Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners
Sponsor: J.B. Jennings (District 7)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/26 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 (33)
MGA witness listFAV 30FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | Position only |
| FAV | Cassilly, Robert | Harford County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ullmann, Rachel | Jennings Office | Position only |
| FAV | Hough, Tylerlobbyist | Maryland Farm Bureau | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boies, Sharon | Protect Our Streams | Position only |
| FAV | Frederick, Joanne | Stop MPRP, Inc | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lisanti, Mary Ann | Transition Maker - Workforce Solutions | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Valleys Planning Council | Position only |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kukucka, Mark | n/a | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | BUTLER, PATRICIA | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Eurice, Doris | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ferrell, Valerie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | KIPP, SUSAN | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Nelson, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Schmid, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Jennings, Senator Jenningslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Shopland, Jamie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sienna, Joan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Soderstrom, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Stratton, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | VonParis, Patricia | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Werner, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zink, Lynne | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | gunter, jonathan | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | teeter, jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | von Paris, John | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | May, Lisalobbyist | Maryland REALTORS | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | McPherson, Lydia | Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Outten, Megan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
BCRWFAV 1
Jennings OfficeFAV 1
Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1
Maryland REALTORSFWA 1
n/aFAV 1
Protect Our StreamsFAV 1
Stop MPRP, IncFAV 1
YearFAV 1