Utility Regulation
Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Commission Infractions - Watershed Regulations PG/MC 102-14 [HB-973]
Increasing the maximum preset fines that the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission may establish for specified violations of specified watershed regulations from $50 to $150 for a first offense and from $100 to $300 for a repeat offense; and increasing the maximum fine for a first or a repeat offense that a person must pay if the District Court finds that the person violated specified Commission watershed regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 628 on 05/15/2014
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Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Thermal Energy [HB-931]
Altering the renewable energy portfolio standard for specified years; providing for specified thermal energy sources to be either Tier 1 thermal energy sources or Tier 2 thermal energy sources; requiring an electricity supplier to meet the renewable energy portfolio standard by accumulating a specified amount of renewable energy credits and thermal renewable energy credits; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Competitive Retail Electricity and Gas Supply - Consumer Protection - Report [HB-928]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to report to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2015, on the status of the Commission's efforts to provide appropriate protections for consumers in connection with competitive retail electricity and retail gas supplies and recommendations for ratepayer protections; specifying the contents of the report; requiring the Commission to convene a specified workgroup to advise the Commission on the information and recommendations that should be included in the report; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Rudolph
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 78 on 04/08/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Water Quality Certification - Conowingo Dam - Required Studies [HB-910]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to require an applicant for a specified water quality certification to fund a specified study to determine the impact that the transport of specified sediment behind the Conowingo Dam may have on the Chesapeake Bay and specified other waters; requiring the Department to require the applicant to fund a specified study on the costs and benefits of specified methods of managing specified sediment behind the Conowingo Dam; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Rudolph
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Agriculture - Easements - Renewable Energy Generation Facilities [HB-861]
Requiring an easement approved for a specified purchase after a specified date to authorize the landowner to request approval to use the land subject to the easement for renewable energy generation under specified circumstances; prohibiting the installation of specified wind turbines exceeding specified heights in specified areas of the State; requiring a specified lease executed by a landowner and a specified facility owner to include provisions related to the removal of a specified facility under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Participant Compensation [HB-78]
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: Rep. Alfred Carr
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/11/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass [HB-747]
Limiting the eligibility of qualifying biomass as a Tier 1 renewable source for the purposes of the renewable energy portfolio standard to qualifying biomass used at a generation unit that started commercial operation on or after January 1, 2005 and that achieves a total system efficiency of 65% or more; defining terms; altering terms; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Generating Stations - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Consideration of Water Usage [HB-731]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to consider the amount of on-site water withdrawal and water consumption from each phase of the generating station's life cycle before the Commission takes final action on an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 03/03/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act [HB-729]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to authorize the General Assembly to provide that specified property consisting of street lighting equipment may be taken by a county or municipality for public use immediately on payment to the owner of the property of the amount that the county or municipality estimates to be the net book value of the property calculated in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/03/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Election Law - Campaign Contributions Made by Public Service Companies - Prohibition [HB-619]
Prohibiting specified public service companies and persons who own an interest in the operation of specified public service companies from directly or indirectly making a contribution to specified campaign finance entities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luiz Simmons
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Wireless Landline Telephone Service - Prohibition and Study [HB-48]
Prohibiting specified telephone companies from replacing a landline or wireline telephone service with a wireless telephone service, subject to specified exceptions; prohibiting the Public Service Commission from authorizing specified telephone companies to replace a landline or wireline telephone service with a wireless telephone service, subject to specified exceptions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 02/04/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Wireless Landline Telephone Service - Prohibition and Study [HB-447]
Prohibiting specified telephone companies from replacing landline or wireline telephone service to a customer with specified wireless telephone service; prohibiting the Public Service Commission from authorizing specified telephone companies to replace landline or wireline telephone service to a customer with wireless telephone service; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before a specified date.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 03/13/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Electric Reliability - Priorities and Funding [HB-35]
Requiring the Public Service Commission and specified electric companies to establish priorities for targeting 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 that specified electric companies 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: Rep. Warren Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 581 on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Electricity - Consumer Relations - Smart Meters [HB-332]
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. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Electricity - Smart Meters - Disclosure of Usage Data [HB-331]
Prohibiting an electric company from disclosing specified data to a third party, subject to specified exceptions; 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: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Electric Companies - Notices Left at Customer Premises - Option to Decline [HB-1518]
Requiring an electric company, under specified circumstances, to send by first-class mail a written notice with a postage paid return envelope each year to specified customers explaining under what circumstances the electric company may leave a specified notice at a specified place; requiring the electric company to provide a customer the opportunity to decline to receive specified notices in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/28/2014
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Baltimore City - Consumer Relations - Smart Meters [HB-1496]
Requiring an electric company that deploys smart meters in Baltimore City 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; requiring an electric company to provide a specified customer with a postage prepaid and preaddressed envelope for return mailing of a specified notice; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/24/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Electricity - Interior Smart Meters - Replacement [HB-1486]
Authorizing an electric customer to request the removal of a specified smart meter and the reinstallation of an analog meter at the electric customer's premises any time within a specified 3-year period; requiring an electric company, on receipt of a request under the Act, to promptly remove a specified smart meter and reinstall an analog meter at an electric customer's premises at no cost to the electric customer; making the Act applicable only to smart meters installed on the interior of an electric customer's premises; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/24/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Electricity - Smart Meter Installation - Disclosure and Consent Requirements [HB-1485]
Prohibiting an electric company from installing a smart meter on a customer's premises without the explicit written consent of the customer; requiring a specified electric company to give specified written notice to specified customers before installing smart meters on a customer's premises under specified circumstances; and requiring a specified notice to disclose specified costs and state that a customer has the option to refuse the installation of a smart meter in a specified manner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/24/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Electricity - Exterior Smart Meters - Replacement [HB-1484]
Authorizing an electric customer to request the removal of a specified smart meter and the reinstallation of an analog meter at the electric customer's premises any time within a specified 3-year period; requiring an electric company, on receipt of a request under the Act, to promptly remove a specified smart meter and reinstall an analog meter at an electric customer's premises at no cost to the electric customer; making the Act applicable only to smart meters installed on the exterior of an electric customer's premises; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/24/2014