H. B. 2474
(By Delegates C. White, Campbell, J. Smith,
Marshall, Yeager, Ashley and Martin)
[Introduced January 29, 1999; referred to the
Committee on Political Subdivisions then Finance.]
A BILL to amend article six, chapter twenty-four of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
six-c, relating to the local emergency telephone system; and
providing that addressing standards for municipalities and
counties are the exclusive authority of the municipalities
and counties.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article six, chapter twenty-four of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
six-c, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 6. LOCAL EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
§24-6-6c. Municipal or county addressing standards.
Municipalities and counties have the exclusive authority to
adopt and standardize an addressing system within their respective jurisdictions. It is recommended, however, that
municipalities and counties work in consultation with dispatchers
and emergency service providers to establish a single addressing
system that is adopted for all addressing purposes, including
emergency service provision, postal delivery, municipal or county
record keeping and utility service orders.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that
municipalities and counties have the exclusive authority to adopt
and standardize addressing systems to be used in connection with
the local emergency telephone system.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.