Public Service Commission – Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity – Local Permits
What this bill does
Establishing that a county or a municipal corporation has the authority to approve or deny any local permit required under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Public Service Commission for generating stations, transmission lines, and qualified generator lead lines; requiring a county or municipal corporation to approve or deny the local permits in a certain manner; prohibiting a county or municipal corporation from conditioning the approval of the local permits on certain approvals; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (11)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Posner, Mark | Maryland Sierra Club | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Crosby, Brian | Office of Delegate Brian Crosby | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lapp, David | Office of People's Counsel | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tashakkori, Cyrus | Utility Scale Solar Energy Coalition (USSEC) of Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Beugelmans, Davidlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Crosby, Delegate Crosbylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Sanderson, Michael | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Fahrig, Landon | Maryland Energy Administration | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Stanek, Jason | MD. Public Service Commission | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Smith, Lisalobbyist | Public Service Commission | Oral |