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2588 LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 634
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1977.
Approved May 17, 1977.
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CHAPTER 635
(Senate Bill 641)
AN ACT concerning
Staff of Public Service Commission
FOR the purpose of authorizing requiring the Public
Service Commission to hire certain personnel on a
permanent basis or on a case by case basis, as
needed; and providing that counsel to the Commission
staff are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of
the Commission.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 78 — Public Service Commission Law
Section 16(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1975 Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement)
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 16(a) of Article 78 - Public
Service Commission Law, of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1975 Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement) be and it
is hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:
Article 78 — Public Service Commission Law
16.
(a) The annual budget shall provide sufficient
funds for the Commission to hire, develop, and organize a
staff to perform its functions under this Article,
including but not limited to the analysis of all data
submitted to the Commission and the preparation of a
staff position in matters pending before the Commission.
[The staff shall include but not be limited to] THE
COMMISSION MAY EITHER HIRE FULL-TIME PERMANENT EMPLOYEES
OR INDEPENDENT EXPERTS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, AS
NEEDED, IN SUCH POSITIONS AS SHALL HIRE economists,; cost
of capital experts,; rate design experts,; accountants,;
engineers,; transportation specialists,; lawyers,; and
any other experts deemed necessary to meet the needs of
the Commission; OR, AS REQUIRED, RETAIN SUCH PERSONS ON A
CASE BY CASE BASIS. The Commission may, from time to
time, retain additional experts as required for a
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