§9210.__Actions against authority

A member of the authority, while acting within the scope of this chapter, is not subject to any personal liability resulting from the exercise or carrying out of any of the authority's purposes or powers.

§9211.__ConnectME Fund

1.__ConnectME Fund established.__The ConnectME Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established as a nonlapsing fund administered by the authority for the purposes of supporting the activities and projects of the authority under this chapter.

2. Assessment.__After receiving authorization pursuant to Title 5, section 8072 to finally adopt major substantive rules under section 9205, subsection 3 or after January 15, 2007, whichever is later, the authority may require every communications service provider to contribute on a competitively neutral basis to the fund.__ The assessment may not exceed 0.25% of the revenue received or collected for all communications services provided in this State by the communications service provider.__A facilities-based provider of wireless voice or data retail service may voluntarily agree to be assessed by the authority as a communications service provider under this subsection.

3.__Explicit identification on customer bills.__A communications service provider assessed pursuant to subsection 2 may recover the amount of the assessment from the provider's customers.__If a provider recovers the amount from its customers, it must explicitly identify the amount owed by a customer on the customer's bill and indicate that the funds are collected for use in the ConnectME Fund.

§9212.__Gifts and contributions

The authority may accept gifts and contributions on behalf of the authority for the purpose of designing, constructing, reconstructing, renovating or acquiring a project.

The authority, in accepting gifts of money, federal funds or other types of income, shall place this money in a special