(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, at least 30 days before a hearing, a public service company shall provide to each owner of land and each owner of adjacent land, by certified mail, written notice of intent to run a line or similar transmission device over, on, or under the land.
(2) The public service company shall determine the property owners from the current tax assessment records of the political subdivision in which the property is located.
(b) Unless the failure is willful or deliberate, the failure of a public service company to provide notice does not invalidate a public hearing or require that another hearing take place.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division I - Public Services and Utilities
Title 7 - Gas, Electric, and Water Companies
Subtitle 2 - Electric Generation Facility Planning
Section 7-201 - Electric Companies -- Long-Range Plans
Section 7-202 - Electric Companies -- Power Plant Sites
Section 7-203 - Electric Companies -- Environmental Surcharge
Section 7-204 - Electric Companies -- Lines and Transmission Devices
Section 7-205 - Electric Companies -- Modification of Power Plant
Section 7-206 - Electric Companies -- Clean Air Act Modifications
Section 7-207 - Generating Stations or Transmission Lines -- General Certification Procedure
Section 7-207.2 - Solar Voltaic Systems
Section 7-209 - Alternatives to Construction of Transmission Lines
Section 7-210 - Municipal Electric Plants
Section 7-211 - Energy Efficiency Programs
Section 7-213 - Service Quality and Reliability
Section 7-213.1 - Service Restoration -- Special Medical Needs Facilities
Section 7-214 - Contact Voltage Risk Zones -- Surveys and Mitigation
Section 7-215 - Sale or Transfer of Solar Electric Generating Facility