Legal Opinion
Howard County v. Potomac Electric Power Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 29, 1990No. 113, 133, September Term, 1989PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Chief Judge.
The issue in these cases is whether Maryland Code (1988 Repl.Vol.), Article 78 (entitled “Public Service Commission Law”), which grants to the Maryland Public Service Commission general regulatory powers over public service companies, including the construction of overhead transmission lines in excess of 69,000 volts, preempts by implication county zoning ordinances regulating the location and construction of such transmission lines.
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Article 78, § 54A requires an electric company to obtain from the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) a certificate of public…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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