85.12 Statewide public safety radio management program.
(1) The department shall administer a statewide public safety radio management program. From the appropriations under s. 20.395 (5) (dk) and (dq), the department may provide statewide tower site management, public safety frequency management, public safety database administration and planning services related to statewide public safety radio management.
(2) The department shall maintain any existing communications equipment at state patrol towers and stations that is used by emergency medical services programs under s. 256.12 unless the cost of maintaining the equipment exceeds the benefits that will result from such maintenance.
(3) The department may contract with any local governmental unit, as defined in s. 16.97 (7), to provide that local governmental unit with services under this section.
History: 1993 a. 16; 1999 a. 9, 185; 2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 33; 2007 a. 130.