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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 756

provided by law or rule of court with respect to actions
at law, subject to regulation by the Commission to
prevent undue delays.

[(d) The right to require that the commissioners
responsible for final decision personally consider the
record in the case, or such portions thereof as may be
cited by the parties.]

85.

(a) Every decision and order of the Commission in
any contested proceeding SHALL BE BASED UPON A
CONSIDERATION OF THE RECORD, shall be in writing and
shall state [concisely] the grounds for the Commission's
conclusions.

86.

(a)    Any party in interest may apply to the
Commission for rehearing within 30 days after service
upon it of a final order. Action on such application
shall lie in the discretion of the Commission. If a
rehearing is granted, the case shall be decided within 30
days after the case on rehearing is finally submitted.

(b)    Unless the Commission otherwise orders,
neither the rehearing nor the application therefor shall
stay the enforcement of any Commission order, or excuse
the persons affected by it for failure to comply with its
terms.

(c)   The Commission may consider on rehearing facts
not presented in the original hearing, including facts
arising after the date of the original hearing, and may
by new order abrogate, change, or modify its original
order.

(D) THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY, ON
ITS OWN MOTION, TO REHEAR ANY FINAL ORDER OR TO CONDUCT
ANY FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IT DEEMS NECESSARY FOLLOWING THE
FILING OF A PROPOSED ORDER.

101.

(b) All personnel of the Commission OR THE OFFICE
OF THE PEOPLE'S COUNSEL who are convicted of violating §
16A of this article, prohibiting certain conduct by
personnel of the Commission, shall, in addition to other
penalties, be removed or discharged from office.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new
Sections 5, 15, 16, 16A, 20, 59A, 62A, and 82A be and
they are hereby added to Article 78 — Public Service
Commission Law, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1975
Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement) to read as
follows: