(As enacted by Chapters 3 and 4 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1999)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section(s) 7-510(c) through (f), respectively, of Article - Public
Utility Companies of the Annotated Code of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s)
7-510(d) through (g), respectively.

SECTION 1. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article—Public Utility Companies

7-510.

(C) (1) NOTWITHSTANDING § 7-506 (B)(1) OF THIS SUBTITLE, FROM THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2000, AN INDUSTRIAL
ELECTRICITY CUSTOMER THAT HAS A DEMAND OF AT LEAST 250 MEGAWATTS
DURING A 1 HOUR PERIOD OF ANY CALENDAR YEAR SHALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR CUSTOMER CHOICE ONLY DURING THOSE PERIODS WHEN THE ELECTRIC
COMPANY SERVING THE INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICITY CUSTOMER DESCRIBED UNDER
THIS SUBSECTION IS PURCHASING POWER TO SUPPLEMENT ITS EXISTING
GENERATION DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF GENERATING CAPACITY DEDICATED TO
SERVING REGULATED LOAD.

(2) THE COMMISSION MAY ISSUE ORDERS OR REGULATIONS TO
IMPLEMENT THIS SUBSECTION.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That:

(a) Notwithstanding § 7-505(b)(1) of the Public Utility Companies Article as
enacted by Chapters 3 and 4 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1999, from the
effective date of this Act through December 31, 2000, an industrial electricity customer
that consumed at least 2 billion kilowatt hours of electricity in calendar year 1998
shall have the opportunity for customer choice only during those on-peak periods when
the electric company serving the industrial electricity customer described under this
Act is purchasing power to supplement its existing generation due to a shortage of
generating capacity dedicated to serving regulated load, if the shortage would trigger a
requirement under a contract between the customer and the electric company that the
customer either reduce load or authorize the electric company to purchase power for the
customer.

(b) The Public Service Commission may issue orders or regulations to
implement the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 3. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an
emergency measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health
and safety, has been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the
members elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take
effect from the date it is enacted.