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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="7-603" title_number="7" title_name="Gas, Electric, and Water Companies" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Natural Gas Supplier Licensing and Consumer Protection">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Commission shall license gas suppliers, energy salespersons, and energy vendors and shall have the same authority as the Commission has under §§ 7–317, 7–318, and 7–507 of this title for electricity suppliers, energy salespersons, and energy vendors, including the authority to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>deny, revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>impose a moratorium, civil penalty, or other remedy; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>order a refund for or credit to a customer.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Commission shall adopt licensing requirements and procedures for gas suppliers, energy salespersons, and energy vendors that protect consumers, the public interest, and the collection of all State and local taxes, consistent with the requirements for electricity suppliers under Subtitle 5 of this title and energy salespersons and energy vendors under Subtitle 3 of this title.</text>
  </level>
</section>
