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within certain historic districts with certain
conditions and provisions; [[providing that the cost
of this relocation shall be included in the general
rate base of the utility]] authorizing the Public
Service Commission to prescribe a certain manner of
payment of the net capital costs of such relocation
incurred by the utility up to a certain amount, and
authorizing a county, municipal corporation or
Baltimore City to appropriate for such relocation
projects from certain funds; requiring for the
relocation underground of certain utility lines and
facilities in defined areas of the City of Annapolis
and the City of Frederick[[, ]]; [[providing that the
cost of these relocations in Annapolis and Frederick
by these utilities be included in any rate base
subsequently established,]] and generally concerning
placing underground utility lines and facilities in
historic areas.

BY adding to

Article 78 — Public Service Commission Law

Section 72A

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1969 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 66B — Zoning and Planning

Section 8.14.1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1970 Replacement Volume and 1973 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 72A be and it is hereby added
to Article 78 — Public Service Commission Law, of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replacement Volume and
1973 Supplement) to read as follows:

Article 78 — Public Service Commission Law
72A.

[[THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL, AT THE TIME
OF SETTING RATES FOR AN AFFECTED UTILITY, PERMIT THE
INCLUSION IN THE GENERAL RATE BASE OF CAPITAL COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE RELOCATION UNDERGROUND OF UTILITY
LINES AND FACILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH PROJECTS REQUIRED
BY SECTION 8.14.1 OF ARTICLE 66B OF THE CODE.]]

WITH RESPECT TO THE NET CAPITAL COSTS ASSOCIATED