HB4015 SFAT #1 Plymale 3-7

Skinner  7816

Senator Plymale moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4015—A Bill to amend and reenact §31G-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §31G-5-1, §31G-5-2, §31G-5-3, and §31G-5-4, all relating telecommunications and broadband; limiting the consecutive terms of the public members of the Broadband Enhancement Council; limiting the consecutive terms of the chair and vice-chair of the Broadband Enhancement Council; enacting the Vertical Real Estate Management and Availability Act; requiring the Department of Administration to coordinate with the Governor to seek proposals to manage state-owned vertical real estate; establishing how the vertical real estate is to be managed; defining “vertical real estate” as any structure that is suitable for the mounting of communications equipment and associated ground facilities; providing for a distribution of funds from leasing state-owned vertical real estate; and setting forth certain exceptions to the availability for management of state-owned vertical real estate.

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