WEST virginia Legislature
2017 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 2924
[Introduced March 10, 2017;
Referred
to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.]
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 require 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.