HB-4388, As Passed House, March 31, 2009

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4388

     A bill to amend 1939 PA 3, entitled

"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

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,"

(MCL 460.1 to 460.11) by adding section 9r.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 9r. (1) A provider shall comply with any rules adopted by

the commission pursuant to the administrative procedures act of

1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, regarding shut-off

protections for customers with medical emergencies or customers

with a billing dispute.

     (2) As used in this section, "provider" means an electric

utility, cooperative electric utility, or alternative electric

supplier, or a natural gas utility as defined in section 9.