Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 2-205
Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 2-205
- Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- 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
(b) The Office of People’s Counsel may appear before any federal or State unit to protect the interests of residential and noncommercial users.
(c) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this article and consistent with any applicable Freedom of Information Act, the Office of People’s Counsel shall have full access to the Commission’s records and shall have the benefit of all other facilities or information of the Commission.
(2) The Office of People’s Counsel is entitled to the assistance of the Commission’s staff, if the staff determines that the assistance is consistent with the staff’s responsibilities and if the staff and the Office of People’s Counsel agree that the assistance, in a particular matter, is consistent with their respective interests.
(d) If the Office of People’s Counsel considers that the legislation would affect the interests of residential and noncommercial users, the Office of People’s Counsel may recommend to the General Assembly legislation on any matter related to the Commission’s jurisdiction.