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WV Code § 24D-2-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24D. Cable Television|Article 2. Tenants' Rights to Cable Services|§24D-2-1. Legislative Findings

The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(a) Cable television has become an important medium of public communication and entertainment.(b) It is in the public interest to assure apartment residents and other tenants of leased residential dwellings access to cable television service of a quality and cost comparable to service available to residents living in personally owned dwellings.(c) It is in the public interest to afford apartment residents and other tenants of leased residential dwellings the opportunity to obtain cable television service of their choice and to prevent landlords from treating such residents and tenants as a captive market for the sale of television reception services selected or provided by the landlord.
WV Code § 24D-2-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24D. Cable Television|Article 2. Tenants' Rights to Cable Services|§24D-2-2. Definitions

As used in this article:(a) "Cable operator" means any person or group of persons: (1) Who provides cable service over a cable system and directly or through one or more affiliates owns a significant interest in the cable system; or (2) who otherwise controls or is responsible for, through any arrangement, the management and operation of a cable system.(b) "Cable service" or "cable television service" means: (1) The one-way transmission to subscribers of video programming or other programming service; and (2) subscriber interaction, if any, which is required for the selection of video programming or other programming service.(c) "Cable system" means any facility within this state consisting of a set of closed transmission paths and associated signal generation, reception and control equipment that is designed to provide cable service which includes video programming and which is provided to multiple subscribers within a community, but does not include: (1) A facility that serves only to retransmit the television signals of one or more television broadcast stations; (2) a facility that serves only subscribers in one or more multiple unit dwellings under common ownership, control or management, unless that facility or facilities uses any public right-of-way; or (3) a facility of a public utility subject, in whole or in part, to the provisions of chapter twenty-four of this code, except to the extent that those facilities provide video programming directly to subscribers.(d) "Cable television facilities" includes all antennas, poles, supporting structures, wires, cables, conduits, amplifiers, instruments, appliances, fixtures and other personal property used by a cable operator in providing service to its subscribers.(e) "Commission" or "Public Service Commission" shall mean the Public Service Commission of West Virginia.(f) "Landlord" means a person owning, controlling, leasing, operating or managing the multiple dwelling premises.(g) "Multiple dwelling premises" means any area occupied by dwelling units, appurtenances thereto, grounds and facilities, which dwelling units are intended or designed to be occupied or leased for occupation, or actually occupied, as individual homes or residences for three or more households. The term includes mobile home parks.(h) "Person" means an individual, partnership, associate, joint stock company, trust, corporation or governmental agency.(i) "Tenant" means a person occupying single or multiple dwelling premises owned or controlled by a landlord but does not include an inmate or any person incarcerated or housed within any state institution.
WV Code § 24D-2-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24D. Cable Television|Article 2. Tenants' Rights to Cable Services|§24D-2-3. Landlord-Tenant Relationship

(a) A landlord may not:(1) Interfere with the installation, maintenance, operation or removal of cable television facilities upon his property or multiple dwelling premises, except that a landlord may require:(A) That the installation of cable television facilities conform to such reasonable conditions as are necessary to protect the safety, functioning and appearance of the multiple dwelling premises and the convenience and well-being of other tenants;(B) That the cable operator or the tenant or a combination thereof bear the entire cost of the installation or removal of such facilities; and(C) That the cable operator agrees to indemnify the landlord for any damage caused by the installation, operation or removal of such facilities;(2) Demand or accept any payment from any tenant, in any form, in exchange for permitting cable television service on or within his property or multiple dwelling premises, or from any cable operator in exchange therefor except as may be determined to be just compensation in accordance with this article;(3) Discriminate in rental charges, or otherwise, between tenants who receive cable television service and those who do not.(b) Provisions relating to cable television service or satellite master antenna systems contained in rental agreements and leases executed prior to the effective date of this article may be enforced notwithstanding this section.(c) A cable operator may not enter into any agreement with the owners, lessees or persons controlling or managing the multiple dwelling premises served by a cable television, or do or permit any act, that would have the effect, directly or indirectly, of diminishing or interfering with existing rights of any tenant or other occupant of such building to use or avail himself of master or individual antenna equipment.(d) The cable operator shall retain ownership of all wiring and equipment used in any installation or upgrade of a cable system within any multiple dwelling premises.
WV Code § 24D-2-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24D. Cable Television|Article 2. Tenants' Rights to Cable Services|§24D-2-4. Prohibition

