certain renewable portfolio standard; altering the imposition of the
environmental surcharge to certain customers; extending the termination date of
a certain surcharge; authorizing the Governor to submit a certain budget
amendment from the Revenue Stabilization Fund to be used for certain
education purposes; requiring the Commission to use certain funds during a
certain period to implement a certain program; requiring the Commission to
report by a certain date on a certain recommended consumer education funding
level for a certain time; providing for the implementation of standard offer service
in a certain manner; prohibiting the Commission from requiring divestiture of
certain assets; requiring the Commission to ensure the creation of certain
competitive electricity services in a certain manner; allowing the Commission to
adopt alternative forms of regulation for certain regulated services; requiring the
Commission to limit certain rates for a certain period; requiring an electric
company to provide certain services in certain territory; requiring certain persons
to be licensed by the Commission before providing electricity supply services in
the State, subject to certain requirements and enforcement mechanisms; allowing
an electric company to transfer or sell certain generation facilities or assets in a
certain manner, subject to certain review by the Commission for certain purposes;
providing for the opportunity to recover certain costs by certain means and
secured or obtained in certain manners; requiring the phased implementation of
customer choice for electric customers in the State in a certain manner by certain
dates, subject to Commission determination and certain contingencies;
establishing the obligation of an electric company to serve customers after a
certain date; requiring the implementation of competitive metering and billing on
certain dates; providing for investigation of market power in certain manners,
subject to certain remedial action by the Commission; altering the class of entities
that contribute to the costs and expenses of the Commission; providing for
reciprocity of customer choice with respect to certain other jurisdictions;
providing for certain long-range planning for certain regulated utility services;
requiring certain tariff and rate filings for certain regulated utility services;
eliminating a certain required plan on the State's generating needs; altering
certain criteria for obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity for
a generating station; requiring certain electric companies to maintain certain
percentages of renewable energy resources under certain circumstances; requiring
the Secretary of Natural Resources to use certain funds for certain purposes;
providing that certain provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code do not apply
to certain property; providing for the adoption of certain regulations; defining
certain terms; providing that provisions of this Act are severable; providing for
the effective dates of this Act; and generally relating to restructuring of the
electric utility industry.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments.
Article — Public Utility Companies

Section 1-101, 2-110, 2-118, 4-201, 4-202, 7-201, 7-203, 7-207, and 7-211
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Volume)