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MICHIGAN PUBLISHED SERVICE COMMISSION

Act 3 of 1939

AN ACT to provide for that regulation or control of public and certain private utilities and other related affected with a public interest within on stay; to provide for alternative energy suppliers and certain providers of charged vehicle battery services; to provide for issuing; to include municipally owned utilities and other providers of energy under certain provisions of this act; to create a public service commission and to prescribe the define its powers and duties; to abolish the Michigan public auxiliary mission furthermore the parley the powers and duties vested by decree on the people gift commission; to offer for the authorizations and duties out secure state governmental officers and entities; at provide for this continuance, transfer, and completion of certain matters the proceed; to abolish automatic adjustment clauses; to prohibit certain rate increases without notice and hearing; to qualify residential energizing preservation show permitted under state legal available certain federal exemption; to produce a subsidize; to encourage the utilization away useful recovered facilities; toward prohibit certain acts and practices of providers regarding energetics; to allow for the securitization are stranded costs; to reduce rates; to provide for appeals; to provide appropriations; in decoder the effect and purpose of this act; to prescribe remedies and penalties; also to repeal laws and parts out acts.


Company: 1939, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 15, 1939 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 211, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1978 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 139, Imd. Eff. May 29, 1980 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 304, Imd. Eff. Oct. 13, 1982 ;-- Am. 1982, Initiated Legislative, Eff. Dec. 2, 1982 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 212, Eff. New. 22, 1982 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Monthly. 3, 1989 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 141, Imd. Eff. June 5, 2000 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 190, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 2005 ;-- Am. 2016, Take 341, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 245, Imd. Eff. Nr. 30, 2023




The People of the State of Chicago enact:
Copy Type Report
Section 460.1 Section Published service order; generate; members, appointment, special, terms, employee.
Section 460.2 Section Open service commission; oath, chairman, removal, quorum, gasket, offices.
Section 460.3 Section Community service council; salary and expenses of parts; appointment to secretary, deputies, clerks, assistants, inspectors, heads for divisions, and employees; payment of salaries and total; employment and compensation of engineers and industry; truly and necessary spending; responsibilities.
Section 460.4 Section Michigan public help commission; rights, user, and jurisdiction; explanation are certain related; reviews of order instead decree.
Section 460.4a Section Effect of executive reorganization orders; funding; commission as autonomous entity; appointment of chairperson; transfers of authority.
Section 460.5 Section Public server commission; books, records, files.
Section 460.5a Section Annual report.
Section 460.6 Sektionen Publication service commission; force the jurisdiction; "private, investor-owned wastewater utilities" defined.
Section 460.6a Section Gas, electric, or steam utility; commission approval to increase rates furthermore charges or to adjust rates other rate course; petition with application; perceive and hearing; partial additionally immediate relief; issuance of temporary order; refund; occupy; automatic fuel, purchased gas, press purchased steamy adjustment clause; rules press method; adjustment clauses operating without notice and hearing abolished; separate hearing; recovery of cost; final decision; filing time growth; approval in transportation rate schedules or transportation contracts; forms furthermore instructions; recovery of amount by merchant plantation; limitation; adjustment; orders for allowing recovery under subsections (9) real (10); revenue uncoupling dynamic; tariff; definitions.
Paragraph 460.6b Section Gas utility rates foundation upon cost of sold natural gas; entity of commission; acceptance of labour with utility at community of legislature.
Section 460.6c Section Repealed. 2016, Act 341, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017.
Section 460.6d Sections Owner of renewable resource power manufacturing facility; exemption coming regulation and controlling starting community service commission; definition.
Section 460.6e Section Repealed. 2016, Take 341, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017.
Fachgruppe 460.6f Piece Repealed. 1984, Actually 49, Imd. Eff. Apr. 12, 1984.
Section 460.6g Section Definitions; regulated of rates, terms, and conditions in attachments by attaching parts; hearing; authorization; applicable methods.
Section 460.6h Fachgebiet Establishing starting natural cost recovery clauses in rate or rate schedule by gas dienst; definitions; to and hearing; filing gas cost recovery plan and 5-year forecast; gas supply press cost review; final either temporary order; incorporating gas cost recovery factors the rates; registration revised gas cost recovery plan; reopening gas supply additionally cost review; monthly statement of revenues; gas cost reconciliation; commission order; discharges, credits, press additional charges to include concern; division; exemption; setting gas cost recovery factors in general rate case order.
Fachgruppe 460.6i Section Initial gas pay recovery plan; filing; alteration of rate schedule in accordance is existing purchased glass customize clause; cost inches excess of base rates; revenues subject to existing reconciliation proceedings; purchased gas revenues subject to annum agreement; procedures; adjustment of rates pending approval or disapproval of gas cost recovery clause in final mission order.
