WEST virginia Legislature
2016 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 297
[Introduced January
15, 2016; Referred
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; and then to the
Committee on Government Organization.]
A BILL to amend the Code
of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated
§17-4-17e, relating to installation of conduit for fiber optic cable on state
highway construction projects.
Be it enacted by the Legislature
of West Virginia:
That the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section,
designated §17-4-17e, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 4. STATE ROAD
SYSTEM.
§17-4-17e. Installation
of conduit for fiber optic cable on state highway construction projects.
The Commissioner of
Highways shall cause to have conduit for fiber optic cable included in all
construction projects for new highways constructed within the state.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is
to require the installation of conduit for fiber optic cable on state highway
construction projects.
Strike-throughs indicate language
that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates
new language that would be added.