A. A municipality that provides a cable television service under this article shall:
1. Establish an enterprise fund to account for the municipality's operations of a cable television service; and
2. Adopt separate operating and capital budgets for the municipality's cable television services.
B. A municipality that provides a cable television service under this article shall not:
1. Transfer any appropriation or other balance in any enterprise fund established by the municipality under this section to another enterprise fund; or
2. Transfer any appropriation or other balance in any other enterprise fund established by the municipality to any enterprise fund established by the municipality under this section.
The restrictions on transfers described in this subsection do not apply to transfers made by a municipality between other enterprise funds established by the municipality.
C. A municipality authorized pursuant to subsection E of § 56-265.4:4 to provide cable television service shall:
1. Establish a separate department within an enterprise fund to account for the municipality's operations of a cable television service. This department may share a common balance sheet with other telecommunications and communications services, but the income statements must be stated separately; and
2. Adopt separate operating and capital budgets for the municipality's cable television services.
D. A municipality authorized pursuant to subsection E of § 56-265.4:4 to provide cable television service shall not transfer funds from other departments to the cable television department, but the municipality may make interdepartmental loans at market rates, upon such terms and conditions as would prevail from a private lender.
2003, c. 677.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 21 - Franchises; Sale and Lease of Certain Municipal Public Property; Public Utilities
§ 15.2-2100. Restrictions on selling certain municipal public property and granting franchises
§ 15.2-2101. Ordinance proposing grant of franchise, etc., to be advertised
§ 15.2-2102. How bids received and to whom franchise awarded
§ 15.2-2103. Award when no satisfactory bid received
§ 15.2-2103.1. Solar services agreements; nondisclosure of proprietary information
§ 15.2-2104. Bond of person awarded franchise, etc.
§ 15.2-2105. How amendments made to franchise, etc.; notice required
§ 15.2-2105.1. Granting franchises for operation of a vehicular ferry transportation system
§ 15.2-2106. Powers of court to enforce obedience by mandamus, etc.
§ 15.2-2107. Persons occupying or using streets, etc., contrary to law
§ 15.2-2108.1. Regulation of open video systems
§ 15.2-2108.1:1. Franchise fees and public rights-of-way fees on cable operators
§ 15.2-2108.3. Scope of article
§ 15.2-2108.4. Limitations on providing cable television services
§ 15.2-2108.5. Preliminary public hearing; feasibility consultant
§ 15.2-2108.6. Feasibility study on providing cable television services
§ 15.2-2108.7. Public hearings on feasibility study; notice
§ 15.2-2108.9. Enterprise funds for cable television services
§ 15.2-2108.10. Bonding authority
§ 15.2-2108.11. General operating limitations
§ 15.2-2108.12. Eminent domain
§ 15.2-2108.13. Quality of service standards
§ 15.2-2108.15. Consumer complaints
§ 15.2-2108.17. Antitrust immunity
§ 15.2-2108.20. Authority to grant negotiated cable franchises and regulate cable systems
§ 15.2-2108.21. Ordinance cable franchises
§ 15.2-2108.22. Regulation of fees, rates and services; penalties
§ 15.2-2108.23. Regulation of rights-of-way; fees
§ 15.2-2108.31. Article construed
§ 15.2-2108.32. Application of article to certain localities
§ 15.2-2109.1. Prescriptive easements for provision of water and sewer services
§ 15.2-2109.2. Mutual aid agreements for power and natural gas
§ 15.2-2109.3. Provision of natural gas distribution service within counties
§ 15.2-2110. Mandatory connection to water and sewage systems in certain counties
§ 15.2-2111. Regulation of sewage disposal or water service
§ 15.2-2112. Agreements by political subdivisions for sewage or water service
§ 15.2-2113. Connections of fire suppression systems
§ 15.2-2114. Regulation of stormwater
§ 15.2-2114.01. Local Stormwater Management Fund; grant moneys
§ 15.2-2114.1. Car-washing fundraiser
§ 15.2-2115. Purchase of gas, electric and water plants operating in contiguous territory
§ 15.2-2117. Contracts with sewerage or water purification company, etc.
§ 15.2-2118. Lien for water and sewer charges and taxes imposed by localities
§ 15.2-2118.1. Lien for gas utilities charges and taxes imposed by localities
§ 15.2-2119. Fees and charges for water and sewer services provided to a property owner
§ 15.2-2119.1. Credit for excessive water and sewer charges
§ 15.2-2119.2. Discounted fees and charges for certain low-income, elderly, or disabled customers
§ 15.2-2119.3. Sustainable infrastructure financial assistance
§ 15.2-2120. Enforcement of liens for water or sewer charges
§ 15.2-2122. Localities authorized to establish, etc., sewage disposal system; incidental powers
§ 15.2-2123. Sewage treatment plants to include certain capability
§ 15.2-2124. Contracts between localities as to sewers, pumping stations, etc., to prevent pollution
§ 15.2-2125. Board, etc., for supervision of such works
§ 15.2-2126. Notice to governing body required prior to construction
§ 15.2-2127. Disapproval of system by governing body; failure to disapprove within seventy days
§ 15.2-2129. Contents of notice to governing body; further information
§ 15.2-2130. Extensions to systems
§ 15.2-2131. Article not applicable to hotel corporations
§ 15.2-2132. Noncompliance with article; separate offense
§ 15.2-2133. Penalty; enjoining violation
§ 15.2-2137. Special court; hearing and decision
§ 15.2-2138. Dispute between jurisdictions; additional parties
§ 15.2-2139. Special court; costs
§ 15.2-2140. Dispute between jurisdictions; appeals
§ 15.2-2143. Water supplies and facilities
§ 15.2-2144. Inspection of water supplies
§ 15.2-2145. Sale of water and use of streets by one city in another
§ 15.2-2146. Powers of localities to acquire certain waterworks system
§ 15.2-2147. City acquiring plant within one mile of another city
§ 15.2-2148. Contracts for water supply
§ 15.2-2149. Notice to county and State Board of Health required prior to construction
§ 15.2-2150. When approval of State Board of Health not required
§ 15.2-2152. Contents of notice to governing body; further information
§ 15.2-2153. Extensions to systems
§ 15.2-2154. Article not applicable to hotel corporations
§ 15.2-2155. Noncompliance with article; separate offenses
§ 15.2-2156. Penalty; enjoining violation
§ 15.2-2157. Onsite sewage systems when sewers not available; civil penalties
§ 15.2-2157.1. Permit for onsite sewage disposal system installation in certain counties
§ 15.2-2158. Fee for street lighting