Ch. 311

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(a)  -The Department may use the State set-aside program
during any energy emergency to mitigate the; hardship and
emergency situation of any person to the extent the person is
engaged only in the following activities:

(1)  Agricultural production;

(2)  Cargo freight and mail hauling by trucks and mail
carriers;

(3) Congregate care facilities;

(4)  Emergency services;

(5)  Energy production;

(6) Passenger transportation services;

(7)  Residential space heating and food preparation;

(8)  Sanitation services;

(9) Social service agency use;

(10)  Space heating requirements of medical and
nursing buildings; and

(11)  Telecommunication services.

(b)  If State set-aside volumes are not sufficient to
satisfy all requests for assignments, the' Department may
determine priorities for making assignments among the activities
listed in subsection (a) OF THIS SECTION.

[11-204. ] 7-204.                                       

(a)  The Secretary is responsible for the proper
administration and enforcement of the State set-aside program.

(b)  If there is an energy emergency and the federal
government does not provide for the collection and timely
transmittal to the states of fuel supply data, every prime
supplier shall report monthly to the Department information,
including but not limited to the following:

(1)  Total actual deliveries into the State during the
preceding month by set-aside product.

(2)  The estimated total supply available for
distribution into the State for consumption in the State during
the following month by set-aside product before the adjustment
for State set-aside.

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