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MD HB459

MD HB459
Public Utilities - Street Lighting Equipment - Acquisitions and Reporting (County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act)


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Introduced
01/30/2023
In Committee
03/16/2023
Crossed Over
03/16/2023
Passed
Dead
04/10/2023

Introduced Session

2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT concerning Public Utilities - Street Lighting Equipment - Acquisitions and Reporting (County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act) FOR the purpose of authorizing a certain county or municipality to acquire certain street lighting equipment by purchase or condemnation, convert its street lighting service to a customer-owned street lighting tariff, enter into an agreement to purchase electricity, and contract with an electric company for the maintenance of the street lighting equipment; authorizing certain disputes to be submitted to the Public Service Commission for resolution; requiring a certain investor-owned electric company to make a certain report to the Public Service Commission on or before a certain date; and generally relating to the purchase of street lighting equipment by a county or municipality from an electric company and tariffs for street lighting equipment. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Local Government Section 1-1309 Annotated Code of Maryland (2013 Volume and 2022 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Public Utilities Section 4-212 Annotated Code of Maryland Underlining indicates amendments to bill. Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by amendment. HOUSE BILL 459 (2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement)

AI Summary

This bill authorizes counties and municipalities (except those with municipal electric utilities) to acquire street lighting equipment from electric companies, convert to a customer-owned street lighting tariff, and contract for maintenance independently. The bill requires electric companies to file a customer-owned street lighting tariff with the Public Service Commission that includes distribution service costs and make-ready work. It also requires investor-owned electric companies to report the total number of streetlights and those using LED technology. The bill provides a process for determining the fair market value of the street lighting equipment and allows disputes to be submitted to the Public Service Commission for resolution.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Education

Sponsors (14)

Last Action

Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Hearing (13:00:00 3/28/2023 ) (on 03/28/2023)

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