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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 636

(1975 Replacement Volume and 1980 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 78 - Public Service Commission Law

Section 51(c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 78 - Public Service Commission Law

51.

(b)  The Public Service Commission may not authorize a
gas company, an electric company, or a gas and electric
company to service any new residential multiple occupancy
building on which construction begins after July 1, 1978 OR
ANY NEW OFFICE BUILDING OR SHOPPING CENTER ON WHICH
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS AFTER JULY 1, 1982 1985 unless [that]
THE building OR SHOPPING CENTER has [an individual meter]
INDIVIDUAL METERED SERVICE for each occupancy unit OR
COMMERCIAL RENTAL SHOPPING CENTER UNIT that is individually
leased or owned. HOWEVER, SUBJECT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS
ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION, IT MAY AUTHORIZE SERVICE TO
THE NEW SHOPPING CENTER BY A GAS COMPANY, AN ELECTRIC
COMPANY, OR A GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR CENTRAL HEATING,
COOLING AND HOT WATER SYSTEMS HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS,
OR ANY COMBINATION OF THEM WHEN SUCH SERVICE HAS BEEN SHOWN
TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COMMISSION TO RESULT IN A
SUBSTANTIAL NET SAVING OF ENERGY USED BY THESE SYSTEMS OVER
THE ENERGY SAVING THAT WOULD RESULT FROM INDIVIDUAL
METERING. THE SERVICE RESTRICTIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION DO
NOT APPLY TO CENTRAL HOT WATER SYSTEMS.

(C) IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OWNER, OPERATOR, OR MANAGER
OF A RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY BUILDING OR SHOPPING
SHOPPING CENTER IMPOSE ON ANY OCCUPANCY UNIT OR SHOPPING
CENTER UNIT ANY UTILITY COST EXCEPT CHARGES AUTHORIZED BY
THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND ACTUALLY IMPOSED BY THE
UTILITY UPON THE OWNER, OPERATOR, OR MANAGER.

54G.

(c)  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the
Public Service Commission shall promulgate rules,
regulations, and standards under which any owner, operator,
or manager of an apartment house, office building, or
shopping center, which is not individually metered for
electricity for each dwelling unit, commercial rental unit,
or store may install submetering equipment for each
individual unit for the purpose of fairly allocating the