Bill-Cable, Fees
H. B. 2381
(By Delegates Douglas, Hunt, Compton,
Faircloth, Linch and Riggs)
[Introduced March 3, 1997; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization then
the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section five, article nine,
chapter sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating
to authorizing and directing the cable television
advisory board to amend and promulgate a legislative
rule relating to the calculation and collection of
late fees.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section five, article nine, chapter sixty-four of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted, to read
as follows:
ARTICLE 9. AUTHORIZATION FOR MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES AND BOARDS TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-9-5. Cable television advisory board.
The Legislature hereby authorizes and directs the
cable television advisory board to amend and promulgate the
legislative rules rule promulgated and final filed in the
state register on the eighteenth seventh day of July June,
one thousand nine hundred ninety-five ninety-six, under the
authority of section twenty-six, article eighteen, chapter
five of this code, modified by the cable television
advisory board to meet the objections of the legislative
rule-making review committee and refiled in the state
register on the nineteenth day of September, one thousand
nine hundred ninety-five, relating to the cable television
advisory board (calculation and collection of late fees,
187 CSR 6), are is authorized with the amendment set forth
below:
On page one, by striking out all of section three and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"3.1. Cable operators electing to charge late fees may
charge a fixed fee of not more than two dollars on the
unpaid balance after the scheduled due date."
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize and
direct the Cable Television Advisory Board
to promulgate a
legislative rule relating to the Calculation and Collection of Late Fees
.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be
stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates
new language that would be added.