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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 603

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 78 - Public Service Commission Law

Section 51(b) and 54G

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 78 - Public Service Commission Law

Section 51(c)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
read(s) 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 shopping center on which construction begins after
July 1, 1985 unless the building or shopping center has
individual metered service for each occupancy unit or
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, OR A NEW RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY BUILDING,
WHICH COMPLIES WITH SECTION 54G, by a gas company, an
electric company, or a gas and electric company for central
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.

(c)   In no event shall the owner, operator, or manager
of a residential multiple occupancy building or 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.

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the
meanings indicated.