Utilities
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Electricity - Construction of Overhead Transmission Lines - Condemnation Authority [SB-969]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Real Estate ]
[Telecommunications ]
Authorizing a person to which a specified certificate of public convenience and necessity is issued for the construction of a specified overhead transmission line to acquire specified property or rights by condemnation; and applying the Act to the construction of an overhead transmission line for which a certificate of public convenience and necessity is required.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 840 on 05/27/2017
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Public Service Commission - Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Consistency With Comprehensive Plan [SB-851]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to provide a copy of specified application materials for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to each appropriate unit of local government in which the construction of a generating station or of a specified overhead transmission line is proposed to be located; requiring each unit of local government to review the application materials and make a specified determination as to whether the application is consistent with the jurisdiction's comprehensive plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Justin Ready
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Environment - Natural Gas and Oil Interest Restitution Fund [SB-980]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Natural Gas and Oil Interest Restitution Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund; requiring the Department of the Environment to administer the Fund; requiring the State Treasurer to hold the Fund and the Comptroller to account for the Fund; specifying the contents of the Fund; specifying the purpose for which the Fund may be used; requiring that a specified owner of a natural gas or oil interest make a specified demonstration in order to receive compensation from the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Consistency With Comprehensive Plan [SB-931]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission, rather than the Department of Planning, to provide a copy of application materials for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to each appropriate unit of local government in which the construction of a generating station is proposed and to specified public officials; requiring the Commission to take final action on the application only after due consideration of the consistency of the application with the jurisdiction's comprehensive plan and of efforts to resolve specified issues; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Electric Cooperatives - Rate Regulation - Fixed Charges for Distribution System Costs [SB-771]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing an electric cooperative to propose a fixed charge for specified fixed costs; requiring the fixed charge to be applied in a specified manner; prohibiting an electric cooperative from proposing an increase to a fixed charge that is more than $2.50 greater than the fixed charge in effect 1 year before the effective date of the proposed increase; specifying the manner in which an electric cooperative may propose a fixed charge; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Clean Energy - Energy Storage Technology Study [SB-715]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Power Plant Research Program to conduct a study of regulatory reforms and market incentives that may be necessary or beneficial to increase the use of energy storage devices in the State; requiring the Program to consult with specified entities and interests in conducting the study; prohibiting the cost of the study from exceeding $125,000 per fiscal year; requiring the Program to make its final report and recommend policy actions to specified Committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Environment - Water Services - Water Affordability Program [HB-918]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a provider of specified types of water services to establish a specified water affordability program; requiring a provider to establish a plan for implementing a water affordability program on or before July 1, 2018; requiring the program to go into effect on or before July 1, 2019; requiring a provider to establish a specified annual cap on specified charges the provider assesses to specified customers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/17/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
St. Mary's County - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness - Limitations and Repayment [SB-737]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
Altering specified limits on debt in St. Mary's County; subjecting specified bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued under the authority of the St. Mary's County Sanitary Commission Act to a specified limitation; and requiring the responsibility for repayment to remain with the St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Waugh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 424 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Clean Energy - Energy Storage Technology Study [HB-773]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Power Plant Research Program to conduct a study of regulatory reforms and market incentives that may be necessary or beneficial to increase the use of energy storage devices in the State; requiring the Program to consult with specified entities and interests in conducting the study; prohibiting the cost of the study from exceeding $125,000 per fiscal year; requiring the Program to make its final report and recommend policy actions to specified Committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 382 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Agricultural and Conservation Property Interests - Solar Facilities (Right to Solar Farm) [HB-863]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
