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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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Ch. 630
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(1) the recommendation of the governing body of each county or
municipal corporation in which any portion of the construction of the generating
station or overhead transmission line is proposed to be located; and
(2) the effect of the generating station or overhead transmission line on:
(i) the stability and reliability of the electric system;
(ii) economics;
(iii) esthetics;
(iv) historic sites;
(v) aviation safety as determined by the Maryland Aviation
Administration and the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration;
(vi) when applicable, air and water pollution; and
(vii) the availability of means for the required timely disposal of
wastes produced by any generating station.
(f) For the construction of an overhead transmission line, in addition to the
considerations listed in subsection (e) of this section, the Commission shall take final
action on an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity only after
due consideration of the need to meet existing and future demand for electric service.
(g) (1) The Commission may not authorize, and an electric company may not
undertake, the construction of an overhead transmission line that is aligned with and
within 1 mile of either end of a public airport runway, unless:
(i) the Federal Aviation Administration determines that the
construction of an overhead transmission line will not constitute a hazard to air
navigation; and
(ii) the Maryland Aviation Administration concurs in that
determination.
(2) A privately owned airport runway shall qualify as a public airport
runway under this subsection only if the runway has been on file with the Federal
Aviation Administration for at least 2 years as being open to the public without
restriction.
(H) THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSIDER AND TAKE FINAL ACTION ON AN
APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
WITHIN 300 DAYS AFTER THE APPLICATION IS FILED WITH THE COMMISSION IN AN
EXPEDITIOUS MANNER IF THE APPLICATION IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
GENERATING STATION:
(1) THAT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY FOR A SINGLE
ELECTRIC CUSTOMER THAT USES AT LEAST 1,500,000,000 KILOWATT HOURS OF
ELECTRICITY EACH YEAR; AND
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