Except as provided in this article, no landlord may demand or accept any payment from any cable operator in exchange for permitting cable television service or facilities on or within the landlord's property or multiple dwelling premises.
WV Code § 24D-2-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24D. Cable Television|Article 2. Tenants' Rights to Cable Services|§24D-2-5. Just Compensation

Every landlord is entitled to a single payment of just compensation for property taken by a cable operator for the installation of cable television service or facilities. The amount of just compensation, if not agreed between the landlord and cable operator, shall be determined by the commission in accordance with this article upon application by the landlord pursuant to section eight of this article. A landlord is not entitled to just compensation in the event of a rebuild, upgrade or rewiring of cable television service or facilities by a cable operator.
WV Code § 24D-2-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24D. Cable Television|Article 2. Tenants' Rights to Cable Services|§24D-2-6. Right of Entry

A cable operator, upon receiving a request for service by a tenant or landlord, has the right to enter property of the landlord for the purpose of making surveys or other investigations preparatory to the installation. Before such entry, the cable operator shall serve notice upon the landlord and tenant, which notice shall contain the date of the entry, the name and address of the cable operator, the name and address of the landlord, from whom the request for service was received, and a citation to this act. The cable operator is liable to the landlord for any damages caused by such entry but such damages shall not duplicate damages paid by the cable operator pursuant to section eight of this article.
WV Code § 24D-2-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24D. Cable Television|Article 2. Tenants' Rights to Cable Services|§24D-2-9. Existing Cable Services Protected

Cable services being provided to tenants on the effective date of this article may not be prohibited or otherwise prevented so long as the tenant continues to request such services.
WV Code § 24D-2-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24D. Cable Television|Article 2. Tenants' Rights to Cable Services|§24D-2-10. Exception

Notwithstanding any provision in this article to the contrary, a landlord and cable operator may by mutual agreement establish the terms and conditions upon which cable television facilities are to be installed within a multiple dwelling premises without having to comply with the provisions of this article.
WV Code § 24E-1-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24E. Statewide Addressing and Mapping|Article 1. West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping Board|§24E-1-1. Legislative Findings; Purpose

(a) The Legislature finds and declares:(1) That large areas of the state remain without city-type addressing, despite the best efforts of local officials;(2) That city-type addressing is essential to the prompt and accurate dispatch of emergency service providers;(3) That citizens of rural areas of the state that are not city-type addressed should enjoy the same security, safety and peace of mind as citizens in those areas that have been city-type addressed;(4) That a statewide system for city-type addressing would provide citizens of rural areas throughout the state with security, safety and peace of mind;(5) That, despite progress in certain areas, a statewide addressing system cannot be achieved without action by the Legislature;(6) That certain counties and municipalities in the state have, nonetheless, made progress in achieving city-type addressing in their respective jurisdictions and their accomplishments ought to be respected;(7) That a statewide mapping system, utilizing digital mapping systems, geographic information systems, global positioning systems or other appropriate systems, would further aid the dispatch of emergency service providers, thereby further increasing the security, safety and peace of mind of the citizens of the state;(8) That a temporary board, consisting of qualified persons representing the disciplines most affected by an integrated statewide addressing and mapping system, is the best means to achieve a system; and(9) That certain entities have shown interest in providing for a source of funding for accomplishing a system and should be encouraged to do so.(b) It is, therefore, the purpose of this article to achieve a statewide addressing and mapping system that will be as uniform as possible while respecting the past accomplishments of local officials, that will be achieved quickly and cost effectively, that will be accomplished at a minimal cost, if any, to the taxpayer and that will use sound and recognized methods and standards.
WV Code § 24E-1-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24E. Statewide Addressing and Mapping|Article 1. West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping Board|§24E-1-2. Definitions

