Section 7-606 – Regulations
The Commission may adopt regulations or adopt orders to implement this subtitle that it considers necessary and in the public interest.
Section 7-607 – Short Title
This subtitle may be referred to as the “Natural Gas Supplier Licensing and Consumer Protection Act of 2000”.
Section 7-605 – Construction of Subtitle; Dispute Resolution
(a) This subtitle may not be construed to: (1) affect the authority of the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General to enforce violations of Titles 13 and 14 of the Commercial Law Article or any other applicable State law or regulation in connection with the activities of gas suppliers; or (2) exempt gas […]
Section 7-601 – “Consumer” and “Customer” Defined
In this subtitle, “consumer” and “customer” each means a retail gas customer.
Section 7-602 – Legislative Findings; Purpose of Subtitle
The General Assembly finds and declares that the purpose of this subtitle is to: (1) clarify existing law regarding the provision of competitive retail gas supply and gas supply services in the State; (2) require the Commission to license gas suppliers; (3) authorize the Commission to adopt complaint procedures; (4) establish certain requirements relating to the competitiveness of retail […]
Section 7-603 – Licensing; Authority of Commission
(a) The Commission shall license gas suppliers and shall have the same authority as the Commission has under § 7-507 of this title for electricity suppliers, including the authority to: (1) revoke or suspend a license; (2) impose a moratorium, civil penalty, or other remedy; or (3) order a refund for or credit to a customer. (b) The Commission shall […]
Section 7-604 – Consumer Protection Orders or Regulations
(a) On or before July 1, 2001, the Commission shall adopt consumer protection orders or regulations for gas suppliers that: (1) protect consumers from discriminatory, unfair, deceptive, and anticompetitive acts and practices in the marketing, selling, or distributing of natural gas; (2) provide for contracting, enrollment, and billing practices and procedures; and (3) the Commission considers necessary to protect […]
Section 7-604.1 – Customer Choice Shopping Website for Natural Gas Suppliers
(a) The Commission shall establish a customer choice shopping website that allows a customer to sort natural gas suppliers that have open offers to supply natural gas to residential customers in the customer’s service area. (b) The website shall include: (1) a list of all natural gas suppliers that have open offers to supply natural gas to residential […]