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Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 2-119

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
As the interests of the people of this State are affected, the Commission:

(1) shall study the rates and service of public service companies in interstate commerce beyond the jurisdiction of the Commission; and

(2) may apply to and appear before appropriate federal units to protect those interests.