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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 5
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2-202.
(a) With the advice and consent of the Senate, the [Governor] ATTORNEY
GENERAL shall appoint the People's Counsel.
(b) (1) The TERM OF THE People's Counsel [serves at the pleasure of the
Governor] IS 5 YEARS AND BEGINS ON JULY 1.
(2) AT THE END OF A TERM, THE PEOPLE'S COUNSEL CONTINUES TO
SERVE UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.
(3) A PEOPLE'S COUNSEL WHO IS APPOINTED AFTER A TERM HAS BEGUN
SERVES FOR THE REST OF THE TERM AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND
QUALIFIES.
(G) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY REMOVE THE PEOPLE'S COUNSEL FOR
GOOD CAUSE SHOWN AFTER NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.
7-510.
(c) (1) Beginning on the initial implementation date, an electric company's
obligation to provide electricity supply and electricity supply service is stated by this
subsection.
(2) Electricity supply purchased from a customer's electric company is
known as standard offer service. A customer is considered to have chosen the
standard offer service if the customer:
(i) is not allowed to choose an electricity supplier under the phase
in of customer choice in subsection (a) of this section;
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(ii) contracts for electricity with an electricity supplier and it is not
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delivered:
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(iii) cannot arrange for electricity from an electricity supplier;
(iv) does not choose an electricity supplier;
(v) chooses the standard offer service; or
(vi) has been denied service or referred to the standard offer service
by an electricity supplier in accordance with § 7-507(e)(6) of this subtitle.
(3) (I) [Any] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF
THIS PARAGRAPH, ANY obligation of an electric company to provide standard offer
service shall cease on July 1, 2003[, except that:
(i) electric].
(II) 1. ELECTRIC cooperatives and municipal electric utilities
may choose to continue providing standard offer service in their respective
distribution territories [,] and may cease offering that service after notifying the
Commission at least 12 months in advance[; and].
[(ii) 1. if the Commission finds that the electricity supply market
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