Public Service Commission
Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Electric Reliability - Priorities and Funding [HB-1152]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission and specified electric companies to establish priorities for remediation projects; establishing an Electric Reliability Remediation Fund in the Commission; providing for the purpose, administration, investment, sources, and permissible uses of the Fund; requiring specified electric companies to maintain the reliability of their distribution systems in accordance with specified standards; requiring that specified civil penalties be paid into the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Favorable Report By Finance on 04/08/2013
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Gettr Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Participant Compensation [HB-1129]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to award specified reasonable fees and costs of preparation for and participation in a hearing or proceeding before the Commission to specified customers under specified circumstances; requiring a customer that intends to seek a specified award to file and submit to all parties of the hearing or proceeding a notice of intent to claim compensation at a specified time; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Electricity - Community Energy-Generating Facilities - Pilot Program [HB-1128]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing a pilot program on community energy-generating facilities under the authority of the Public Service Commission; requiring the Commission to adhere to specified guidelines in conducting the pilot program; authorizing the Commission to assess an administrative fee; stating the effectiveness of contracts entered into during the pilot program; prohibiting the Commission or an electric company from changing the terms of a contract entered into during the pilot program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Public Safety - Gas Pipelines - Implementation of Federal Pipeline Safety Laws [HB-1124]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to evaluate a specified process and criteria that the U.S. Secretary of Transportation would use to review an application for the Commission to act under a specified certification or agreement with the U.S. Secretary of Transportation as an interstate authority agent for the purpose of implementing specified federal pipeline safety laws; requiring the Commission to make a specified determination and take specified actions necessary to carry out its responsibilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Public Safety - Gas Pipelines - Gas Leak Response [HB-1118]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Environmental ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations to classify specified gas leaks and to require specified gas transmission companies to remediate and monitor those leaks in a specified manner; requiring the Commission to adopt regulations to establish a specified penalty; requiring a gas transmission company to respond to a report of specified gas leaks in a specified manner; requiring a gas transmission company to receive and investigate reports of suspected leaks within a specified time frame; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/05/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Thermal Energy - Task Force and Regulations [HB-1084]
[Energy ]
Establishing the Maryland Thermal Renewable Energy Credit Task Force; requiring the Task Force to analyze how to restructure the renewable energy portfolio standard to incorporate specified thermal energy sources; requiring the Task Force to make specified determinations and consider the impact of specified changes; requiring the Task Force to report findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2013; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 323 on 05/02/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Electricity - Smart Meters - Disclosure of Usage Data [HB-1066]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting an electric company from disclosing specified data to a third party, subject to a specified exception; authorizing a customer to submit a specified complaint to the Public Service Commission under specified circumstances; requiring the Commission to conduct a specified investigation following receipt of a complaint; authorizing the Commission to take specified actions; making an electric company liable for unauthorized disclosures of specified information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Referred To Interim Study By Economic Matters on 03/19/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Evaluation of the Application of Minority Business Enterprise Program by the Public Service Commission [HB-1055]
[Small Business ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation, the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs, and the Public Service Commission, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to evaluate the feasibility and constitutionality of requiring the Public Service Commission to apply the provisions of a specified minority business enterprise program when exercising specified authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 661 on 05/16/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Public Safety - Gas Pipelines - Best Available Technology Requirement [HB-1045]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations that establish safety standards and practices applicable to the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of gas pipelines; requiring the Commission to adopt regulations that require a gas transmission company to use best available technology to monitor the condition and safety of gas pipelines; requiring the Commission to adopt specified federal safety regulations as minimum standards for regulations adopted under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/05/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Electricity - Consumer Relations - Smart Meters [HB-1038]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring an electric company to give specified written notice to specified customers before installing smart meters on a customer's premises under specified circumstances; specifying the contents of a specified notice; establishing a process by which a specified customer shall be deemed to have given permission to an electric company to install a smart meter; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Referred To Interim Study By Economic Matters on 03/19/2013
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Maryland 2013 Regular Session
Public Safety - Gas Pipelines - Safety Reporting Requirements [HB-1028]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring a gas transmission company to submit a specified report on the state of its gas pipelines to the Public Service Commission and to an owner of real property on which the gas pipeline is located or adjacent to or contiguous to real property on which the gas pipeline is located; requiring a report under the Act to include specified information; requiring the Commission to make specified reports available to the public, including by publication on the Commission Web site; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/05/2013
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Permitting certain municipalities opt into rate regulation by PSC [SB-566]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Permitting certain municipalities opt into rate regulation by PSC
Sponsored by: Sen. Herb Snyder
Filed For Introduction on 03/19/2013
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Increasing special license fee paid by pipeline companies to PSC [SB-463]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the amount of special license fees paid by pipeline companies to the Public Service Commission. The bill increases the total amount to be collected via the special license fees from $315,000 per year to $400,000 per year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Plymale
Chapter 88, Acts, Regular Session, 2013 on 05/15/2013
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Increasing civil penalties imposed by PSC for pipeline safety violations [SB-192]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase civil penalties for pipeline safety violations to make West Virginia law consistent with federal law. Moreover, the bill clarifies that civil penalties collected by the Public Service Commission are to be submitted to the Treasurer for deposit into the General Revenue Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Hall
Filed For Introduction on 02/15/2013
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Requiring PSC annually report on broadband markets [SB-127]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
The purpose of this bill is to expand the charge of the Public Service Commission to include reporting to the Legislature on the rates, service and availability of broadband markets throughout the state.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Beach
Reported Do Pass, But First To Government Organization on 03/07/2013
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Authorizing PSC promulgate rules establishing capacity improvement fee requirements [SB-102]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Public Service Commission to require capital improvement fees that include an affordable housing rate differential.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Plymale
Committee Substitute Reported, But First To Judiciary on 03/07/2013
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Requiring the Public Service Commission to include additional information in its annual report [HB-3115]
[Telecommunications ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to include additional information in its annual report
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Ellington
Filed For Introduction on 03/25/2013
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Requiring the three commissioners of the Public Service Commission be elected from the three congressional districts for six-year terms [HB-3008]
[Elections ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the three commissioners of the Public Service Commission be elected from the three congressional districts for six-year terms, beginning with the 2014 general election.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Fleischauer
Filed For Introduction on 03/20/2013
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Relating to alternative fuel initiatives [HB-2925]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Public Service Commission to authorize natural gas utility companies to invest in natural gas compression equipment to be installed in residential property for compressed natural gas fueling of automobiles. It further provides that the Public Service Commission may not make rates for the sale and use of compressed natural gas as an alternative fuel
Sponsored by: Rep. Denny Canterbury
Filed For Introduction on 03/13/2013
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West Virginia 2013 Regular Session
Relating generally to consumer rate relief bonds [HB-2858]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
The purpose of this bill is to correct an internal reference to clarify that the rate adjustment mechanism under subsection (k) is the exception to the states pledge not to reduce, alter or impair consumer rate relief charges until all amounts to be paid to an assignee or financing party are paid or performed in full.
Sponsored by: Rep. Justin Marcum
Chapter 162, Acts, 2013 on 05/15/2013