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S.B. 1102 VETOES
(b) The People's Counsel AND THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL shall
administer and operate the Office of People's Counsel.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding the
provisions of § 2-102 of the Public Utility Companies Article, the term of office of each
commissioner of the Public Service Commission serving on the effective date of this
Act shall terminate at the end of June 30 April 9, 2006. The terms of office of each of
the commissioners of the Public Service Commission appointed under Section 1 of this
Act shall begin on July 1 April 10, 2006, and shall expire as follows:
(1) one the member appointed by the Governor in 2007;
(2) the one member appointed by the Attorney General Speaker of the
House in 2008;
(3) the one member appointed by the Speaker of the House President of
the Senate in 2009;
(4) the second member appointed by the Governor Speaker of the House
in 2010; and
(5) the second member appointed by the President of the Senate in 2011.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding the
provisions of § 2-302 of the Public Utility Companies Article, the People's Counsel in
office on the effective date of this Act shall be removed from office at the end of June
30, 2006.
SECTION 1. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the functions and
activities of the Office of People's Counsel are transferred to the Office of the Attorney
General.
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That all persons who are
classified employees of the Office of People's Counsel before the effective date of this
Act and who are transferred to the Office of the Attorney General as part of the
transfer of the Office of People's Counsel under this Act shall be transferred without
any diminution of their rights, benefits, or employment statue, including merit
system and retirement statue, if any.
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, except as provided in
this Act, nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the funding, employees, or
property of the Office of People's Counsel.
SECTION 7. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an
emergency measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health
or safety, has been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the
members elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take
effect from the date it is enacted.
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