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Supplement), title "Public Service Commission Law," subtitle "Public
Service Companies, subheading "Gas and Electric Companies," to
follow immediately after Section 54A thereof, and to read as follows:

54B.

From and after BEGINNING July 1,1971, All gas and electric com-
panies shall bill their customers for gas, electricity or any service
rendered, on the basis of the net total cost of the service under the filed
rate applicable thereto. The Public Service Commission may authorize
an additional charge, over the net total cost, to be applied to any bill
not paid within twenty (20) FIFTEEN (15) days; provided, however,
that any additional charge shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the
net bill. AND SHALL BE UNIFORM FOR ALL CUSTOMERS, EX-
CEPT THAT DIFFERENT CHARGES MAY BE IMPOSED ON
DIFFERENT CLASSES OF CUSTOMERS IF APPROVED BY
THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. Any existing rates in
excess of those as specified above shall be revised by July 1, 1972
1973, OR BY SUCH EARLIER DATE AS MAY BE DESIGNATED
BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 28, 1971.

CHAPTER 792
(House Bill 1192)

AN ACT to add new Section 337A to the Code of Public Local Laws
of Charles County (1969 Edition, being Article 9 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Charles County," to follow
immediately after Section 337 thereof, and to be under the new
subtitle "Regulation of Dredging Operations," to prevent dredging
for sand and gravel and similar materials in Charles County and
to provide penalties for such dredging.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 337A be and it is hereby added to the Code of
Public Local Laws of Charles County (1969 Edition, being Article 9
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Charles
County," to follow immediately after Section 337 thereof, and to be
under the new subtitle "Regulation of Dredging Operations," and to
read as follows:

Regulation of Dredging Operations

337A.

(a) It shall be unlawful to dredge for sand, gravel or other aggre-
gates or minerals, in any of the tidal waters or marshlands of Charles
County, providing that this section shall not conflict with any neces-
sary channel dredging operation for the purposes of navigation.