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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04-1" citation="COMAR 20.25.01.04-1" title_num="20" subtitle_num="25" chapter_num="01" heading="Gas Submetering.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Type of Submeter.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>All submeters installed in compliance with these regulations shall be of a type and class to properly and accurately register gas consumption.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A submeter installed for billing purposes shall have been approved by the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Charges for Gas. All charges for gas used by an occupant shall be calculated from the readings of the occupant's submeter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Meter Accuracy. All submeters in service shall be tested by the owner as provided by this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Fast Submetering. If an occupant's submeter is found to be more than 2 percent fast at check flow, the owner shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Recalculate the occupant's bills for the lesser of the period of the occupant's service or the period since the submeter was last tested:</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Make a refund or a credit to the occupant, if the adjustment so calculated exceeds $1.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Slow Submeter. If a submeter is found to be more than 2 percent slow at check flow and the unbilled amount exceeds $5, the owner may bill the occupant 1/2 of the unbilled error for the period of the occupant's service, or since the submeter was last tested, whichever is less, not for a period longer than 12 months.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Overcharge Adjustment. If an occupant has been overcharged as a result of an incorrect submeter reading, incorrect calculation of the bill, or incorrect submeter connection, the owner shall credit or refund the amount of overcharge to the occupant.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Undercharge Adjustment. If an occupant has been undercharged as a result of an incorrect submeter reading, incorrect calculation of the bill, incorrect submeter connection, stopped submeter or similar reasons, the amount of undercharge may be billed to the occupant.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Meter Test by Owner. Upon application by the occupant, the owner shall test the submeter for accuracy, at a laboratory approved by the Commission, with no charge to the occupant, provided that a test was not made in the past 18 months.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Testing upon Installation and Removal of Meters.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A submeter may not be placed in service until it has been tested and approved by the owner at a laboratory approved by the Commission to an accuracy of 98.5—100.5 percent.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If a submeter is removed from service or replaced by another submeter, it shall be properly tested and adjusted by the owner at a laboratory approved by the Commission before being placed in service again.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>