Public Service Commission
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Gas and Electricity - Smart Meters - Customer Rights [HB-1274]
Requiring a utility company to give prior written notice to certain customers prior to deploying smart meters throughout all or a portion of the utility company's service territory; prohibiting a utility company from imposing any additional fee or charge on a certain customer that refuses installation of a smart meter or requests removal of a smart meter; requiring the Public Service Commission and the Maryland Department of Health to make certain reports regarding smart meters; etc.
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Department of Information Technology - Remote Access Information Program - Establishment [HB-1206]
Establishing the Remote Access Information Program in the Department of Information Technology to connect an individual who is deaf-blind with a human assistant using certain remote assistive technology; establishing certain requirements for certain remote assistive technology provided under the Program; requiring the Department of Information Technology and the Department of Disabilities to adopt certain regulations to implement the Program; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Renewable Energy - Offshore Wind Projects - Distance Requirements [HB-1135]
Altering from between 10 to 30 to not less than 26 nautical miles the distances required of certain qualified offshore wind projects from the State shoreline; prohibiting the Public Service Commission from approving certain offshore wind projects unless certain wind turbines are installed; requiring certain wind turbines to be installed in a certain manner for certain purposes; excluding from the calculation of certain ORECs the generation or capacity of certain wind turbines; requiring the Commission to enter a certain order; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Criteria to Consider [HB-1126]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to take final action on a certain application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity only after due consideration of the effect of a generating station, an overhead transmission line, or a qualified generator lead line on air quality and water pollution, rather than the effect of the generating station, overhead transmission line, or qualified generator lead line on air and water pollution when applicable; etc.
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West Virginia 2019 1st Special Session
WV Business Ready Sites Program [SB-1041]
WV Business Ready Sites Program
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West Virginia 2019 1st Special Session
West Virginia Business Ready Sites Program [HB-144]
The purpose of this bill is to create the Business Ready Sites Program, which would provide for the Development Office to designate industrial sites for installation of utilities to make them more attractive for businesses to locate within West Virginia.
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West Virginia 2019 Regular Session
Requiring emergency service organizations create districts regarding towing services [SB-532]
Requiring emergency service organizations create districts regarding towing services
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West Virginia 2019 Regular Session
Requiring county emergency dispatchers complete course for telephonic cardiopulmonary resuscitation [SB-519]
Requiring county emergency dispatchers complete course for telephonic cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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West Virginia 2019 Regular Session
Clarifying PSC jurisdiction over water and sewer utilities [SB-467]
Clarifying PSC jurisdiction over water and sewer utilities
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West Virginia 2019 Regular Session
Permitting third-party ownership of renewable and alternative generating facilities [SB-409]
Permitting third-party ownership of renewable and alternative generating facilities
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West Virginia 2019 Regular Session
Creating a pilot program to encourage utility infrastructure development to certain lands [HB-3092]
The purpose of this bill is to create and implement the West Virginia Business Ready Sites Program.
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West Virginia 2019 Regular Session
Transferring jurisdiction over vehicle weight enforcement and excess weight permit issuances to the State Police [HB-3076]
The purpose of this bill is to transfer the jurisdiction over the administration and enforcement of state statutes and rules relating to inspecting vehicles and loads for safety, size, weight, and vehicular weight, and the jurisdiction over the issuance of permits for excess vehicular weight from the Public Service Commission to the State Police.
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West Virginia 2019 Regular Session
Terminating the Public Service Commission [HB-3075]
The purpose of this bill is to terminate the Public Service Commission.
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West Virginia 2019 Regular Session
West Virginia Business Ready Sites Program [HB-3024]
The purpose of this bill is to create and implement the West Virginia Business Ready Sites Program.
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West Virginia 2019 Regular Session
Relating to the deregulation of natural gas for certain consumers [HB-3017]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the deregulation of natural gas for certain ultimate consumers by permitting the bypass of public utilities by natural gas suppliers to large volume users of natural gas.Â
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West Virginia 2019 Regular Session
Exempting businesses relating to transporting certain used tires to storage, disposal, or recycling locations from provisions of chapter [HB-2974]
The purpose of this bill is to exempt any business relating to transporting scrap tires, waste tires, or other used tires to storage, disposal, or recycling locations from this chapter.Â
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West Virginia 2019 Regular Session
Clarifying Public Service Commission jurisdiction over water and sewer utilities owned by political subdivisions [HB-2946]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify PublicService Commission jurisdiction over water and sewer utilities owned by political subdivisions; establish uniformity in the Class of publications required by municipalities and public service districts for the revision in rates; to provide a time period for the filing of and resolution of complaints filed at the public service commission regarding actions of municipalities; to clean up language in Code §24-2-4b regarding reference to other sections of the code regarding notice requirements for municipal
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West Virginia 2019 Regular Session
Relating to the Public Service Commission [HB-2928]
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the Public Service Commission’s exemption from provisions of Chapter 29A and to make all Public Service Commission rules subject to the Legislature’s review and approval.
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West Virginia 2019 Regular Session
Relating to billing practices of public utilities [HB-2898]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit public utilities from estimating customers’ utility bills.
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West Virginia 2019 Regular Session
Establishing Next Generation 911 services in this state [HB-2830]
The purpose of this bill is to establish a commission to study the costs and potential changes needed to implement NG911. The bill provides for legislative findings; establishes commission membership; establishes the commission’s duties; requires a preliminary report; requires a final report; provides for travel reimbursement; and provides an effective and termination date.