(a) "Board" means the West Virginia statewide addressing and mapping board.(b) "Emergency service provider" means any emergency services organization or public safety unit.(c) "Fund" means the West Virginia statewide addressing and mapping fund.(d) "Local exchange telephone company" means any public utility that is engaged in the provision of local exchange telephone service in this state and that operates and maintains an automatic location identification database of addresses of subscribers for use with enhanced emergency telephone systems.(e) "Public agency" means any municipality, county, public district or public authority that provides or has the authority to provide firefighting, police, ambulance, medical rescue or other emergency services.
WV Code § 24E-1-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24E. Statewide Addressing and Mapping|Article 1. West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping Board|§24E-1-4. Powers and Duties of the West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping Board

The board may exercise all powers necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this article, including, without limitation, the powers:(1) To adopt statewide addressing and mapping standards and requirements in accordance with sections six and seven of this article;(2) To enter into any agreements or other transactions in order to accomplish the addressing and mapping, in order to secure funding for the statewide addressing and mapping fund created by section five of this article or otherwise in order to accomplish the purposes of the article;(3) To manage and use the West Virginia statewide addressing and mapping fund created by section five of this article in order to pay for the costs of statewide addressing and mapping;(4) To accept any private, federal or other funding that may be available to effectuate the purposes of this article and to deposit any funding in the West Virginia statewide addressing and mapping fund created by section five of this article; and(5) To do all other acts necessary and proper to carry out its powers and the purposes of this article.
WV Code § 24E-1-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24E. Statewide Addressing and Mapping|Article 1. West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping Board|§24E-1-5. West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping Fund

(a) There is hereby created a special fund that is designated as the "West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping Fund." The fund shall be treated by the Auditor and treasurer as a special revenue fund and not as part of the general revenue of the state: Provided, That nothing in this article can be construed to require any appropriation by the Legislature to the fund.(b) The board shall hold the proceeds of the fund in trust and shall manage the proceeds of the fund solely to accomplish the purposes of this article.(c) Disbursements from the fund may be made only upon the written requisition of the chairman accompanied by a certified resolution of the board and may be made solely to accomplish the purposes of this article.(d) Any amount remaining in the fund upon the termination of the board is to be transferred to county commissions of the state and may be used by them solely for the purposes of maintaining and updating the statewide addressing and mapping to be accomplished by this article. No later than January 1, 2005, the board shall propose rules for governing the distribution of any amount among the various county commissions for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. The rules may not be filed as emergency rules.
WV Code § 24E-1-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24E. Statewide Addressing and Mapping|Article 1. West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping Board|§24E-1-6. Legislative and Emergency Rules Governing Addressing and Mapping Standards

(a) The board is hereby authorized to propose rules governing statewide addressing and mapping standards for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. Emergency rules are specifically authorized for this purpose.(b) Any rules proposed by the board must exempt from the statewide addressing and mapping standards any county or municipality that has completed city-type addressing under the authority granted in section three, article one, chapter seven of this code or otherwise.(c) In proposing any rules, the board shall consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) The system and costs of administering a city-type addressing system;(2) The system and costs of separately naming or renaming roads and streets;(3) The desirability of standard road and street suffixes;(4) The desirability of standards for driveways and private roads;(5) The desirability of standard address numbering increments;(6) The system and costs of assigning address numbers;(7) The system and costs for road naming and numbering for neighboring localities;(8) The desirability of standards using digital mapping, geographic information systems and global positioning systems;(9) The desirability of standards applicable to road signs;(10) The desirability for requirements for displaying address numbers; and(11) The desirability of the adoption of national emergency number association standards.
WV Code § 24E-1-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24E. Statewide Addressing and Mapping|Article 1. West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping Board|§24E-1-7. Request for Proposals; Title to Works; Disbursements to Vendors and Public Agencies; Legislative and Emergency Rules

