United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 2003-10-22 monographic deposited born digital 4 p. GA 1.13:B-301126 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-301126 P0b002ee18fd46d00 f:301126 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-301126 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-301126 B-301126 Comptroller General Decision The federal government is constitutionally immune from paying the Georgia 911 charge because it is a vendee tax, the legal burden of which falls directly on the federal government as a user of telephone services. In addition, Georgia statutes bar the assessment of this charge against federal entities. The National Weather Service should not pay assessments of this fee by its telephone service provider. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-301126/html/GAOREPORTS-B-301126.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-301126/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-301126.pdf GAO/B-301126 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-301126 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-301126; National Weather Service—Georgia 911 Charge, B-301126, October 22, 2003;