Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 3 of 1939 - Michigan Public Service Commission (460.1 - 460.11)
Section 460.6f - Repealed. 1984, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Apr. 12, 1984.

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 460 - Public Utilities

Act 3 of 1939 - Michigan Public Service Commission (460.1 - 460.11)

Section 460.1 - Public Service Commission; Creation; Members, Appointment, Qualifications, Terms, Vacancies.

Section 460.2 - Public Service Commission; Oath, Chairman, Removal, Quorum, Seal, Offices.

Section 460.3 - Public Service Commission; Salary and Expenses of Members; Appointment of Secretary, Deputies, Clerks, Assistants, Inspectors, Heads of Divisions, and Employees; Payment of Salaries and Expenses; Employment and Compensation of Enginee...

Section 460.4 - Michigan Public Service Commission; Rights, Privileges, and Jurisdiction; Meaning of Certain References; Review of Order or Decree.

Section 460.4a - Effect of Executive Reorganization Orders; Funding; Commission as Autonomous Entity; Appointment of Chairperson; Transfers of Authority.

Section 460.5 - Public Service Commission; Books, Records, Files.

Section 460.5a - Annual Report.

Section 460.6 - Public Service Commission; Power and Jurisdiction; "Private, Investor-Owned Wastewater Utilities" Defined.

Section 460.6a - Gas, Electric, or Steam Utility; Commission Approval to Increase Rates and Charges or to Amend Rate or Rate Schedules; Petition or Application; Notice and Hearing; Partial and Immediate Relief; Issuance of Temporary Order; Refund; In...

Section 460.6b - Gas Utility Rates Based Upon Cost of Purchased Natural Gas; Authority of Commission; Acceptance of Employment With Utility by Member of Legislature.

Section 460.6c - Repealed. 2016, Act 341, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017.

Section 460.6d - Owner of Renewable Resource Power Production Facility; Exemption From Regulation and Control of Public Service Commission; Definition.

Section 460.6e - Repealed. 2016, Act 341, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017.

Section 460.6f - Repealed. 1984, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Apr. 12, 1984.

Section 460.6g - Definitions; Regulation of Rates, Terms, and Conditions of Attachments by Attaching Parties; Hearing; Authorization; Applicable Procedures.

Section 460.6h - Incorporation of Gas Cost Recovery Clause in Rate or Rate Schedule of Gas Utility; Definitions; Order and Hearing; Filing Gas Cost Recovery Plan and 5-Year Forecast; Gas Supply and Cost Review; Final or Temporary Order; Incorporating...

Section 460.6i - Initial Gas Cost Recovery Plan; Filing; Alteration of Rate Schedule in Accordance With Existing Purchased Gas Adjustment Clause; Charges in Excess of Base Rates; Revenues Subject to Existing Reconciliation Proceedings; Purchased Gas...

Section 460.6j - Definitions; Incorporation of Power Supply Cost Recovery Clause in Electric Rates or Rate Schedule of Electric Utility; Order and Hearing; Filing Power Supply Cost Recovery Plan and 5-Year Forecast; Power Supply and Cost Review; Fina...

Section 460.6k - Initial Power Supply Cost Recovery Plan; Filing; Alteration of Rate Schedule in Accordance With Adjustment Clause; Charges in Excess of Base Rate; Revenues Subject to Existing Reconciliation Proceedings; Revenues Resulting From Certa...

Section 460.6l - Insuring Equitable Representation of Interests of Energy Utility Customers; Definitions; Utility Consumer Participation Board; Creation; Powers and Duties; Number and Appointment of Members; “Utility” Defined; Member Requirements; Te...

Section 460.6m - Utility Consumer Representation Fund; Creation as Special Fund; Investment and Release of Money; Remittance by Energy Utility; Factor; Action for Recovery of Disputed Amount; Action on Application for Energy Cost Recovery Proceedings...

Section 460.6n - Restructuring of Residential Electric Rates; Hearings; Revenue Impact; Purpose and Basis of Restructured Rates; Penalizing Residential Customers Prohibited; Informing Public of Conservation Advantages; Contents of Customer's Bill; Co...

