{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-4-209","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Public Utilities § 4–209","heading":"","body":"(a) With respect to the net capital costs associated with the relocation underground of utility lines and facilities in connection with projects required by § 8–401 of the Land Use Article, the Commission shall:\n(1) set the amount of the monthly surcharge required to support the costs and determine which customers of the applicable utility are subject to the surcharge;\n(2) include in the rate base the related net capital costs; or\n(3) adopt another method to apportion the costs appropriately.\n(b) A utility may not be required to pay more than 50% of the net capital costs of a relocation project.\n(c) A county or municipal corporation may appropriate money for a relocation project from appropriate federal, State, and local funds it receives for this purpose.","path":["Article - Public Utilities"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gpu\u0026section=4-209","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:28Z","sha256":"90b7557cb32b84731e9510ca1d73896d3e3cd3c409281c02cc8ad816c6b372d0","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-4-208","next":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-4-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}