(a) The board shall, no later than January 1, 2003, issue a request or requests for proposals for statewide addressing and mapping. The request for proposal must include requirements that each map, compilation or other work created as a result of the statewide addressing and mapping intended to be accomplished by this article must be a "work made for hire" within the meaning of the copyright laws of the United States, 17 U.S.C. §101, et seq., and that all right, title and interest to each map, compilation or other work must vest in the board. The request or requests for proposal may include any standards or requirements the board finds necessary or proper, including, without limitation, compliance with any applicable emergency or legislative rules. The board shall select a qualified vendor or vendors in accordance with the applicable provisions of article three, chapter five-a of this code. Disbursements from the West Virginia statewide addressing and mapping fund established by section five of this article are specifically authorized in order to pay the selected vendor or vendors.(b) The board may also consider applications of public agencies, including, without limitation, county commissions and municipalities, to participate in the statewide addressing and mapping to be accomplished by this article. Disbursements from the West Virginia statewide addressing and mapping fund are specifically authorized in order to reimburse such public agencies, in whole or in part, for the costs incurred by them in participating in the addressing and mapping to be accomplished by this article in the amount, if any, determined by the board.(c) No later than January 1, 2003, the board shall propose legislative rules to accomplish the purposes of this section in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. The rules may require public agencies that apply for reimbursement under this section, but that are exempt from statewide standards under section six of this article, to comply with acceptable standards to be specified in those rules as a condition of receiving reimbursement. The standards, however, are not necessarily required to be the statewide standards to be proposed by the board in legislative rules under said section. Emergency rules are specifically authorized for the purposes of this section.
WV Code § 24E-1-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24E. Statewide Addressing and Mapping|Article 1. West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping Board|§24E-1-8. Liability Limitation

No person is liable for damages for injury, death or loss to persons or property arising from any act or omission, except willful or wanton misconduct, in connection with developing or implementing the statewide addressing and mapping to be accomplished by this article or in connection with providing information or assistance related to the addressing and mapping or as a result of providing funding to the statewide addressing and mapping fund created by section five of this article.
WV Code § 24E-1-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24E. Statewide Addressing and Mapping|Article 1. West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping Board|§24E-1-9. Standard Fees for Maps, Compilations or Other Works

(a) The board is hereby authorized to propose rules for legislative approval, in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to establish standard fees for copies or use of any maps, compilations or other works that may be created as a result of the statewide addressing and mapping intended to be accomplished by this article. Those rules must exempt from the payment of fees, however, any entity providing twenty-five percent or more of the funding to the statewide addressing and mapping fund created by section five of this article. Those rules also must exempt from the payment of the fees county commissions obtaining the maps, compilations or other works for use in its enhanced emergency telephone system established under article six, chapter twenty-four of this code. The board may propose other exemptions in such rules. The otherwise payable standard fees must be reasonable and must, to the extent possible, be based on cost. Until the termination of the board in accordance with section eleven of this article, any fees are to be payable to the board and the board shall deposit those fees in the West Virginia statewide addressing and mapping fund created by section five of this article. Emergency rules are specifically authorized for the purposes of this section.(b) Prior to the distribution or use of any maps, compilations or other works created as a result of the statewide addressing and mapping intended to be accomplished by this article, the board shall propose rules for legislative approval, in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, establishing the conditions and requirements governing the distribution of those works, including provisions ensuring the effective distribution of those works to persons with a legitimate need to know, but respecting, where possible, any reasonable expectations of privacy of the information contained in those works, such as the names, addresses and locations of the citizens of the state. The rules proposed for this purpose must be consistent with the West Virginia freedom of information act, article one, chapter twenty-nine-b of this code. Emergency rules are specifically authorized for this purpose.
WV Code § 24E-1-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 24E. Statewide Addressing and Mapping|Article 1. West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping Board|§24E-1-10. Use of Facilities of Public Service Commission

The board may, with the permission of, and under the supervision of, the Public Service Commission, use the facilities, staff or other resources of the Public Service Commission in connection with accomplishing the purposes of this article.