{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31g-4-5a","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 31G-4-5a","heading":"Electric Cooperative Providing Broadband Services.","body":"An electric cooperative organized pursuant to state and federal law, including the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, may utilize its distribution system, poles, or rights of way to provide for critical infrastructure, which may include the construction or operation, or both, of a broadband infrastructure project consisting of middle mile or last mile services, or both.","path":["CHAPTER 31G. BROADBAND ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION POLICIES.","ARTICLE 4. MAKE-READY POLE ACCESS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/31G-4-5A/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:12Z","sha256":"92a07d42c8409b49ce2a6db72a40403fedbc16778ce03f8b12e357552730f5ea","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31g-4-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31g-4-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}