Section 460.6o - Definitions; Power Purchase Agreements for Purchase of Capacity and Energy From Resource Recovery Facilities; Rates, Charges, Terms, and Conditions of Service; Scrap Tire; Applicability of Section; Dispute Provisions; Filing Agreemen...

Section 460.6p - Rates Subject to Electric Transmission Line Certification Act.

Section 460.6q - Acquisition, Control, or Merger With Jurisdictional Regulated Utility; Approval of Commission; Notice and Hearing; Issuance of Order; Rules; Filing Comments; Access to Data and Information; Evaluation Factors; Terms and Conditions; C...

Section 460.6r - Definitions; Steam Supply Cost Recovery Clause; Filing Steam Supply Cost Recovery Plan and 3-Year Forecast; Requirements; Steam Supply and Cost Review; Temporary or Final Order; Filing Detailed Statement; Commencement of Steam Supply...

Section 460.6s - Electric Generation Facility; Application; Review Criteria and Approval Standards; Order Granting or Denying Certificate of Necessity; Hearing; Reports; Inclusion of Costs in Utility's Retail Rates; Refunds; Interest; Modifying or Ca...

Section 460.6t - Integrated Resource Plan.

Section 460.6u - Study; Review of Performance-Based Regulation Systems; Report; Authority of Commission.

Section 460.6v - Proceeding to Reevaluate Procedures and Rates Schedules; Report; Definitions.

Section 460.6w - Resource Adequacy Tariff That Provides for Capacity Forward Auction; Option for State to Implement Prevailing State Compensation Mechanism for Capacity; Order to Implement Prevailing State Compensation Mechanism; Contested Case Proce...

Section 460.6x - Shared Saving Mechanism.

Section 460.6z - Discontinuing Utility Service to Geographic Area; Abandonment Application; Proposal to Retire Electric Generating Plant; Proposal to Revise Existing Load Balancing Authority.

Section 460.7 - Railroad Labor Unions; Representatives; Right to Participate in Hearings.

Section 460.8 - Voluntary Associations; Hearings; Persons Entitled to Appear; Industrial Representative.

Section 460.9 - Definitions; Customer Switched to Alternative Gas Supplier or Natural Gas Utility; Prohibitions; Standards; Rules; Violation; Remedies and Penalties.

Section 460.9b - Alternative Gas Suppliers; Licensing Procedure; Maintenance of Office; Capabilities; Records; Tax Remittance.

Section 460.9c - Customer on Active Duty in Military; Shut-Off Protection.

Section 460.9d - Unauthorized Use of Electric or Natural Gas Service Causing Unsafe Connection; Action to Be Taken by Utility; Reestablishment of Service; Abandonment or Surrender of Property; Scope of Section; Definitions.

Section 460.9m - Service Shutoff Resulting in Death or Serious Injury; Notice to Commission; Investigation; Civil Action; "Provider" Defined.

Section 460.9o - Identification of Senior Citizen Customers; Methods; Compliance Within Certain Time Period; Extension; Definitions.

Section 460.9p - Failure of Utility to Meet Requirements of Act; Commencement of Civil Action; Notice; Compliance Agreement; Final Order; Costs of Litigation; Fines; Construction and Limitation of Act.

Section 460.9q - Shut Off or Termination of Service; Conditions; Reasons; Notice Requirements; Prohibitions; Attempts to Contact Customer; Documentation; Restoration of Service; Vulnerable Household Warmth Fund; Creation; Use of Funds; Payments; Dist...

Section 460.9r - Shut Off of Service by Municipally Owned Electric Utility; Prohibitions; Requirements; Definitions.

Section 460.9s - Postponement of Service Shutoff; Conditions; Definitions.

Section 460.9t - Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund.

Section 460.10 - MCL 460.10a to 460.10bb; Purpose.

