AND MUNICIPAL UTILITIES. UNLESS DELAYED BY THE COMMISSION, THE
COMPETITIVE SELECTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT NO LATER THAN JULY 1, 2003.

(5) AN ELECTRIC COMPANY MAY PROCURE THE ELECTRICITY NEEDED
TO MEET ITS STANDARD OFFER SERVICE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY OBLIGATION FROM
ANY ELECTRICITY SUPPLIER, INCLUDING AN AFFILIATE OF THE ELECTRIC COMPANY.

(6) AN ELECTRIC COMPANY SHALL CONTINUE TO PURCHASE
ELECTRICITY UNDER ANY CONTRACT IN EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 1999 WITH A
RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE FACILITY LOCATED IN THE STATE UNTIL THE
LATER OF THE EXPIRATION OF THE CONTRACT OR THE EXPIRATION OR
SATISFACTION OF BONDS EXISTING ON JANUARY 1, 1999 SUPPORTING THE FACILITY

(D) (1) EACH MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY MAY FILE WITH THE
COMMISSION A SEPARATE PLAN AND SCHEDULE FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMER CHOICE
OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO ITS CUSTOMERS. THE COMMISSION MAY APPROVE EACH
MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY PLAN AND SCHEDULE AFTER CONSIDERING THE
FEATURES THAT DISTINGUISH THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY FROM OTHER
ELECTRIC COMPANIES.

(2) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION, MUNICIPAL
ELECTRIC UTILITIES MAY ELECT TO INDEFINITELY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
STANDARD OFFER SERVICE FOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ONLY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE
DISTRIBUTION TERRITORIES, INSTEAD OF IMPLEMENTING CUSTOMER CHOICE.

(3) NOTHING IN THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE THE
FUNCTIONAL, OPERATIONAL, STRUCTURAL, OR LEGAL SEPARATION OF A MUNICIPAL
UTILITY'S REGULATED AND NONREGULATED OPERATIONS.

(D) (E) NOTWITHSTANDING THE DATES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION OR
ANY OTHER LAW, CUSTOMER CHOICE MAY NOT COMMENCE UNTIL LEGISLATION IS
ENACTED TO RESTRUCTURE MARYLAND TAXES TO ADDRESS THE STATE AND LOCAL
TAX IMPLICATIONS OF RESTRUCTURING THE ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY.

(E) (F) THE COMMISSION SHALL, BY REGULATION OR ORDER, ADOPT
PROCEDURES TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION, INCLUDING THE ALLOCATION OF ANY
UNUSED OPPORTUNITY FOR CUSTOMER CHOICE AMONG CUSTOMER CLASSES.

(G) IF A MUNICIPAL UTILITY SERVES CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE ITS DISTRIBUTION
TERRITORY, ANY ELECTRICITY SUPPLIER LICENSED UNDER § 7-507 OF THIS
SUBTITLE MAY SERVE THE CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE DISTRIBUTION TERRITORY OF
THE MUNICIPAL UTILITY.

(G) (H) A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY NOT ACT AS AN
AGGREGATOR UNLESS THE COMMISSION DETERMINES THERE IS NOT SUFFICIENT
COMPETITION WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION.

(A) EXCEPT FOR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES AND MUNICIPAL UTILITIES.