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Maryland. He must submit a report annually to the Board of Trustees and the Governor and General Assembly. The system will commence operation on January 1, 1972 (Code 1957, 1971 Repl. Vol., 1971 Supp., Art. 27A). PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Chairman: Robert L. Sullivan, Jr., 1977 William S. Baldwin, 1973; H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr., 1975 J. Edward Davis, General Counsel, 1973. Martin H. Freedman, People's Counsel Charles C. Constantine, Executive Secretary John W. Dorsey, Chief Engineer E. Edward McLean, Chief Auditor Joseph S. A. Giardina, Director of Transportation Wilson B. Stringer, Executive Assistant—Chief Hear- ing Examiner 301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2374 The Public Service Commission, established by Chapter 180, Acts of 1910, is composed of three members appointed by the Governor for six-year terms, one term expiring every two years. The Governor also appoints the General Counsel for a six-year term and the People's Counsel, who serves at the pleasure of the Governor (Code 1957, 1969 Repl. Vol., Art. 78, sees. 5, 6, 12, 14). The Public Service Commission has jurisdiction over common carriers, including steam and electric railroads, sleeping car companies, bus lines, express companies, steam- boat companies, power boats, ferry companies, carriers by aircraft, toll bridges, and all carriers, generally, engaged in the public trans- portation of passengers or freight within the State of Maryland, except those carriers of passengers which come within the jurisdic- tion of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission (Acts 1969, Ch. 613); and over all taxicabs operating in the City of Balti- more, Baltimore County, Cumberland, and Hagerstown. In addition, the Commission licenses the taxicab drivers in Baltimore City. The Com- mission also exercises jurisdiction over all gas, electric, telephone, telegraph, water, sewage disposal, heating and refrigerating com- panies operating within the State. The Commission has the power to fix both minimum and maximum rates and to suspend schedules pending the determination of the reasonableness of the proposed rates. Public utilities may not abandon or discontinue the exercise of any franchise without permission of the Commission. The Commission tests all gas and electric meters before installation; it also tests pre- viously installed meters at the request of the consumer. It maintains a laboratory in which it makes daily tests of gas furnished in the City of Baltimore. It also makes regular and frequent tests of the gas and electricity furnished in other parts of the State. It hears matters relative to (1) rate adjustments; (2) applications to exercise franchises; (3) approval of issuance of securities; (4) promulgation of new rules and regulations; (5) quality of utility and common carrier service; and (6) railroad safety. Recent legislation delegated to the Commission authority to issue a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity in connection with an electric utility's application to con- struct a new generating station or transmission lines of a certain capacity (Code 1957, 1969 Repl. Vol., Art. 78, sees. 1-107). The Commission is also authorized to make joint investigations, hold joint hearings, and issue joint or other concurrent orders in conjunction with any official board or commission of any state or the Federal government under agreements and compacts between states, |
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