Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners
Sponsor: Chris Tomlinson (District 5)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a person applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of any transmission line to provide certain notices to certain landowners regarding the construction; and establishing that failure to provide a certain notice invalidates a certain hearing and, under certain circumstances, voids an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
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Testimony (25)
MGA witness listFAV 23FavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Welch, Patrick | Energy Artisans | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilson, Bert | Energy Artisans, LLC | Oral |
| FAV | Cassilly, Robert | Harford County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Guilfoil, Mona | MD Third Act or Marylanders for Data Center Reform | Position only |
| FAV | Meister, Pam | Office of County Commissioners, Carroll County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stair, Randy | Stair's Valley High Farms | Position only |
| FAV | Frederick, Joanne | Stop MPRP, Inc | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shaw, Jaane | Stop MPRP,Inc | Position only |
| FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Valleys Planning Council | Position only |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, Donna | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Tomlinson, Delegate Tomlinsonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Grabush, Joyce | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Isaac, Victoria | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | MIller, Kenneth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McFarland, Elizabeth (Betsy) | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ryan, Shawn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Werner, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wright, Lisa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Xie, Congxin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | teeter, jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | McPherson, Lydia | Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Outten, Megan | Individual | Written (PDF) |