2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB853: Public Service Commission - Transmission Line Siting - Limitations

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting the Public Service Commission from authorizing, and a person from undertaking, the construction of an overhead transmission line outside of an existing transmission line right-of-way unless the applicant adequately demonstrates to the Commission that existing transmission line rights-of-way are not sufficient for the proposed overhead transmission line.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
2/5/2025
Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/3/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education, Energy, and the Environment(Senate)

Sponsors

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/4/202587.9 KB