West Virginia House Bill 2958 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-13 - To House Government Organization
Pending: House Government Organization Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The bill provides for the construction of a state-wide, fiber optic broadband infrastructure network, known as broadband middle mile, to be purchased and owned by the state. The bill adds and defines new terms and creates a separate infrastructure fund for broadband middle mile infrastructure projects. The bill requires certain agencies to apply for grants in furtherance of the article, provides additional powers to the Water Development Authority and creates the West Virginia Broadband Middle Mile Infrastructure Revenue Debt Service Fund. The bill authorizes the issuance of broadband middle mile revenue bonds, provides for contents of trust agreement and trustee for bonds, and specifies remedies available to bondholders, noteholders and trustees. The bill makes broadband middle mile infrastructure revenue bonds lawful investments and provides for purchase, cancellation and refunding of bonds. The bill declares that the bonds are not state debts and are exempt from state taxation.

Relating generally to development of infrastructure in the state

Del. Ron Walters [R]

Del. Brent Boggs [D]

Sen. Rupert Phillips [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-13	House	To House Government Organization
2017-03-13	House	Introduced in House
2017-03-13	House	To Government Organization then Finance
2017-03-13	House	Filed for introduction

HB2958 (Carry Over) 2017-03-13 - To House Government Organization

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
31	15A	10	Amended Code	Citation Text
31	15A	10a	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15A	11	Amended Code	Citation Text
31	15A	11a	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15A	11b	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15A	12a	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15A	13a	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15A	14a	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15A	15a	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15A	17	Amended Code	Citation Text
31	15A	17c	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15A	18a	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15A	19a	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15A	1a	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15A	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
31	15A	20a	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15A	21a	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15A	22a	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15A	23a	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15A	24a	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15A	8	Amended Code	Citation Text
31	15A	9a	New Code	See Bill Text
31	15C	4	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2958&year=2017&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2958%20intr.htm&yr=2017&sesstype=RS&i=2958