Section 460.10a - Alternative Electric Suppliers; Orders Establishing Rates, Terms, and Conditions of Service; Licensing Procedure; Switching or Billing for Services Without Consent; Self-Service Power; Affiliate Wheeling; Rights of Parties to Existi...

Section 460.10b - Rates, Terms, and Conditions of New Technologies; Application to Unbundle Existing Rate Schedules; Providing Reliable and Lower Cost Competitive Rates; Standby Generation Service; Identification of Retail Market Prices.

Section 460.10c - Determination of Noncompliance; Order of Remedies and Penalties; Contested Case; Violation as Unintentional and Bona Fide Error; Finding of Frivolous Complaint.

Section 460.10d - Electric Utility Serving Less Than 1,000,000 Retail Customers; Utility Issuing Securitization Bonds; Compliance With Federal Rules, Regulations, and Standards; Security Recovery Factor; Protective Orders; Low-Income and Energy Effic...

Section 460.10e - Connection of Merchant Plants to Transmission and Distribution Systems; Finding of Prevention or Delay; Remedies; Merchant Plant; Standards; Exception.

Section 460.10f - Generation Capacity in Excess of Utility's Retail Sales Load; Determination of Total Generating Capacity; Market Power Mitigation Plan; Application; Approval; Requirements of Independent Brokering Trustee.

Section 460.10g - Definitions; School Properties.

Section 460.10h - Definitions.

Section 460.10i - Financing Order; Recovery of Qualified Costs; Conditions; Amount; Limitation on Period for Recovery of Securitization Charges; Financing Order as Effective and Irrevocable; Evidence of Indebtedness; Time Period to Issue or Reject; R...

Section 460.10j - Securitization Property; Rights and Interests.

Section 460.10k - Financing Order; Effect in Connection With Bankruptcy.

Section 460.10l - Agreement to Transfer Securitization Property as True Sale.

Section 460.10m - Lien and Security Interest; Creation; Changes in Order or Charges Attachment; Perfection; Priority; Sequestration and Payment of Revenues.

Section 460.10n - Securitization Bonds; State Pledge of Certain Conduct.

Section 460.10o - Securitization Bond; Direct Interest in Acquisition, Ownership, and Disposition Not Used in Determining Tax; Obligations of Electric Utility Successor; Assignee or Financing Party as Public Utility.

Section 460.10p - Establishment of Industry Worker Transition Program; Adoption of Service Quality and Reliability Standards; Compliance Report; Rules; Benchmarks; Method for Gathering Data; Incentives and Penalties; "Jurisdictional Utility" or "Juri...

Section 460.10q - Alternative Electric Supplier; License Requirements.

Section 460.10r - Dissemination of Disclosures, Explanations, or Sales Information; Standards; Establishment of Michigan Renewables Energy Program; Plan.

Section 460.10s - Low-Income and Energy Assistance Programs; Availability of Federal Funds.

Section 460.10t - Shut Off of Service; Conditions; Procedures; Definitions.

Section 460.10u - Report.

Section 460.10v - Joint Plan to Expand Available Transmission Capability.

Section 460.10w - Investor-Owned Electric Utility; Ferc Approval.

Section 460.10x - Cooperative Electric Utility; Requirements.

Section 460.10y - Municipally Owned Utility; Requirements.

Section 460.10z - Provisions of Act as Severable.

Section 460.10aa - Impairment of Contractual Rights Under Existing Contract.

Section 460.10bb - Aggregation; Use; Definition.

Section 460.10cc - Provisions as Severable; Certain Rate Reductions as Void.

Section 460.10dd - Appropriation; Hiring Full-Time Positions to Implement Act.

Section 460.10ee - Code of Conduct; Value-Added Programs and Services; Definitions.

Section 460.10ff - Energy Ombudsman.

Section 460.10gg - Long-Term Industrial Load Rate; Findings of Commission.

Section 460.10hh - Nuclear Energy Generation Feasibility Study.

Section 460.11 - Establishment of Electric Rates; Establishment of Eligible Low-Income Customer or Senior Citizen Customer Rates; Public and Private Schools, Universities, and Community Colleges Rate Schedules.