Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB257 Compare Versions

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1		-	LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 439
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3		-	– 1 –
4		-	Chapter 439
5		-	(Senate Bill 257)
6	2
7		-	AN ACT concerning
	3	+	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
	4	+	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
	5	+	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
	6	+	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
	7	+	amendment.
	8	+	sb0257
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9		-	Public Service Commission – Reporting Requirements
	10	+	SENATE BILL 257
	11	+	C5 2lr1819
	12	+	CF HB 341
	13	+	By: Senator Beidle
	14	+	Introduced and read first time: January 14, 2022
	15	+	Assigned to: Finance
	16	+	Committee Report: Favorable
	17	+	Senate action: Adopted
	18	+	Read second time: February 12, 2022
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11		-	FOR the purpose of altering the date by which the Public Service Commission must submit
12		-	a report on the status of a certain net metering program; repealing a reporting
13		-	requirement on customer education about competitive electricity supply; and
14		-	generally relating to reporting requirements of the Public Service Commission.
	20	+	CHAPTER ______
15	21
16		-	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
17		-	Article – Public Utilities
18		-	Section 1–101(a) and (d)
19		-	Annotated Code of Maryland
20		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
	22	+	AN ACT concerning 1
21	23
22		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
23		-	Article – Public Utilities
24		-	Section 7–306(i)
25		-	Annotated Code of Maryland
26		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
	24	+	Public Service Commission – Reporting Requirements 2
27	25
28		-	BY repealing
29		-	Article – Public Utilities
30		-	Section 7–510.1(f)
31		-	Annotated Code of Maryland
32		-	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
	26	+	FOR the purpose of altering the date by which the Public Service Commission must submit 3
	27	+	a report on the status of a certain net metering program; repealing a reporting 4
	28	+	requirement on customer education about competitive electricity supply; and 5
	29	+	generally relating to reporting requirements of the Public Service Commission. 6
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34		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
35		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
	31	+	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
	32	+	Article – Public Utilities 8
	33	+	Section 1–101(a) and (d) 9
	34	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
	35	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 11
36	36
37		-	Article – Public Utilities
	37	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
	38	+	Article – Public Utilities 13
	39	+	Section 7–306(i) 14
	40	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
	41	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
38	42
39		-	1–101.
	43	+	BY repealing 17
	44	+	Article – Public Utilities 18
	45	+	Section 7–510.1(f) 19
	46	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 20
	47	+	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 21
	48	+	2 SENATE BILL 257
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41		-	(a) In this division the following words have the meanings indicated.
42	50
43		-	(d) “Commission” means the Public Service Commission.
	51	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
	52	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
44	53
45		-	7–~~306.~~
	54	+	Article – Public Utilities 3
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47		-	(i) On or before [September] NOVEMBER 1 of each year, the Commission shall
48		-	report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government
49		-	Article, on the status of the net metering program under this section, including: Ch. 439 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
	56	+	1–101. 4
50	57
51		-	~~– 2 –~~
	58	+	(a) In this division the following words have the meanings indicated. 5
52	59
53		-	(1) the amount of capacity of electric generating facilities owned and
54		-	operated by eligible customer–generators in the State by type of energy resource;
	60	+	(d) “Commission” means the Public Service Commission. 6
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56		-	(2) based on the need to encourage a diversification of the State’s energy
57		-	resource mix to ensure reliability, whether the rated generating capacity limit in subsection
58		-	(d) of this section should be altered; and
	62	+	7–306. 7
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60		-	(3) other pertinent information.
	64	+	(i) On or before [September] NOVEMBER 1 of each year, the Commission shall 8
	65	+	report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 9
	66	+	Article, on the status of the net metering program under this section, including: 10
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62		-	7–510.1.
	68	+	(1) the amount of capacity of electric generating facilities owned and 11
	69	+	operated by eligible customer–generators in the State by type of energy resource; 12
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64		-	[(f) On or before December 31 of each year, the Commission shall report, in
65		-	accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly on the
66		-	status and success of the Commission’s efforts to educate customers about customer choice
67		-	under this section.]
	71	+	(2) based on the need to encourage a diversification of the State’s energy 13
	72	+	resource mix to ensure reliability, whether the rated generating capacity limit in subsection 14
	73	+	(d) of this section should be altered; and 15
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69		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
70		-	1, 2022.
	75	+	(3) other pertinent information. 16
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72		-	Approved by the Governor, May 16, 2022.
	77	+	7–510.1. 17
	78	+
	79	+	[(f) On or before December 31 of each year, the Commission shall report, in 18
	80	+	accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly on the 19
	81	+	status and success of the Commission’s efforts to educate customers about customer choice 20
	82	+	under this section.] 21
	83	+
	84	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 22
	85	+	1, 2022. 23
	86	+