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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 548
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SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to Section 4
Sections 2 through 4 of this Act, this Act shall take effect July October 1, 2007.
Approved by the Governor, May 17, 2007.
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CHAPTER 549
(Senate Bill 400)
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AN ACT concerning
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Electric Industry Restructuring - Proceedings - Review and Evaluation
FOR the purpose of requiring the Public Service Commission to initiate new
proceedings to review and evaluate certain requirements under a certain Act
beginning on a certain date; requiring the Commission to conduct certain
hearings which include the use of certain experts and consultants; repealing
certain provisions relating to a certain merger and certain reporting
requirements: altering certain considerations that the Commission is required
to review in a certain study; prohibiting the Commission from approving an
opt out aggregation program under certain circumstances; requiring the
Commission to identify the implications of certain aspects of an opt-out
aggregation program; providing that certain requirements may not be construed
to interfere with the development and implementation of certain programs and
services; requiring the Commission to make certain determinations in its study
of establishing a certain long-term goal: requiring the Commission to convene
one or more workgroups to study and make recommendations on certain matters
concerning the availability of adequate generation and transmission assets in the
State; requiring the Commission to provide a certain interim report by a certain
date; requiring the Commission to provide a certain final report by a certain
date; providing that certain hearings are not required to be evidentiary
proceedings; providing that certain unexpended funds shall be considered
encumbered and may not be deducted from certain appropriations: allowing the
Commission to impose on certain persons up to a certain amount as a special
assessment, subject to certain limitations; allowing certain funds to be expended
for certain purposes in accordance with an approved budget amendment;
specifying the calculation of certain bills sent to certain electric companies and
electricity suppliers; allowing the Commission to use a certain procurement
process under certain circumstances: making stylistic changes; making this Act
an emergency measure; and generally relating to the status of the restructured
electric utility industry and the Public Service Commission.
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