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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 494
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[(ii)]may elect to make partial payments on the 15th days of July,
October, January, and April; AND
(II) SHALL MAKE PAYMENT TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
AND OFFICE OF THE PEOPLE'S COUNSEL FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER § 2-110.1 OF
THIS SUBTITLE.
(7) A partial payment shall equal 25% of the bill and may not be less
than $10.
(8) During any State fiscal year, the Chairman may change the estimate
of costs and expenses of the Commission AND THE ESTIMATE OF COSTS AND
EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF PEOPLE'S COUNSEL, AS CHANGED BY THE PEOPLE'S
COUNSEL.
(9) (i) If the estimate is changed, the Commission shall send a revised
bill to each public service company that has elected to make partial payments.
(ii) The change shall be apportioned equally against the remaining
payments for the fiscal year.
(10) (i) On or before September 15th of each year, the Chairman shall
compute the actual costs and expenses of the Commission, AND THE ACTUAL COSTS
AND EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF PEOPLE'S COUNSEL, AS PROVIDED BY THE
PEOPLE'S COUNSEL for the preceding fiscal year.
(ii) After deducting the amounts recovered under § 2-111(a) §§
to any public service company that is affected a statement that shows the amount due
or the amount to the credit of the public service company.
(11) (i) A public service company shall pay an amount due within 30
days after the statement is received.
(ii) At the option of the public service company, an AN amount to
the credit of a public service company shall be refunded or applied against any
succeeding payment due.
(12) The total amount that may be charged to a public service company
under this section for a State fiscal year may not exceed:
(i) 0.17% of the public service company's gross operating revenues
derived from intrastate utility and electricity supplier's operations in the preceding
calendar year, or other 12-month period that the Chairman determines, for the costs
and expenses of the Commission other than that of the Office of People's Counsel;
plus
(ii) 0.05% of those revenues for the costs and expenses of the Office
of People's Counsel.
(d) (1) Within 30 days after the Commission issues a bill under subsection
(c) of this section, the party billed may request a hearing as to the amount of the bill.
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