Exempting a specified facility that generates electricity by utilizing solar energy from specified development restrictions under an agricultural land preservation easement; altering the limitation on the percentage of the land subject to an agricultural land preservation easement that may be used for the generation of electricity from solar energy; and authorizing the Maryland Environmental Trust to lease properties for the generation of electricity under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Termination of Electric or Gas Service - Prohibition [SB-658]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a public service company from terminating, under specified circumstances, electric or gas service to a residential customer during a severe weather period for a severe weather event and on specified days; prohibiting a public service company, on receipt of a specified request or subsequent request, from terminating, under specified circumstances, electric or gas service to a residential customer for 30 days beyond a scheduled termination of service date under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/09/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Products That Contain Mercury - Prohibition on Sale of Electric Switches, Electric Relays, and Gas Valve Switches [SB-713]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a specified marketer from knowingly selling or providing electric switches, electric relays, and gas valve switches that contain mercury to a consumer on or after October 1, 2018; establishing specified penalties for specified violations; authorizing the Department of the Environment to impose specified penalties in a specified manner for specified violations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 808 on 05/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Telephone Lifeline Service - Revisions [SB-649]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Providing that a specified local telephone company provide "lifeline" to qualifying low-income consumers under specified circumstances; repealing a requirement that a telephone company charge an eligible subscriber a percentage of a specified tariff under specified circumstances; requiring the Department of Human Resources to provide specified information to local telephone companies to the extent allowed by State law in addition to federal law and until specified eligibility is determined; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 533 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Environment - Water Service - Shutoff Notice Disclosures and Vulnerable Population Protection [SB-546]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing a provider of water or sewerage system service to temporarily shut off service for reasons of health or safety or in a State or national emergency; requiring a provider to mail a specified notice when temporarily shutting off service; prohibiting a provider from shutting off service unless the provider provides specified notices at the premises within specified time periods; prohibiting a provider from shutting off service for specified reasons; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Temporary Family Health Care Structures - Permits [SB-532]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Community Development ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a legislative body to consider a temporary family health care structure a permitted accessory use in a single-family residential zoning district on specified lots if the structure is used by a caregiver of a mentally or physically impaired person under specified circumstances; specifying the procedures for an individual to apply for a specified permit; prohibiting a local department of planning and zoning from denying an application under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Environment - Stormwater Remediation Fees and Stormwater Charges - Property Subject to Fees and Charges [HB-656]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Providing a specified exception to an exemption from specified taxes, user charges, and utility fees relating to stormwater for property owned by a county; exempting a public college or university or a local school system from being charged a stormwater remediation fee by a county or municipality, subject to a specified exception; repealing specified provisions of law authorizing a county or municipality to impose stormwater remediation fees and stormwater charges on property owned by the State or a unit of State government; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Third Reading Passed (128-5) on 03/20/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Forest Conservation Act - Exemption, Reforestation Rate, and Forest Conservation Fund - Alterations [HB-599]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the exemption from the application of the Forest Conservation Act for the cutting or clearing of public utility rights-of-way or land for specified electric generating stations; increasing the acreage that must be planted in order to meet the reforestation requirement under the Act; and authorizing a specified increase in the rate that is paid to the Forest Conservation Fund in lieu of meeting specified reforestation or afforestation requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Environment - On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems and Funding for Wastewater Treatment Facilities and Sewerage Systems [HB-537]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Authorizing a person to install, replace, or have installed or replaced a specified on-site sewage disposal system that does not utilize specified nitrogen removal technology on specified property located outside the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area; requiring the Department of the Environment or the local approving authority to impose a fee of $200 for a residential on-site sewage disposal system and $100 per 1,000 square feet for a non-residential building on-site sewage disposal system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Environment - Municipal Stormwater Charges - Property Subject to Charges [SB-472]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
Providing a specified exception to an exemption from specified taxes, user charges, and utility fees relating to stormwater for property owned by a county; providing that property owned by the State or a unit of State government, a county, a college or university, or a local school system is subject to specified stormwater charges imposed by the governing body of the municipality within which the property is located under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/14/2017
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Montana 2017 Regular Session
Interim study of natural gas customer choice [HJR-28]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Interim study of natural gas customer choice
Sponsored by: Rep. Laurie Bishop
(h) Filed With Secretary Of State on 05/04/2017