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Public Service Commission amends COMAR 20.53.07 authority line and adopts related draft regulations
Summary
At a Public Service Commission rulemaking session, commissioners voted to amend the authority line for COMAR 20.53.07 to add multiple Public Utilities Article citations and to adopt related draft regulations as published in the Maryland Register on March 7, 2025.
At a Public Service Commission rulemaking session, commissioners voted to amend the authority line for COMAR 20.53.07 and to finally adopt filing draft regulations as published in the Maryland Register on March 7, 2025.
An unidentified speaker moved "to amend the authority line for comar20.53.07 by adding Public Utilities article 7-707, Annotated Code of Maryland to read, Public Utilities Article section 2-113, 2-121, 4-308, 5-101, 7505, 7507, 7511, 7603, and 7707, Annotated Code of Maryland and to finally adopt the filing draft regulations as published in the Maryland register on 03/07/2025 for inclusion inclusive of any non substantive changes necessary to conform to the Comar drafting requirements." The motion as read also referenced revisions to COMAR sections and the addition of new regulations.
The motion included amendments and cross-references to several COMAR citations recited on the record: COMAR 20.59.07.007, COMAR 20.61.04.01 and COMAR 20.61.04.02, and the addition of new regulations listed as COMAR 20.53.07.15 and COMAR 20.61.01.07. The motion specified adoption of the draft filing language "inclusive of any non substantive changes necessary to conform to the COMAR drafting requirements."
Four named commissioners — Commissioner Litton, Commissioner Sushman, Commissioner Barbay and Commissioner Richard — were asked individually and recorded their votes as "Aye." The speaker who made the motion also stated, "I vote aye." The motion was recorded as approved, with five commissioners recorded as voting "aye." No "no" votes or abstentions were recorded on the excerpt provided.
The commission action amends the regulatory authority line and adopts the draft regulation text for filing in the Maryland Register. The filing date cited on the record for the adopted draft regulations is March 7, 2025.
No additional debate, amendments, or conditions were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The commission’s action, as stated on the record, allows for non-substantive editorial changes to conform to COMAR drafting standards before final publication.