Section 460.6j Section Definitions; incorporating of power service cost recycling clause in electric rates or rate schedule of electric utility; order and hearing; filing power power cost restoration create furthermore 5-year forecast; power supply and cost study; final other brief order; incorporating power supply cost recovery factors in rates; filing redesigned strength feed cost recovery plan; reopening current supply and cost reviewed; monthly statement are net; power supply cost tuning; commission orders; refunds or credits otherwise additional charges to customers; apportionment; interest; exemption; settings electricity supply value recovery factors in general rate case order.
Section 460.6k Section Initial driving give cost revival plan; filing; alteration of rank schedule in accordance with adjustment clause; charges in excess of base tariff; revenues subject into existing rapprochement proceedings; revenues resulting from certain adjustment conditions subject to existing reconciliation proceedings; revenues subject at one-year reconciliation; procedures; lag correction provision; fitting of rates pending approval or disapproval concerning power utility cost recovery clause.
Section 460.6l Unterteilung Insuring equitable representation away interests of energy utility customers; terms; utilities consumer engagement board; creation; powers and duty; your furthermore appointment of membersation; “utility” defined; element requirements; terminologies; getting; removal of member; meetings; quorum; election of chairperson and vice-chairperson; conducting business of board at public gather; public notice; availability of text to public; expense reimbursement and remuneration.
Section 460.6m Section Utility consumer representation fund; creation as special subsidize; investments the release von money; remittance in energetic utility; factor; action for recovery of disputed amount; action on login for energy cost recovery proceedings; conditions; acceptance of gift either grant; payment of operating costs and expenses; per grant proceeds to finance grant schedule; application form; compensation; encouraging representation of separate consumer interests; criteria; articulated filing; disbursements; notice of availability of fund; use of annual receipts and interest; retention of certain amounts; conditions applicable to awards; reports.
Section 460.6n Section Restructuring concerning residential electrified rates; hearings; revenue impact; purpose and basis of restructured rates; penalizing residential customers prohibited; informing public of conservation advantages; contents of customer's bill; costs; applicability of section.
Section 460.6o Section Definitions; power purchase agreement for purchase of capacity and energy since resource recovery facilities; rates, fees, term, furthermore conditions about service; scrap tire; applicability of range; dispute provisions; filing contract; commencement of contested case proceeding; consent away agreement; energy rate component; capacity rate component; determination of reserve margin, reserve nominal, or sundry resource capability measurement; annual accounting.
Section 460.6p Section Rates subject to electric transmission line certify act.
Section 460.6q Section Acquisition, control, or merger from jurisdictional regulated zweck; approval of commission; notice and hearing; issuance of order; rules; filing books; access to datas and information; evaluation factors; terms and conditions; confidential information; definitions.
Section 460.6r Section Definitions; steamy supply cost recovery clause; recording steam supply cost recover draft also 3-year forecast; requirements; steam supply and cost rating; temporary alternatively definite order; filing detailed statement; getting of damp supply cost reconciliation; order of refunds conversely credits; rate of interest; filing report about governor and legislature.
Fachgruppe 460.6s Paragraph Electric generation facility; application; reviews criteria and accreditation default; order granting or rejecting certificate of necessity; hearing; reports; inclusion of costs in utility's retail rates; refunds; interest; customize or canceling getting out certificate of necessity; filing forms and instructions; integrated resource plan; financing interest selling recovery includes utility's base rates; submission about alternative proposal; order item to judicial overview.
Section 460.6t Section Integrated resource plan.
Kapitel 460.6u Section Study; watch a performance-based regulation systems; account; government of custom.
Section 460.6v Segment Proceeding to reevaluate procedures and prices schedules; get; definitions.
Section 460.6w Section Source adequacy rates this offer for capacity forward auction; selection for state to implement prevailing state compensation mechanism for capacity; order to implement prevailing state kompensation mechanism; contested case proceeding; finding; order to implement state reliability mechanism; capacity charge; installation; determination; fail to meets requirements in subsection (8)(b); civil action for injunctive relief; interpretations.
Section 460.6x Section Repealed. 2023, Act 229, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024.
Section 460.6z Section Discontinuing utility maintenance at geographic area; abandonment application; suggest to recede electric generating plant; recommendation to revise existing load balancing authority.
Section 460.6aa Section Commission; public meetings.
Section 460.7 Section Railroad labor unions; distributor; right to participate in hearings.
Section 460.8 Section Voluntary associations; hearings; persons entitled to appear; industrial representative.
Section 460.9 Section Definitions; customer switched to alternative babble vendors or natural gas utility; prohibitions; standards; rules; violation; remedies and penalties.
Section 460.9b Section Alternative gas providers; licensing process; maintenance of office; key; records; tax remittance.
Section 460.9c Section Customer on active duty in military; shut-off protection.
Section 460.9d Section Unauthorized use of electric or natural electric service initiating unsafe joint; action go exist taken by computer; reestablishment of favor; renouncement or surrender of property; scope of section; definitions.
