# Public Utilities (GPU)

## Title 7. Gas, Electric, and Water Companies

### Subtitle 2. Electric Generation Facility Planning

#### Section 7-204

(a) In this section, "construction" has the meaning stated in Sec. 7-207 of this subtitle.

(b)

  (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, at least 30 days before a hearing, a public service company shall provide to each owner of land and each owner of adjacent land, by certified mail, written notice of intent to run a line or similar transmission device over, on, or under the land.

  (2) On receipt of an application for the construction of a transmission line under Sec. 7-207 or Sec. 7-208 of this subtitle, the Commission shall provide, or direct the person applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide, by certified mail, notice of intent to run a line or similar transmission device over, on, or under the land to:

    (i) each owner of land that abuts the property where the construction is planned; and

    (ii) for construction of an overhead transmission line, each owner of land and each owner of adjacent land.

  (3) Notice provided under this subsection shall include information regarding:

    (i) any applicable right to file as an intervenor in the proceeding in accordance with Sec. 3-106 of this article;

    (ii) the process for filing as an intervenor in the proceeding, including the method for filing and the location where the filing is required to be submitted; and

    (iii) contact information for the Commission and the website where the recipient may obtain additional information regarding intervention rights and procedures.

(c) The public service company shall determine the property owners from the current tax assessment records of the political subdivision in which the property is located.

(d) If the Commission determines that a person directed to provide notice under subsection (b)(2) of this section has failed to provide notice in accordance with this section:

  (1) if the failure is willful or deliberate, the public hearing is invalidated and another hearing must take place; or

  (2) if the failure is not willful or deliberate, the Commission may require another hearing to take place.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Util. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)