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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor H.B. 299
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(c) (1) On or before December 1 of each year, the Commission shall report,
subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly on the
ELECTRIC universal service program, including:
(i) subject to subsection [(d)] (E) of this section, a recommendation
on the total amount of funds for the program for the following fiscal year based on:
1. the level of participation in and the amounts expended
[from the universal service program] ON BILL ASSISTANCE AND ARREARAGE
RETIREMENT during the preceding fiscal year;
2. how BILL ASSISTANCE AND ARREARAGE RETIREMENT
payments [to customers] were calculated during the preceding fiscal year;
3. the projected needs [of the universal service program]
FOR THE BILL ASSISTANCE AND THE ARREARAGE RETIREMENT COMPONENTS for the
next fiscal year; and
4. the amount of any BILL ASSISTANCE OR ARREARAGE
RETIREMENT surplus carried over in the ELECTRIC universal service program fund
under subsection [(f)(5)(i)](F)(6)(I) of this section;
(ii) for bill assistance:
1. the total amount of need, as determined by the
Commission, for electric customers with annual incomes at or below 150% of the
federal poverty level and the basis for this determination; and
2. the percentage of need, as determined by the Commission,
but at a minimum of 50%, that should be funded through the ELECTRIC universal
service program and the basis for this determination;
(iii) [for low-income weatherization, the amount of funds needed, as
determined by the Commission, for measures that reduce consumption of energy by
electric customers with annual incomes at or below 150% of the federal poverty level
and the basis for this determination;
(iv)] the amount of funds needed, as determined by the Commission,
to retire arrearages for electric customers who have not previously received
assistance in retiring arrearages under the ELECTRIC universal service program and
the basis for this determination;
[(v)] (IV) the amount of funds needed, as determined by the
Commission, for bill assistance[, low-income weatherization,] and arrearage
retirement, respectively, for customers for whom income limitations may be waived
under subsection [(a)(6)] (A)(7) of this section, and the basis for each determination;
[(vi)] (V) the impact on customers' rates, including the allocation
among customer classes, from collecting the total amount recommended by the
Commission under item (i) of this paragraph; and
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