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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 652

BY repealing and re—enacting, with amendments,

Article 78 — Public Service Commission Law
[[Section 7]] Sections 5, 5A, and 7
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1969 Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That [[Section 7]] Sections 5, 5A, and 7 of
Article 78 — Public Service Commission Law, of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replacement Volume and
1974 Supplement) be and [[it is]] they are hereby
repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

Article 78 — Public Service Commission Law

The Commission shall consist of three commissioners,
appointed by the Governor WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF
THE SENATE. Each commissioner must be at least 25 years
of age, must be a registered voter resident in Maryland
when he is appointed and when he qualifies, and must have
been a resident of Maryland for at least five years next
preceding his appointment. The Governor shall designate
one of the commissioners as chairman, and the chairman
shall serve in that capacity until expiration of his term
as commissioner. Commissioners shall be eligible for
reappointment.

5A.

The Governor may appoint WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT
OF THE SENATE a substitute commissioner, who shall serve
for a term of six years. The qualifications set forth in
§ 5 hereof and the provisions for tenure and removal set
forth in i 6 and § 8 hereof shall apply to the substitute
commissioner, and his compensation shall be as provided
in the annual budget. Upon assignment by the chairman of
the Commission, the substitute commissioner is authorized
to sit in the absence of a regular commissioner , and
shall, in such instances, have the authority of a regular

commissioner. He shall also be eligible for

designation by the Governor as the State's representative
on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission.

7.

The compensation of the chairman shall be [twelve
thousand dollars ($12,000.00)] [[$17,500]] $16,000 per
year and that of each of the other commissioners shall be