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VETOES
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H.B. 299
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(3) THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING THE LOW-INCOME WEATHERIZATION
COMPONENT OF THE ELECTRIC UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM.
(4) THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, THROUGH THE OFFICE
OF HOME ENERGY PROGRAMS, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING THE BILL
ASSISTANCE AND THE ARREARAGE RETIREMENT COMPONENTS OF THE ELECTRIC
UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM.
(5) THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES MAY, WITH INPUT FROM
A PANEL OR ROUNDTABLE OF INTERESTED PARTIES, CONTRACT TO ASSIST IN
ADMINISTERING THE BILL ASSISTANCE AND THE ARREARAGE RETIREMENT
COMPONENTS OF THE ELECTRIC UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM.
(6) THE COMMISSION HAS OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BILL
ASSISTANCE AND THE ARREARAGE RETIREMENT COMPONENTS OF THE ELECTRIC
UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM.
[(6)] (7) In a specific case, the ELECTRIC universal service program may
waive the income eligibility limitation under paragraph (1) of this subsection in order
to provide assistance to an electric customer who would qualify for a similar waiver
under the Maryland Energy Assistance Program established under Article 41, § 6-406
of the Code.
(b) (1) [(i)] All customers shall contribute to the funding of the ELECTRIC
universal service program through a charge collected by each electric company.
[(ii) In the first 6 months after the initial implementation date, the
Commission shall consider adjustments to the charges collected for the universal
service program for persons that are not eligible for customer choice.]
(2) The Commission shall determine a fair and equitable allocation for
collecting the charges among all customer classes pursuant to subsection [(d)] (E) of
this section.
(3) In accordance with subsection [(f)(5)](F)(6) of this section, any
unexpended [universal service program] BILL ASSISTANCE AND ARREARAGE
RETIREMENT funds returned to customers under subsection (f) of this section shall be
returned to each customer class as a credit in the same proportion that the customer
class contributed charges to the fund.
(4) An electric company shall recover ELECTRIC universal service
program costs in accordance with § 7-512 of this subtitle.
(5) The Commission shall determine the allocation of the ELECTRIC
universal service charge among the generation, transmission, and distribution rate
components of all classes.
(6) The Commission may not assess the ELECTRIC universal service
surcharge on a per kilowatt-hour basis.
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