1938

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 481

(i) [a] A lawful, current permit or order
of an agency of the State or a political subdivision
authorized to issue the permit or order;

(ii) [an] AN order or other adjudication of
a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding in which
all of the material issues involved in the action were
raised and determined, whether or not the parties to the
prior litigation were identical to the parties in the
pending action; or

(iii) [a] A lawful current permit or order
of an agency of the United States government authorized to
issue the permit or order.

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(j) (1) There is a service reserve fund.

(2)  The fund consists of appropriated special
funds that are:

(i) Obtained from a project or operation
of the Service;

(ii) Not expended or obligated in the
fiscal year during which the funds are received; and

(iii) Not held by or payable to a trustee
appointed in accordance with a resolution that authorizes
the issuance of bonds or notes or under a trust agreement
that secures the bonds or notes.

(3)  These funds shall be paid to the State
Treasurer.

(4)  The State Treasurer shall disburse the funds
for operations and projects of the Service in accordance
with an appropriation of the General Assembly.

(5)  On July 1 of each year, money in the fund in
excess of $100,000 shall be paid over to the general [funds]
FUND of the State.

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(a) The expertise of the electric utilities in the
basic requirements, including environmental considerations,
of a site for power generation and generator lead route is a
needed element in site selection. Therefore, for the
purposes of insuring adequate power on reasonable schedules
while also protecting the quality of the State's
environment, site acquisition and generator lead route
designation may occur as follows: