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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Ch. 549
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(3) The review and evaluation shall include any orders that were
issued by the Commission relating to the requirements of those sections Section 5 and
Section 7 of Chapter 5 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the Special Session of
2006, prior to the amendment of those sections by this Act and may include review and
evaluation of the open record for any case pending before the Commission relating to
the requirements of those sections.
(b) The new proceedings shall begin on the earlier of:
(1) the date a Chairman of the Public Service Commission is
appointed to replace the Chairman who served on January 30, 2007; or
(2) July 1, 2008.
(e) (b) (1) On or before January l, 2008 December 1, 2007, the Public Service
Commission shall submit an interim report to the Governor and, in accordance with §
2-1246 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly. The interim report
shall include at a minimum:
(i) the identification of the issues relating to options for
reregulation, as required to be studied under Section 7 of Chapter 5 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of the First Special Session of 2006. as amended by this Act; and
(ii) to the extent possible, discussion of costs and benefits to
residential and small commercial customers of returning to a regulated electric supply
market.
(2) On or before December 31 1, 2008, the Public Service Commission
shall submit a final report of its review and evaluations, evaluation, and findings and
recommendations, as required under subsection (a) of this section, to the Governor
and, in accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, the General
Assembly. As required to be studied under Section 6 and Section 7 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of the First Special Session of 2006, as amended by this Act, the
report shall include a full discussion of the costs and benefits to residential and small
commercial customers of:
(i) continuing in a restructured electric supply market;
(ii) returning to a regulated electric supply market; and
(iii) allowing an electric supply market that includes a
combination of competitive and regulated electric supply aspects.
(c) Any hearing conducted under this Act need not be an evidentiary
proceeding.
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