April 28, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Walker, Acciavatti, Elsenheimer and Palsrok and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1939 PA 3, entitled
"An act to provide for the regulation and control of public
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 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 provide for a restructuring of the manner in
which energy is provided in this state; 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,"
by amending section 6 (MCL 460.6), as amended by 1993 PA 355.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 6. The public service commission is vested with complete
power and jurisdiction to regulate all public utilities in the
state except a municipally owned utility, the owner of a renewable
resource power production facility as provided in section 6d, and
except as otherwise restricted by law. The public service
commission is vested with the power and jurisdiction to regulate
all rates, fares, fees, charges, services, rules, conditions of
service, and all other matters pertaining to the formation,
operation, or direction of public utilities. The public service
commission is further granted the power and jurisdiction to hear
and pass upon all matters pertaining to, necessary, or incident to
the regulation of public utilities, including electric light and
power companies, whether private, corporate, or cooperative; water,
telegraph, oil, gas, and pipeline companies; motor carriers;
private wastewater treatment facilities; and all public
transportation and communication agencies other than railroads and
railroad companies.