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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.