West Virginia Code 31G-3-3 – Conduit installation or fiber installation by counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the State of West Virginia may:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 31G-3-3
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(1) Install or contract with any entity for the installation of conduit, fiber, or broadband facilities throughout that political subdivision;
(2) Partner with any of the following entities, or any combination thereof, to install such conduit or communications facilities throughout that political subdivision:
(A) Nonprofit organization;
(B) Cooperative association;
(C) Another county, municipality, or political subdivision;
(D) Private corporations, company, or person; or
(E) Public-private partnership; and
(4) Partner with any of the following entities, or any combination thereof, which operate a network operations center, to operate a fiber network: Provided, That a political subdivision may operate a network for their own use:
(A) Nonprofit organization;
(B) Cooperative association;
(C) Another county, municipality, or political subdivision;
(D) Private corporations, company, or person; or
(E) Public-private partnership.