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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
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hearing examiner shall conduct the hearing and any other
proceeding that he may deem necessary and prepare and
file with the Commission a proposed order, including
findings of fact, which shall become final unless
appealed as provided in paragraph (c). The proposed
order shall be served on all parties to the proceeding
simultaneously with its being filed with the Commission.
(c) Orders of a panel constituted under
subparagraph shall be final. A proposed order of a
hearing examiner shall become final unless, within 30
days of the filing of that order with the Commission, an
appeal is noted with the Commission by any party to the
proceeding. Following the noting of an appeal, the
Commission promptly shall consider the matter on the
record before the hearing examiner, conduct any further
proceedings (including the filing of briefs and the
holding of oral argument) it deems necessary and,
thereafter, issue a final order in the matter.]
SECTION 2 1. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, BE IT
ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That
Sections 5 20 and 16(b) of Article 78 - Public Service
Commission Law, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1975
Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement) be and they are
hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:
Article 78 — Public Service Commission Law
5.
The Commission consists of [five] THREE REGULAR
commissioners, appointed by the Governor with the advice
and consent of the Senate, one of whom shall be the
chairman. The Commission shall be broadly representative
of the public interest, and shall be composed of persons
with diverse training or experience. Each commissioner
upon taking office shall be or promptly become a resident
and registered voter of Maryland and shall remain such
during his term of office. [Three of the commissioners
shall serve full time. The remaining two commissioners
need not be full-time.] THE REGULAR COMMISSIONERS SHALL
SERVE FULL-TIME. The office of chairman shall be filled
initially at the expiration of each term, and upon an
earlier vacancy in the office, by a person nominated as
such by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
Commissioners shall be eligible for reappointment. A
MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM, BUT
FOR PURPOSES OF A FORMAL DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS A QUORUM
MAY CONSIST OF ANY COMBINATION OF COMMISSIONERS,
FULL-TIME OR NON-FULL-TIME, OR MAY CONSIST OF TWO
COMMISSIONERS, FULL-TIME OR NON-FULL-TIME, AND A HEARING
EXAMINER.
20.
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(a) The Commission shall conduct its proceedings
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