Maryland Public Safety Section 14-508

CAUTION: READ FULL TEXT OF SECTION FOR SPECIAL NOTE

// SPECIAL NOTE: THE FOLLOWING SECTION WAS CHANGED BY CHAPTER 87 OF 2005 AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL JUNE 30, 2010 //

      (a)      The Administration may allow the release of all or part of a prime supplier's State set-aside volume into the prime supplier's normal statewide distribution system.

      (b)      (1)      During an energy emergency, the Governor by executive order may designate certain geographic areas in the State as suffering from an intrastate supply imbalance.

            (2)      At any time during an energy emergency, the Administration by written order may require a prime supplier to release all or part of its State set-aside volume into an area designated under paragraph (1) of this subsection through its normal distribution system.

            (3)      An order issued under paragraph (2) of this subsection:

                  (i)      is effective immediately on receipt by the designated representative of the prime supplier; and

                  (ii)      constitutes an encumbrance on the prime supplier's State set-aside volume for the month of issuance regardless of the actual date of delivery of the State set-aside product.