MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Act 3 of 1939
AN ACT to provide for the regulation and control of public and certain private utilities and other services affected with a public interest within this state; to provide for alternative energy suppliers; to provide for licensing; 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 and define its powers and duties; to abolish the Michigan public utilities commission and to confer the powers and duties vested by law on the public service commission; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide for the continuance, transfer, and completion of certain matters and proceedings; to abolish automatic adjustment clauses; to prohibit certain rate increases without notice and hearing; to qualify residential energy conservation programs permitted under state law for certain federal exemption; to create a fund; to encourage the utilization of resource recovery facilities; to prohibit certain acts and practices of providers of energy; to allow for the securitization of stranded costs; to reduce rates; to provide for appeals; to provide appropriations; to declare the effect and purpose of this act; to prescribe remedies and penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
History: 1939, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 15, 1939
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Am. 1978, Act 211, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1978
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Am. 1980, Act 139, Imd. Eff. May 29, 1980
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Am. 1982, Act 304, Imd. Eff. Oct. 13, 1982
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Am. 1982, Initiated Law, Eff. Dec. 2, 1982
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Am. 1982, Act 212, Eff. Nov. 22, 1982
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Am. 1989, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Apr. 3, 1989
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Am. 2000, Act 141, Imd. Eff. June 5, 2000
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Am. 2005, Act 190, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 2005
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Am. 2016, Act 341, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
| Section 460.1 | Section | Public service commission; creation; members, appointment, qualifications, terms, vacancies. |
| Section 460.2 | Section | Public service commission; oath, chairman, removal, quorum, seal, offices. |
| Section 460.3 | Section | Public service commission; salary and expenses of members; appointment of secretary, deputies, clerks, assistants, inspectors, heads of divisions, and employees; payment of salaries and expenses; employment and compensation of engineers and experts; actual and necessary expenses; duties. |
| Section 460.4 | Section | Michigan public service commission; rights, privileges, and jurisdiction; meaning of certain references; review of order or 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 service commission; books, records, files. |
| Section 460.5a | Section | Annual report. |
| Section 460.6 | Section | Public service commission; power and jurisdiction; "private, investor-owned wastewater utilities" defined. |
| Section 460.6a | Section | Gas, electric, or steam utility; commission approval to increase rates and charges or to amend rate or rate schedules; petition or application; notice and hearing; partial and immediate relief; issuance of temporary order; refund; interest; automatic fuel, purchased gas, or purchased steam adjustment clause; rules and procedures; adjustment clauses operating without notice and hearing abolished; separate hearing; recovery of cost; final decision; filing time extension; approval of transportation rate schedules or transportation contracts; forms and instructions; recovery of amount by merchant plant; limitation; adjustment; orders to permit recovery under subsections (9) and (10); revenue decoupling mechanism; tariff; definitions. |
| Section 460.6b | Section | Gas utility rates based upon cost of purchased natural gas; authority of commission; acceptance of employment with utility by member of legislature. |
| Section 460.6c | Section | Repealed. 2016, Act 341, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017. |
| Section 460.6d | Section | Owner of renewable resource power production facility; exemption from regulation and control of public service commission; definition. |
| Section 460.6e | Section | Repealed. 2016, Act 341, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017. |
| Section 460.6f | Section | Repealed. 1984, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Apr. 12, 1984. |
| Section 460.6g | Section | Definitions; regulation of rates, terms, and conditions of attachments by attaching parties; hearing; authorization; applicable procedures. |
| Section 460.6h | Section | Incorporation of gas cost recovery clause in rate or rate schedule of gas utility; definitions; order and hearing; filing gas cost recovery plan and 5-year forecast; gas supply and cost review; final or temporary order; incorporating gas cost recovery factors in rates; filing revised gas cost recovery plan; reopening gas supply and cost review; monthly statement of revenues; gas cost reconciliation; commission order; refunds, credits, or additional charges to include interest; apportionment; exemption; setting gas cost recovery factors in general rate case order. |
| Section 460.6i | Section | Initial gas cost recovery plan; filing; alteration of rate schedule in accordance with existing purchased gas adjustment clause; charges in excess of base rates; revenues subject to existing reconciliation proceedings; purchased gas revenues subject to annual reconciliation; procedures; adjustment of rates pending approval or disapproval of gas cost recovery clause in final commission order. |
