Marvin Mandel, Governor                             97

venience and necessity as required by Section 54A of this Article
for construction to begin after July 1, 1974, shall file the application
for the certificate with the Public Service Commission at least two
(2) years prior to commencement of construction of an electric
generating station and its associated overhead transmission lines
designed to carry a voltage in excess of 69,000 volts, or exercising
the right of eminent domain in connection therewith; said two (2)
year provision may be waived by the Commission for good cause
shown; such application shall contain such information as the Com-
mission shall request and the company shall also furnish the Com-
mission such information as it may further request from time to
time; upon receipt of such application and information, the Commis-
sion shall notify all interested persons including, but not limited to,
the following Maryland agencies, namely, the Department of Natural
Resources, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Department
of Transportation, Department of Economic and Community Devel-
opment and Department of State Planning; after receipt of all
information, and as the Commission deems necessary and after
publication as the Commission deems proper, the Commission at the
public hearing required by Section 54A shall insure presentation of
the information and recommendations from said agencies, shall
permit the official representative of said agencies to sit during hear-
ing of all parties and, based on evidence relating to their areas of
concern, shall allow said agencies fifteen (15) days, after conclu-
sion of such hearing, to modify, affirm, or amend their initial recom-
mendations; and within ninety (90) days after such hearing the
Commission shall deny the permit GRANT OR DENY THE PER-
MIT or grant it subject to such conditions as it may find appro-
priate, and notify all interested parties; such decision shall be by a
majority of the members of said Commission and in any instance
requiring a conditional permit failure to reach majority agreement
on the conditions to be attached shall result in a denial. The grants
ing of such certificate shall also constitute authority to dredge and/or
construct bulkheads in the waters or private wetlands of the State,
as well as to appropriate or use such waters; in addition, such cer-
tificate shall also constitute registration and a permit, as required
under Article 48, Section 706, of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
for the air emissions, if any, resulting from the operation of the
plant.

(b)  In cooperation with the Secretary of Natural Resources as
set forth in Section 765 of Article 66C, the Commission shall be
responsible for assembling and evaluating annually the long-range
plans of Maryland's public electric utilities regarding generating
needs and means for meeting those needs. The Chairman of the
Public Service Commission shall, on an annual basis, forward to the
Secretary of Natural Resources a ten-year (10) plan listing possible
and proposed sites, including associated transmission routes, for the
construction of electric power plants within the State of Maryland.
Sites which are identified as unsuitable by the Secretary of Natural
Resources in accordance with the requirements of Section 765 of
Article 66C shall be deleted from the plan, provided, however, noth-
ing in this subsection shall prevent the inclusion of such site in
subsequent ten-year (10) plans. The first ten-year (10) plan shall
be submitted on or about January 1, 1972.

(c)  The Public Service Commission shall take cognizance of the
mandate by the General Assembly to impose the surcharge per kilo-