HB 4912
Regarding emergency ambulance fees for owners of collocated rental units
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Bill overview
This bill clarifies how emergency ambulance fees are applied to lodging businesses in West Virginia. It defines ‘lodging business’ to include hotels, motels, and bed-and-breakfasts, and establishes a fee structure for these establishments based on the number of facilities or parcels. Specifically, cabin and campsite owners are treated similarly to hotels and motels if they are located on a single parcel, with a reduced fee for properties with fewer than 12 rentals.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘lodging business’ to include hotels, motels, inns, and bed-and-breakfasts.
- Establishes a single emergency ambulance service fee per facility or parcel for lodging businesses.
- Cabin and campsite owners are assessed fees based on the number of rentals on a single parcel.
- Properties with fewer than 12 cabins or campsites are assessed a single fee.
- For properties with 12 or more cabins or campsites, the county commission can assess additional fees, capped at the equivalent of one fee for 12 rentals.
- Allows county commissions to establish classes of users and differential rates.
- Specifies that proceeds from fees are used for emergency ambulance services.
- Clarifies that ambulance companies receiving fees may continue non-emergency transports.
Who is affected
- Hotel and motel owners
- Bed-and-breakfast owners
- Cabin and campsite owners
- County commissions
- Emergency ambulance services
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