| Section 460.6j | Section | Definitions; incorporation of power supply cost recovery clause in electric rates or rate schedule of electric utility; order and hearing; filing power supply cost recovery plan and 5-year forecast; power supply and cost review; final or temporary order; incorporating power supply cost recovery factors in rates; filing revised power supply cost recovery plan; reopening power supply and cost review; monthly statement of revenues; power supply cost reconciliation; commission order; refunds or credits or additional charges to customers; apportionment; interest; exemption; setting power supply cost recovery factors in general rate case order. |
| Section 460.6k | Section | Initial power supply cost recovery plan; filing; alteration of rate schedule in accordance with adjustment clause; charges in excess of base rate; revenues subject to existing reconciliation proceedings; revenues resulting from certain adjustment clauses subject to existing reconciliation proceedings; revenues subject to annual reconciliation; procedures; lag correction provision; adjustment of rates pending approval or disapproval of power supply cost recovery clause. |
| Section 460.6l | Section | Insuring equitable representation of interests of energy utility customers; definitions; utility consumer participation board; creation; powers and duties; number and appointment of members; “utility” defined; member requirements; terms; vacancy; removal of member; meetings; quorum; election of chairperson and vice-chairperson; conducting business of board at public meeting; public notice; availability of writings to public; expense reimbursement and remuneration. |
| Section 460.6m | Section | Utility consumer representation fund; creation as special fund; investment and release of money; remittance by energy utility; factor; action for recovery of disputed amount; action on application for energy cost recovery proceedings; conditions; acceptance of gift or grant; payment of operating costs and expenses; net grant proceeds to finance grant program; application form; consideration; encouraging representation of different consumer interests; criteria; joint filing; disbursements; notice of availability of fund; use of annual receipts and interest; retention of certain amounts; conditions applicable to grants; reports. |
| Section 460.6n | Section | Restructuring of residential electric 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 agreements for purchase of capacity and energy from resource recovery facilities; rates, charges, terms, and conditions of service; scrap tire; applicability of section; dispute provisions; filing agreement; commencement of contested case proceeding; approval of agreement; energy rate component; capacity rate component; determination of reserve margin, reserve capacity, or other resource capability measurement; annual accounting. |
| Section 460.6p | Section | Rates subject to electric transmission line certification act. |
| Section 460.6q | Section | Acquisition, control, or merger with jurisdictional regulated utility; approval of commission; notice and hearing; issuance of order; rules; filing comments; access to data and information; evaluation factors; terms and conditions; confidential information; definitions. |
| Section 460.6r | Section | Definitions; steam supply cost recovery clause; filing steam supply cost recovery plan and 3-year forecast; requirements; steam supply and cost review; temporary or final order; filing detailed statement; commencement of steam supply cost reconciliation; order of refunds or credits; rate of interest; filing report with governor and legislature. |
| Section 460.6s | Section | Electric generation facility; application; review criteria and approval standards; order granting or denying certificate of necessity; hearing; reports; inclusion of costs in utility's retail rates; refunds; interest; modifying or canceling approval of certificate of necessity; filing forms and instructions; integrated resource plan; financing interest cost recovery in utility's base rates; submission of alternative proposal; order subject to judicial review. |
| Section 460.6t | Section | Integrated resource plan. |
| Section 460.6u | Section | Study; review of performance-based regulation systems; report; authority of commission. |
| Section 460.6v | Section | Proceeding to reevaluate procedures and rates schedules; report; definitions. |
| Section 460.6w | Section | Resource adequacy tariff that provides for capacity forward auction; option for state to implement prevailing state compensation mechanism for capacity; order to implement prevailing state compensation mechanism; contested case proceeding; finding; order to implement state reliability mechanism; capacity charge; establishment; determination; failure to meet requirements in subsection (8)(b); civil action for injunctive relief; definitions. |
| Section 460.6x | Section | Shared saving mechanism. |
| Section 460.6z | Section | Discontinuing utility service to geographic area; abandonment application; proposal to retire electric generating plant; proposal to revise existing load balancing authority. |
| Section 460.7 | Section | Railroad labor unions; representatives; 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 gas supplier or natural gas utility; prohibitions; standards; rules; violation; remedies and penalties. |
| Section 460.9b | Section | Alternative gas suppliers; licensing procedure; maintenance of office; capabilities; 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 gas service causing unsafe connection; action to be taken by utility; reestablishment of service; abandonment or surrender of property; scope of section; definitions. |
