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

Article - Public Utility Companies

11-102.

(a)     The Commission shall adopt and enforce safety standards for gas service
installations at locations where service is provided to:

(1)      10 or more customers [or 10 or more separate residential dwelling
units] by pipes from a [central] liquefied petroleum gas storage tank; OR

(2)     AT LEAST 2 BUT FEWER THAN 10 CUSTOMERS, BY UNDERGROUND
PIPES FROM A LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS STORAGE TANK, IF A PORTION OF THE
SYSTEM IS LOCATED IN A PUBLIC PLACE.

(b)     (1) The owner of a facility at a location subject to subsection (a) of this
section or the owner of the liquefied petroleum gas furnished shall comply with the
safety standards of service.

(2)     Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, other sections
of this article do not apply to an owner subject to this section.

(3)     The Commission may apply Title 12, Subtitle 1 and §§ 2-117(a),
5-304, 7-301, 7-302, and 13-203 of this article to an owner subject to this section.

(c)     When service begins, a person who furnishes gas service by pipes from a
[central] liquefied petroleum gas storage tank [to 10 or more customers or 10 or
more separate residential dwelling units] UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION
shall notify the Commission in writing about:

(1)     the location of each installation;

(2)     the number of customers or dwelling units furnished service at each
location; and

(3)     the name and address of the office responsible for the service.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 2004.

Approved April 27, 2004.

CHAPTER 101
(Senate Bill 201)

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Hunt Valley Commercial/Mixed

Use Focal Point

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Baltimore County Board of License
Commissioners to transfer a certain number of beer, wine and liquor (on-sale)

- 499 -