Maryland Senate Bill 34

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring the Public Service Commission to consider the impact of the development of overhead transmission lines on certain properties subject to an existing conservation easement in certain proceedings for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; and requiring the Commission to require an applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the development of overhead transmission lines to consider alternative routes for transmission lines affecting conservation easements or alter proposed routes.

Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Conservation Easements

Sen. Benjamin Brooks [D]

Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-08	Senate	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
2024-10-18	Senate	Pre-filed

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0034?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0034f.pdf