Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 7-102
Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC UTILITIES 7-102
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(1) manufacture artificial gas;
(2) sell or furnish any quantity of natural gas or artificial gas that may be required in any municipal corporation or county of the State;
(3) lay pipe under the roadways or other public ways of any county or municipal corporation of the State to transmit natural gas or artificial gas; and
(4) connect the pipe from the place of supply to any structure or object.
(b) (1) A gas company must have the consent of the governing body of the municipal corporation or county before laying any gas pipe in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.
(2) The governing body of the municipal corporation or county may adopt reasonable regulations and conditions for the laying of a gas pipe, including regulations requiring the gas company to refill and repave any roadway or other public way under which the pipe is laid.
(c) A gas company, whether incorporated in Maryland or another state, that is authorized by a governing body of a municipal corporation or county to lay or maintain pipe or other structures in a roadway or other public way or place shall obtain consent from the Commission before using the pipe or other structure to transmit and supply natural gas, artificial gas, or a mixture of natural gas and artificial gas.
(d) This section does not:
(1) extend the duration of a franchise granted by the governing body of a municipal corporation or county; or
(2) except as provided in this section, change the terms or conditions of the franchise.