pursuant to methods as may be prescribed by the board.
  (d) This section applies only to those remittances of the prepaid MTS surcharge or local charges that are required to be remitted to the board pursuant to this part and as this section is made applicable to Part 21.1 (commencing with Section 42100) pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 42103.

Every seller shall register with the board. The board shall establish a method for registration of sellers under this part that utilizes the existing registration process for a seller's permit established pursuant to Section 6066 of the Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001)). Every application for registration shall be made upon a form prescribed by the board and shall set forth the name under which the applicant transacts or intends to transact business, the location of its place or places of business, and such other information as the board may require. An application for registration shall be authenticated in a form or pursuant to methods as may be prescribed by the board.

(a) The Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Surcharge Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. The Prepaid MTS 911 Account and the Prepaid MTS PUC Account are hereby created in the fund. The Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Surcharge Fund shall consist of all surcharges, interest, penalties, and other amounts collected and paid to the board pursuant to this part, less payments of refunds and reimbursements to the board for expenses incurred in the administration and collection of the prepaid MTS surcharge.
  (b) All moneys in the Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Surcharge Fund attributable to the prepaid MTS surcharge shall be deposited as follows:
  (1) That portion of the prepaid MTS surcharge that is for the emergency telephone users surcharge shall be deposited into the Prepaid MTS 911 Account. All moneys deposited into the Prepaid MTS 911 Account shall be transferred to the State Emergency Telephone Number Account in the General Fund and appropriated pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 41135) of Chapter 7 of Part 20.
  (2) That portion of the prepaid MTS surcharge that is for the Public Utilities Commission surcharges shall be deposited into the Prepaid MTS PUC Account. All moneys deposited in the Prepaid MTS PUC Account shall be allocated and transferred to the respective universal service funds created pursuant to Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 270) of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code and to the Public Utilities Commission Utilities Reimbursement Account described in Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 401) of, Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code. The Public Utilities Commission shall allocate the moneys deposited into the Prepaid MTS PUC Account to the respective universal service funds and to the Public Utilities Commission Utilities Reimbursement Account and shall report to the Controller at the beginning of each calendar month for the months preceding, or other period as determined necessary by the Public Utilities Commission, on its allocation of those funds.

(a) To provide adequate cashflow for expenses incurred by the board in the administration and collection of the prepaid MTS surcharge, the Director of Finance may approve a short-term loan in the 2015-16 fiscal year from the General Fund to the Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Surcharge Fund.
  (b) For the purposes of this section, a short-term loan is a transfer that is made subject to the following conditions:
  (1) Any amount loaned is to be repaid in full during the same fiscal year in which the loan was made, except that the repayment may be delayed until a date not more than six months after the date of enactment of the annual Budget Act for the subsequent fiscal year.
  (2) Loans shall be repaid whenever the funds are needed to meet cash expenditure needs in the loaning fund or account.

This part shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends that date.