March 19, 2009, Introduced by Rep. Wayne Schmidt and referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology.
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 9m.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 9m. (1) A provider shall notify the commission of any
shutoff of service that results in death or serious injury.
(2) Upon notification or the commission's own motion, the
commission may investigate any shutoff of service by a provider
that results in death or serious injury. After completing its
investigation, the commission may refer the matter to the attorney
general for commencement of a civil action under section 9p.
(3) As used in this section, "provider" means a municipally
owned electric utility.