(D) THE COMMISSION SHALL COOPERATE WITH AND SHARE INFORMATION
WITH THE ANTITRUST DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

(E) THE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION SUPPLEMENT
ANY OTHER RIGHTS OR REMEDIES THAT MAY EXIST UNDER STATE OR FEDERAL LAW
OR COMMON LAW.

7-515.

AN ELECTRICITY SUPPLIER THAT ALSO PROVIDES DISTRIBUTION SERVICE, OR
THAT HAS AN AFFILIATE THAT PROVIDES DISTRIBUTION SERVICE, IN
PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, WEST VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA, OR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA MAY NOT PROVIDE RETAIL ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SERVICE, DIRECTLY,
INDIRECTLY, OR THROUGH AN AGGREGATOR MARKETER OR BROKER IN THE
DISTRIBUTION TERRITORY OF AN UNAFFILIATED ELECTRIC COMPANY UNLESS
THERE IS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPETITION IN AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE
DISTRIBUTION SERVICE AREA OF THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLIER OR AFFILIATE.

7-516.

(A) 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.

(B) AN INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC COMPANY SHALL CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE AT LEAST THE SAME PERCENTAGE OF ELECTRICITY FROM AVAILABLE
RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, AT A REASONABLY COMPARABLE COST, AS THE
ELECTRIC COMPANY PROVIDED IN 1998.

(C) ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, 2000, THE COMMISSION, IN CONSULTATION
WITH THE MARYLAND ENERGY ADMINISTRATION, SHALL REPORT TO THE
GOVERNOR AND, SUBJECT TO § 2-1246 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF REQUIRING A RENEWABLES
PORTFOLIO STANDARD, INCLUDING THE FEASIBILITY AND STRUCTURE OF A
TWO-TIERED STANDARD, AND THE ESTIMATED COSTS AND BENEFITS OF
ESTABLISHING THIS REQUIREMENT.

(D) (1) (I) IN RECOGNITION OF THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS OF RESTRUCTURING THE ELECTRIC INDUSTRY, IT IS THE INTENT OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC RESTRUCTURING ON
THE ENVIRONMENT.

(II) ELECTRIC COMPANIES IN MARYLAND SHALL CONDUCT A
STUDY THAT TRACKS SHIFTS IN GENERATION AND EMISSIONS AS A RESULT OF
RESTRUCTURING THE ELECTRIC INDUSTRY.

(III) THE STUDY SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE COMMISSION ONE YEAR AFTER THE INITIAL DATE OF
IMPLEMENTATION OF CUSTOMER CHOICE.