2084

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 756

counsel from applying to the Board of Public Works for
additional funds to be allotted from the General
Emergency Fund for the purposes expressed herein if the
budgetary appropriation FOR THE OFFICE OF PEOPLE'S
COUNSEL is insufficient to [meet the people's counsel's
expenses] PERMIT IT [in representing the people of
Maryland] TO PERFORM ITS DUTIES.

25.

No public service company (or any officer or
employee or agent thereof) shall offer to any personnel
of the Commission [any office, place, appointment or
position, or] OR OF THE OFFICE OF THE PEOPLE'S COUNSEL,
OR TO MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY OF SUCH PERSONNEL any
present, gift, or gratuity or any special consideration
of any kind whatsoever. THESE PROVISIONS DO NOT PRECLUDE
AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF A PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY FROM
OFFERING A GIFT TO A RELATIVE.

28.

Every public service company shall, in addition to
such other duties as may be specifically imposed by this
article:

(c) Furnish instrumentalities, utilities, services,
and facilities which are safe, adequate, just, [and]
reasonable, ECONOMICAL, AND EFFICIENT, GIVING
CONSIDERATION TO THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
AND THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

56.

The Commission shall supervise and regulate all
public service companies subject to its jurisdiction[,
and] TO ASSURE THEIR OPERATION IN THE INTEREST OF THE
PUBLIC AND TO PROMOTE ADEQUATE, ECONOMICAL, AND EFFICIENT
DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES IN THE STATE WITHOUT UNJUST
DISCRIMINATION, GIVING CONSIDERATION TO THE PUBLIC
SAFETY, THE ECONOMY OF THE STATE, THE CONSERVATION OF
NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THE PRESERVATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY. TO THESE ENDS, THE COMMISSION shall enforce
compliance by such companies with all the requirements of
law, including, but not limited to requirements with
respect to financial condition, capitalization,
franchises, plant, manner of operation, rates, and
service. The powers and duties enumerated specifically
in this subtitle are not intended to limit the scope of
the general powers and duties of the Commission provided
for by this article.

62.

(A) The Commission shall institute and conduct any
proceedings reasonably necessary and proper to the
exercise of any of its powers, or the performance of any
of its duties. The Commission, any commissioner, [the