Bill Text: MI HB4387 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Public utilities; consumer services; penalties for violation of shutoff procedures; allow commission to establish. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 9h.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-02 - Referred To Committee On Energy Policy And Public Utilities [HB4387 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2009-HB4387-Engrossed.html

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HB-4387, As Passed House, March 31, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

HOUSE BILL NO. 4387

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     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 9h.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 9h. (1) Upon a complaint or the commission's own motion,

 

the commission may review allegations of violations of section 9d,

 

9e, 9f, 9j, or 9l. If the commission finds that a provider has

 

violated section 9d, 9e, 9f, 9j, or 9l, the commission may order any

 

remedies and penalties set forth in section 5 of 1919 PA 419, MCL

 

460.55. Any fine assessed under this section shall be deposited

 

into the low income and energy efficiency fund.

 

     (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.