HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(7)  Public transportation for hire authorized to
operate on the boardwalk in the Town of Ocean City,
Maryland[. ] ;

(8)  Company van pools[.];

(9)  Armored vehicles used to transport property
which consists exclusively of coin, currency, stocks, bonds,
securities and negotiable instruments with armed guards in
attendance from point of pickup to point of delivery[.
Provided, however, that such armored car carriers shall
comply with the provisions of § 31(a), (b) and (c) of this
article, except as between fixed termini as defined in
Article 66 1/2, § 1-128[. A bank licensed in Maryland may
not operate its own armored car service, either as an
individual bank or through a holding company.]; OR

(10)  THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR
WASHINGTON COUNTY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO § 8-41 OF THE CODE
OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY BEING ARTICLE 22
OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF MARYLAND.

54C.

All gas and electric companies shall bill their
customers for gas, electricity or any service rendered, on
the basis of the net total cost of the service under the
filed rate applicable thereto. The Public Service
Commission may authorize an additional charge, over the net
total cost, to be applied to any bill or part of a bill not
paid within fifteen (15) days, with respect to residential
customers and residential cooperatives only, the Commission
may authorize an additional charge, over the net total cost,
to be applied to any bill or part of a bill not paid within
20 days. However, any additional charge shall not exceed
five percent (5%) of the net bill or part of the bill and
shall be uniform for all customers, except that different
charges may be imposed on different classes of customers if
approved by the Public Service Commission. [Any existing
rates in excess of those as specified above shall be revised
by July 1, 1973, or by such earlier date as may be
designated by the Public Service Commission.]

[54E.

The Public Service Commission shall undertake a study
of the declining block rate method used by electric
companies and gas companies under its jurisdiction as the
basis for the existing rate structures for residential,
commercial, and industrial users in order to determine the
relationship between existing utility energy rate structures
and demand. The study shall investigate also, either
unilaterally or in conjunction with other regional and
national regulatory agencies, alternative rate structures
which would encourage efficient use and promote conservation
of energy resources which are in short supply. The
Commission shall report its findings and recommendations to
the Governor and the General Assembly by March 15, 1977.]