The Edward A. Garmatz United States Courthouse in Baltimore. District Judge Adam Abelson Wednesday granted a request to limit hunting while surveyors for a proposed power line are in the field.(Photo by Christine Condon/ Maryland Matters)
A federal judge in Baltimore ruled Wednesday that hunting should not be allowed to occur in the vicinity of surveyors while they conduct environmental studies for a proposed power line across rural parts of Central Maryland.
But in his order, Judge Adam B. Abelson said the restriction won’t take effect right away. He ordered the power line company, New Jersey-based PSEG Renewable Transmission, to coordinate with impacted landowners to develop a procedure for the hunting season that will “ensure the safety of PSEG’s surveyors while minimizing the intrusion upon Respondents’ rights to hunt on their properties.” The two side are to report back by Dec. 3…