Section 5-402 – Limitations
(a) This subtitle does not authorize a corporation to take or use property unless just compensation, as agreed on with the owner or awarded by a jury, has been paid or tendered to the parties entitled to compensation or paid into court. (b) This subtitle does not authorize the location of a public road on private property […]
Section 5-102 – Tickets, Rates, and Routes
(a) The Commission may: (1) as it considers reasonable and proper, order a common carrier to issue mileage, excursion, school commuter, passenger commuter, or joint interchangeable mile tickets for all or part of the common carrier’s route in the State; and (2) require any two or more common carriers, whose lines form a continuous line of transportation or […]
Section 5-403 – Gas Companies
(a) This section applies to a domestic or foreign corporation that is or may become engaged in the business of transmitting or supplying natural gas, artificial gas, or a mixture of natural and artificial gases. (b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a corporation described in subsection (a) of this section may acquire by condemnation, in […]
Section 5-103 – Franchises
(a) (1) The Commission may require a public service company to continue any service that the public service company renders to the public under any franchise, right, or permit, after any applicable expiration date. (2) Unless authorized by the Commission, a public service company may not discontinue or abandon a service under a franchise, right, or permit. (3) The […]
Section 5-404 – Oil Pipeline Corporations
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Oil pipeline corporation” means a corporation of this State, any other state, or the United States, that is: (i) engaged in the business of transporting refined petroleum products by pipeline as a common carrier public service corporation; and (ii) subject to the jurisdiction of either the United […]
Section 5-104 – Required Finding; Effect of Authorization
(a) The Commission may authorize the acts described in §§ 5-202, 5-203, and 5-205 of this title and § 6-101(a) of this article if it finds that the authorization is consistent with the public convenience and necessity. (b) Authority that the Commission grants under §§ 5-202 and 5-203 of this title does not: (1) revive a lapsed franchise; […]
Section 5-105 – Security Deposits From Elderly Subscribers
The Commission shall require each gas company, electric company, and telephone company to exempt the dwelling units of subscribing individuals who are at least 60 years old from any cash deposit requirement, if the subscriber does not owe any past-due bill to that public service company.
Section 5-106 – Licenses and Permits
Before a license or permit may be issued under this article to an employer to engage in an activity in which the employer may employ a covered employee, as defined in § 9-101 of the Labor and Employment Article, the employer shall file with the issuing authority: (1) a certificate of compliance with the Maryland Workers’ […]
Section 5-201 – Franchises
(a) A public service company may not exercise a franchise granted by law except to the extent authorized by the Commission. (b) A public service company may not exercise a franchise unless it files with the Commission: (1) a certified copy of its charter; and (2) a statement by its president and secretary, signed under oath, that the appropriate […]
Section 5-202 – Actions Affecting Franchises
Without prior authorization of the Commission, a public service company may not: (1) assign, lease, or transfer a franchise or a right under a franchise; (2) enter into any agreement or contract that materially affects a franchise or a right under a franchise; or (3) abandon or discontinue the exercise of a franchise or a right as a […]