Ch. 101

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(ii) 0.05% of those revenues for the costs and expenses of the Office
of People's Counsel.

2-118.

(a)     This section does not apply to [taxicabs, power boat companies, toll
bridges, or towing and lightering companies]:

(1)      TAXICABS;

(2)      POWERBOAT COMPANIES;

(3)      TOLL BRIDGES;

(4)      TOWING AND LIGHTERING COMPANIES; OR

(5)      SMALL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES DESCRIBED IN § 7-502(A) OF
THIS ARTICLE.

(b)     The Commission shall require each public service company subject to its
jurisdiction to formulate and, after approval by the Commission, to implement
long-range plans to provide regulated service.

(c)     The Commission shall require each electric company in the State to
include in the long-range plan adequate, cost-effective provisions to promote energy
conservation to decrease or moderate electric and, as appropriate, natural gas
demand for regulated service from customers.

(d)     (1) The Commission shall review each plan for adequacy under the
criteria of § 2-113 of this subtitle, giving attention to the interrelationship of services
of other public service companies and to provisions for research and development to
ensure adequate service.

(2)     As part of the review, and subject to any applicable Freedom of
Information Act, the Commission shall consult with other State units and provide an
opportunity for public comment.

(3)     The Commission shall require the revisions to a plan that the
Commission considers appropriate unless the authority to review and approve a plan
has been granted to another State unit by other law.

6-205.

(a) (1) This subsection does not apply to railroads.

(2)     Each public service company shall file with the Commission an
annual report containing information on its corporate structure, affiliations of its
officers and directors, and debt holdings.

(3)     (I) Notwithstanding any specific reporting requirements in this
subtitle, the Commission may prescribe the contents of the annual report to be filed
by a public service company whose gross annual revenues for the most recent

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