Ch. 585

LAWS OF MARYLAND

BY adding to

Article 78 - Public Service Commission Law

Section 54H

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section(s) 54H, 54-I, and 54J, respectively, of
Article 78 - Public Service Commission Law of the Annotated Code
of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 54-I, 54J, and 54K,
respectively.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of
Maryland read as follows:

Article 78 - Public Service Commission Law

54H.

(A)  (1) IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(2)  "APARTMENT HOUSE" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS IN §
54G(A)(2) OF THIS ARTICLE.

(3)  "DWELLING UNIT" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS IN §
54G(A)(4) OF THIS ARTICLE.

(4)  "ENERGY ALLOCATION SYSTEM" MEANS A METHOD OF
DETERMINING THE APPROXIMATE ENERGY USE WITHIN AN INDIVIDUAL
APARTMENT UNIT BY AN APPROVED MEASURING DEVICE.

(5)  "INDIVIDUAL APARTMENT UNIT" MEANS A DWELLING UNIT
IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING.

(B)  (1) ENERGY ALLOCATION EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES THAT
DETERMINE AN INDIVIDUAL APARTMENT UNIT'S GAS OR ELECTRICITY USE
BY MEANS OTHER THAN BY ACTUAL MEASUREMENT OF FUEL OR ELECTRIC
POWER CONSUMED BY THOSE UNITS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.

(2)  THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT
REGULATIONS SPECIFYING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE ENERGY
ALLOCATION EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION
UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION MAY BE INSTALLED AND
IMPLEMENTED, INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMING CONSUMERS ABOUT
ESTIMATED ENERGY COSTS.

(3)  THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL SEND ANY
COMPLAINTS ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL APARTMENT UNIT'S GAS OR ELECTRIC.

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