| Section 460.9m | Section | Service shutoff resulting in death or serious injury; notice to commission; investigation; civil action; "provider" defined. |
| Section 460.9o | Section | Identification of senior citizen customers; methods; compliance within certain time period; extension; definitions. |
| Section 460.9p | Section | Failure of utility to meet requirements of act; commencement of civil action; notice; compliance agreement; final order; costs of litigation; fines; construction and limitation of act. |
| Section 460.9q | Section | Shut off or termination of service; conditions; reasons; notice requirements; prohibitions; attempts to contact customer; documentation; restoration of service; vulnerable household warmth fund; creation; use of funds; payments; distribution; priority; definitions. |
| Section 460.9r | Section | Shut off of service by municipally owned electric utility; prohibitions; requirements; definitions. |
| Section 460.9s | Section | Postponement of service shutoff; conditions; definitions. |
| Section 460.9t | Section | Low-income energy assistance fund. |
| Section 460.10 | Section | MCL 460.10a to 460.10bb; purpose. |
| Section 460.10a | Section | Alternative electric suppliers; orders establishing rates, terms, and conditions of service; licensing procedure; switching or billing for services without consent; self-service power; affiliate wheeling; rights of parties to existing contracts and agreements; receipt of standard tariff service; recovery of costs by electric utility offering retail open access service; definitions. |
| Section 460.10b | Section | Rates, terms, and conditions of new technologies; application to unbundle existing rate schedules; providing reliable and lower cost competitive rates; standby generation service; identification of retail market prices. |
| Section 460.10c | Section | Determination of noncompliance; order of remedies and penalties; contested case; violation as unintentional and bona fide error; finding of frivolous complaint. |
| Section 460.10d | Section | Electric utility serving less than 1,000,000 retail customers; utility issuing securitization bonds; compliance with federal rules, regulations, and standards; security recovery factor; protective orders; low-income and energy efficiency fund; refund; definitions. |
| Section 460.10e | Section | Connection of merchant plants to transmission and distribution systems; finding of prevention or delay; remedies; merchant plant; standards; exception. |
| Section 460.10f | Section | Generation capacity in excess of utility's retail sales load; determination of total generating capacity; market power mitigation plan; application; approval; requirements of independent brokering trustee. |
| Section 460.10g | Section | Definitions; school properties. |
| Section 460.10h | Section | Definitions. |
| Section 460.10i | Section | Financing order; recovery of qualified costs; conditions; amount; limitation on period for recovery of securitization charges; financing order as effective and irrevocable; evidence of indebtedness; time period to issue or reject; rehearing; appeal; retiring and refunding securitization bonds; retention of financial or legal services by commission. |
| Section 460.10j | Section | Securitization property; rights and interests. |
| Section 460.10k | Section | Financing order; effect in connection with bankruptcy. |
| Section 460.10l | Section | Agreement to transfer securitization property as true sale. |
| Section 460.10m | Section | Lien and security interest; creation; changes in order or charges attachment; perfection; priority; sequestration and payment of revenues. |
| Section 460.10n | Section | Securitization bonds; state pledge of certain conduct. |
| Section 460.10o | Section | Securitization bond; direct interest in acquisition, ownership, and disposition not used in determining tax; obligations of electric utility successor; assignee or financing party as public utility. |
| Section 460.10p | Section | Establishment of industry worker transition program; adoption of service quality and reliability standards; compliance report; rules; benchmarks; method for gathering data; incentives and penalties; "jurisdictional utility" or "jurisdictional entity" defined. |
| Section 460.10q | Section | Alternative electric supplier; license requirements. |
| Section 460.10r | Section | Dissemination of disclosures, explanations, or sales information; standards; establishment of Michigan renewables energy program; plan. |
| Section 460.10s | Section | Low-income and energy assistance programs; availability of federal funds. |
| Section 460.10t | Section | Shut off of service; conditions; procedures; definitions. |
| Section 460.10u | Section | Report. |
| Section 460.10v | Section | Joint plan to expand available transmission capability. |
| Section 460.10w | Section | Investor-owned electric utility; FERC approval. |
| Section 460.10x | Section | Cooperative electric utility; requirements. |
| Section 460.10y | Section | Municipally owned utility; requirements. |
| Section 460.10z | Section | Provisions of act as severable. |
| Section 460.10aa | Section | Impairment of contractual rights under existing contract. |
| Section 460.10bb | Section | Aggregation; use; definition. |
| Section 460.10cc | Section | Provisions as severable; certain rate reductions as void. |
| Section 460.10dd | Section | Appropriation; hiring full-time positions to implement act. |
| Section 460.10ee | Section | Code of conduct; value-added programs and services; definitions. |
| Section 460.10ff | Section | Energy ombudsman. |
| Section 460.10gg | Section | Long-term industrial load 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 citizen customer rates; public and private schools, universities, and community colleges rate schedules. |
Michigan Compiled Laws Complete Through PA 6 of 2023