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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 20.50.01.04" title_num="20" subtitle_num="50" chapter_num="01" heading="Environmental Surcharge to be Billed and Remitted by Electric Companies.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>If an electric company itemizes the environmental surcharge on a customer's bill, the electric company shall bill the environmental surcharge to each customer as required by Public Utilities Article, §7-203, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An electric company shall remit to the State Comptroller the amount equal to the environmental surcharge billed under §A of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>When calculating the amount billed to a customer for the environmental surcharge in a billing period, an electric company shall follow the following rounding practices:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If the amount calculated using the environmental surcharge rate and total kilowatt hour usage for the billing period results in an amount ending in $0.005 or greater, the amount shall be rounded up to the next whole cent; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the amount calculated using the environmental surcharge rate and total kilowatt hour usage for the billing period results in an amount ending in less than $0.005, the amount shall be rounded down to the next whole cent.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>