Public Service Commission
Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Proceedings and Orders [SB-722]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Public Service Commission to conduct a specified proceeding for the purpose of issuing an order that affects more than one public service company; requiring the Commission to provide specified notice of a specified proceeding; requiring the notice to contain specified information; requiring the Commission to provide an affected person with an opportunity to explain why a specified proceeding should not be conducted; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing Cancelled on 03/08/2010
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Public Service Commission - Cost Reimbursement [SB-721]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing the Public Service Commission to require an applicant for authorization of specified transactions to reimburse the Commission for specified costs; prohibiting a public service company from passing these costs on to ratepayers; requiring the Commission to provide specified notice to specified applicants; and providing that a reimbursement under the Act is not an assessment under § 2-110 of the Public Utility Companies Article, and is not subject to specified limits under that provision.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/30/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Telephone Companies - Acquisitions and Franchises [SB-677]
[Telecommunications ]
Requiring specified telephone companies to provide the Public Service Commission with copies of specified documents at specified times under specified circumstances; requiring the Commission to provide the telephone companies with specified confidentiality and other protections under specified circumstances; prohibiting specified persons from acquiring the power to exercise specified influence over the policies and actions of a telephone company under specified circumstances without prior authorization from the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 3/2 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
For-Hire Driving Services - Temporary For-Hire Driver's Licenses and Operator's [SB-676]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to issue to a specified applicant a temporary for-hire driver's license and, if applicable, a badge immediately on receipt of a completed application in which the applicant has included specified information regarding specified felony and misdemeanor convictions, paid a specified application fee, and a specified certified driver's record; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel J McFadden
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/18/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Competitive Electricity and Gas Supplier Referral [SB-661]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a Competitive Electricity and Gas Supplier Referral Program on or before October 1, 2010; specifying the terms and conditions under which an electricity or gas supplier may participate in the Program; requiring electric companies and gas companies to include specified information in specified customer bills in a specified manner at specified times; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/30/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Telephone Bills - Third-Party Vendor Billing [SB-643]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a third-party vendor or billing agent from submitting charges to a specified telephone company or reseller for third-party vendor billing without express authorization from an ordering customer; requiring the authorization to be separate from other documents and to include specified information; requiring a third- party vendor or billing agent to retain a specified copy of the express authorization for 2 years after authorization; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Telephone Companies - Distribution of Telephone Directories - Customer Opt Out [SB-640]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a telephone company to provide customers with an opportunity to opt out of receiving telephone directories distributed by, or on behalf of, the telephone company; and requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations to carry out the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 03/08/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Long-Term Power Purchasing Agreements - Renewable [SB-558]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to direct specified electricity suppliers to enter into specified long-term power purchasing agreements according to a specified schedule; stating the findings of the General Assembly; authorizing the Commission to waive the requirement for an electricity supplier to enter into long-term power purchasing agreements under specified circumstances; requiring the Commission to consider specified factors when making a specified determination related to granting a waiver; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/01/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Residential Multiple Occupancy Buildings - Master Meters - Heating, [SB-538]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing the Public Service Commission to authorize the use of a specified master meter for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services in residential multiple occupancy buildings without requiring individual metering or submetering for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services under specified circumstances; authorizing the Commission to review specified information; authorizing an electric company or a gas company to inspect and test specified master meters in accordance with a specified provision of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Credit Transfers [SB-537]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing specified not-for-profit customers to transfer specified generation credits accrued from electricity produced from specified renewable sources to specified properties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alexander X. Mooney
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 03/08/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
The Renewables First Act [SB-515]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Declaring specified findings and policies of the General Assembly; stating specified energy policy goals for the State; declaring that it is the policy of the State that specified policy goals should be prioritized in a specified manner; requiring a specified person to submit a specified statement when applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; requiring a specified person to submit a specified statement when applying for permission to construct a specified generating station under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/01/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Regulation of For-Hire Water Carriers [SB-494]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Insurance ]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to require for-hire water carriers to show specified proof that the for-hire water carrier holds a specified insurance policy or bond in accordance with a specified regulation before vessel registration; altering the definition of common carrier to exclude for-hire water carriers from regulation by the Public Service Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John C Astle
Hearing 4/6 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Credits [SB-355]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Repealing a limitation on the period of time that an eligible customer-generator may accrue specified generation credit; repealing a limitation on the time that a specified electric company is required to carry forward a generation credit or a negative kilowatt-hour reading; requiring a specified electric company to carry forward a specified generation credit until specified events occur; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Off-Shore Wind Generation - Qualified Submerged Renewable Energy Lines [SB-282]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
Exempting specified qualified submerged renewable energy lines from a specified prohibition in a Beach Erosion Control District under specified circumstances; requiring specified energy lines to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity under specified circumstances; requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct specified proceedings and consider specified factors in connection with a certificate for specified energy lines; and defining a term.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Hearing Cancelled (finance) on 02/12/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy [SB-277]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Altering the renewable portfolio standard for electricity derived from solar energy in specified years; altering the compliance fees for a shortfall in the requirement to satisfy the standard with electricity derived from solar energy; requiring the Public Service Commission to include specified information in specified reports to the General Assembly; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Garagiola
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Credit Transfers [SB-23]
[Energy ]
Authorizing specified not-for-profit customers to transfer all renewable energy generation credits from net energy metering to specified properties; and requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt specified regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alexander X. Mooney
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 02/15/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities - Decommissioning and Restoration - [SB-200]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a surcharge on wind-powered electric generating facilities in the State with a generating capacity that does not exceed 70 megawatts; requiring the Comptroller to collect the revenue from the surcharge and deposit it into the Maryland Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facility Decommissioning and Restoration Fund; authorizing a wind-powered electric generating facility to post a bond or other security acceptable to the Commission in lieu of the surcharge; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George C Edwards
Hearing 2/9 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/27/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Electric Companies - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard for Solar Energy [SB-1108]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Providing that the renewable energy portfolio standard for solar energy applies to all retail electricity delivered in the State and that the responsibility for meeting the solar renewable energy portfolio standard shall be fulfilled only by electric companies; altering the eligibility criteria for inclusion in meeting the renewable energy portfolio standard for specified energy from a specified Tier 1 source; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Garagiola
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/08/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Public Utility Companies - Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Programs - [SB-1095]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring, as part of a specified review, the Public Service Commission to make a determination concerning procedures for the competitive selection of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, or refrigeration service providers; requiring the Commission to review annual updates of electricity savings and demand reduction plans and make a specified determination; requiring the Commission to approve or affirm specified electricity savings and demand reduction plans at a specified interval; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 04/09/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Restriction on the Construction of Overhead [SB-1094]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
Prohibiting the Public Service Commission from authorizing, and an electric company from undertaking or exercising a right of condemnation in relation to, the construction of an overhead transmission line designed to carry in excess of 69,000 volts if the electric company is owned in whole or in part by one or more entities that are not electric companies or do not have specified authority; and providing that the Act applies retroactively to applications filed or pending on or after February 1, 2010.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Ross Brinkley
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/04/2010