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Act 16 of 1929
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CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM

Act 16 of 1929

AN ACT to regulate the business of carrying or transporting, buying, selling, or dealing in crude oil or petroleum or its products, or certain substances consisting primarily of carbon dioxide through pipe lines; to authorize the use of public highways and the condemnation of private property; to regulate the purchase and storage of crude oil or petroleum or certain substances consisting primarily of carbon dioxide; to provide for the control and regulation of all corporations, associations, and persons engaged in such business, by the Michigan public service commission; to define the powers and duties of the commission in relation thereto; and to prescribe penalties.


History: 1929, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 1929 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 85, Imd. Eff. Apr. 1, 2014




The People of the State of Michigan enact:

DocumentTypeDescription
Section 483.1SectionDefinitions; crude oil, petroleum, or carbon dioxide substances; buying, selling, or transporting; applicability of subsection (2).
Section 483.2SectionCondemnation for acquisition of right-of-ways; proceedings.
Section 483.2aSection"Pipeline” defined; notice to property owners; offer of easement.
Section 483.2bSectionMinimizing physical impact and economic damage; good faith effort by pipeline company.
Section 483.3SectionControl, investigation, and regulation by Michigan public service commission; private business excepted.
Section 483.4SectionCommon purchaser defined; purchase without discrimination.
Section 483.5SectionCommon carrier defined; carrier without discrimination.
Section 483.6SectionAcceptance of act; plat, filing.
Section 483.7SectionPenalties; civil liability.
Section 483.8SectionPublic utilities commission; rules and orders.
Section 483.9SectionPublic utilities commission; employment of assistants.
Section 483.11SectionImmediate effect.
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