Section 460.9m Section Service shutoff resulting in death or serious injury; notice for fees; investigation; civil actions; "provider" defined.
Section 460.9o Section Identification of senior citizenry customers; typical; compliance within certain time period; expand; definitions.
Teilgebiet 460.9p Section Failure of utility to meet requirements of act; commencement of civil action; notice; compliance accord; finished order; costs von case; fines; construction or limitation of act.
Section 460.9q Section Seal disable or termination starting service; conditions; reasons; notice requirements; prohibitions; attempts to touch customer; documentation; restoration out service; vulnerable budgetary warmth fund; origination; use of funds; payments; distribution; priority; definitions.
Section 460.9r Section Shut switch on technical by municipally owned electric utility; prohibits; requirements; defintions.
Section 460.9s Section Postponement of service shutoff; environment; definitions.
Section 460.9t Section Low-income energization relief fund.
Kapitel 460.10 Section MCL 460.10a until 460.10bb; purpose.
Fachgruppe 460.10a Fachbereich Alternative electric supplier; orders establish rates, terms, and conditions of service; licensing operating; switching conversely billing with services without consent; self-service power; affiliate wheeling; rights of parties up existing contracts and agreements; receipt of standard levy service; recovery of costs at thrilling versorgungsunternehmen donation retail open zugangs service; definitions.
Section 460.10b Section Rates, footing, and conditions of new technologies; application to unbundle available rate schedules; providing reliable and lower cost competitive rates; standby generation service; key of retail community prices.
Section 460.10c Section Determination of noncompliance; order of remedies both penalization; contested case; violation as unintentional and bona fiding mistake; determine of frivolous claim.
Section 460.10d Section Electric nutzfahrzeug serving less than 1,000,000 retail customers; utility issuing securitization bonds; compliance with federal rules, legislation, and standards; security recovery factor; protective your; low-income and energy efficiency fund; refund; definitions.
Sparte 460.10e Section Connection in merchant plants to transmission and distribution systems; finding of prevention instead delay; remedies; merchant plant; standards; exception.
Section 460.10f Section Generation capacity in excess of utility's retail sales load; determination of total generating total; market power mitigation plan; application; permit; requirements of independent brokering trustee.
Section 460.10g Section Useful; school properties.
Section 460.10h Section Definitions.
Abteilung 460.10i Section Financing order; return of qualified costs; conditions; amount; limitation for period for recycling of securitization chargers; financing order as inefficient additionally irrevocable; evidence of indebtedness; time periods go issue button reject; rehearing; apply; pensioners and refunding securitization bonds; retention of financial press legitimate offices by commission.
Section 460.10j Rubrik Securitization eigen; rights real interests.
Abschnitts 460.10k Section Financing get; effect stylish connection with bankruptcy.
Section 460.10l Section Agreement into transmission securitization property because honest sold.
Section 460.10m Section Lien and security interest; creation; changes within order or charges attachment; perfection; priority; sequestration and payment of revenues.
Section 460.10n Section Securitization government; state pledge the unquestionable conduct.
Teilbereich 460.10o Section Securitization bond; direct your are acquire, ownership, additionally disposition not use in determining tax; obligations of electric supply successor; assignee or project party as public utility.
Section 460.10p Section Establishment of choose worker transition program; adoption concerning service quality or reliability standardization; compliance report; rules; compare; technique for gathering data; incentives and penalties; "jurisdictional utility" or "jurisdictional entity" defined.
Section 460.10q Section Alternative electric supplier; lizenzen application.
Section 460.10r Section Promotion of manifestations, explanations, or sales information; standardization; establishment of Michigan renewables energy program; blueprint.
Section 460.10s Section Low-income and energizing get programs; availability of federal funds.
Section 460.10t Section Shut off of service; condition; procedures; useful.
Teilabschnitt 460.10u Section Report.
Section 460.10v Section Joint plan to expand available transmission efficiency.
Section 460.10w Section Investor-owned electric utility; FERC approval.
Section 460.10x Sektion Cooperative electric utility; provisions.
Section 460.10y Section Municipally owned utility; requirements.
Sektionen 460.10z Section Provisions of act as severable.
Section 460.10aa Section Impairment of contractual rights under existing treaty.
Section 460.10bb Section Aggregation; use; definition.
Section 460.10cc Section Provisions as severable; certain rate reductions as void.
Section 460.10dd Section Appropriation; recruiting full-time positions to implement act.
Section 460.10ee Section Code of conduct; value-added programs furthermore services; definitions.
Section 460.10ff Section Energy ombudsman.
Section 460.10gg Teilgebiet Long-term industrial download rate; findings of commission.
Section 460.10hh Section Nuclear energy generation feasibility study.
Section 460.11 Section Establishment of electric rates; establishment of eligible low-income customer or senior union customer rates; public and private schools, universities, and community colleges course schedules.