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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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H.B. 1713
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public convenience, necessity, and interest interest, convenience, and necessity;
stating certain findings and declarations of the General Assembly; establishing
an Office of Special Counsel; requiring the appointment of a special counsel for
certain purposes relating to a certain proposed merger; authorizing the special
counsel to employ certain staff and to retain certain consultants and experts;
authorizing and requiring the special counsel to utilize the services of certain
agencies to the extent practicable; requiring certain agencies to cooperate with
the special counsel; providing that the special counsel is not subject to certain
provisions of law concerning procurement; authorizing the Governor to transfer
certain funds for certain purposes; establishing the duties, powers, and
responsibilities of the special counsel; requiring the special counsel to
investigate a certain proposed merger between certain companies; requiring the
parties to the proposed merger to provide certain information to the special
counsel; requiring the special counsel to examine and investigate certain
information and undertake certain proceedings; requiring the special counsel to
consider certain factors concerning the proposed merger; requiring the special
counsel to make certain recommendations concerning approval or disapproval of
the proposed merger to the General Assembly; making the special counsel and
Office of Special Counsel subject to certain ethics restrictions relating to public
service companies; reserving to the General Assembly the authority to approve
or disapprove a certain proposed merger; prohibiting the Commission from
approving a certain proposed merger before a certain date; authorizing the
Commission to provide certain information and to conduct certain proceedings
at the request of the special counsel; authorizing the special counsel to issue a
subpoena enforceable in a certain manner; providing for certain reports by the
special counsel to the presiding officers of the General Assembly, the Governor,
and the Attorney General; requiring the inclusion of certain conditions in any
approval of a merger between two certain companies; defining a term certain
terms; making this Act an emergency measure; providing for the termination of
a portion of this Act; and generally relating to public service companies,
mergers, acquisitions, and financial structures.
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Public Utility Companies
Section 2-113 and 5-104
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Volume and 2005 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article — Public Utility Companies
Section 5 203 2-303, 5-203, and 6-101 through 6-103
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Volume and 2005 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - Public Utility Companies
Section 6-105
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