ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 101

calendar year for which data are available are less than 0.003% of the total gross
annual revenues of all public service companies in the State during the same calendar
year.

(II) A SMALL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE DESCRIBED IN §
7-502(A) OF THIS ARTICLE MAY SATISFY THE REPORTING REQUIREMENT BY
SUBMITTING TO THE COMMISSION A COPY OF A REPORT INCLUDING THE REQUIRED
INFORMATION THAT THE SMALL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE SUBMITS TO THE
UTILITY REGULATORY BODY OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE COOPERATIVE HAS ITS
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE.

(b)     The president, treasurer, or general manager of a public service company
shall verify the company's annual report under oath.

(c)     The Commission may:

(1)     require a public service company to submit reports and information
that the Commission reasonably desires;

(2)     prescribe the form, contents, and deadlines for the reports and
information; and

(3)     require amendments or corrections to the reports within a set period.

7-201.

(a) (1) Annually, the Chairman of the Commission shall forward to the
Secretary of Natural Resources a 10-year plan listing possible and proposed sites,
including the associated transmission routes, for the construction of electric plants
within the State.

(2)     (i) The Chairman shall delete from the 10-year plan any site that
the Secretary of Natural Resources identifies as unsuitable in accordance with the
requirements of § 3-304 of the Natural Resources Article.

(ii) The Chairman may include a site deleted from a 10-year plan
under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph in a subsequent 10-year plan.

(3)     The Chairman shall include information in the annual 10-year plan
on current and projected efforts by electric companies and the Commission to
moderate overall electrical generation demand and peak demand through the electric
companies' promotion of energy conservation by customers and through the electric
companies' use of alternative energy sources, including cogeneration.

(4)      TO THE EXTENT THAT THE COMMISSION REQUIRES AN ELECTRIC
COMPANY TO REPORT THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, A SMALL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE DESCRIBED IN § 7-502(A) OF
THIS TITLE MAY SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT BY SUBMITTING TO THE COMMISSION
A COPY OF A REPORT THE POWER REQUIREMENT STUDY THAT THE SMALL RURAL
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE SUBMITS TO THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY
COMMISSION THAT INCLUDES THE REQUIRED INFORMATION RURAL UTILITIES
SERVICE.

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