(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.