Loading chat...

MI HB5746

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/14/2012

Primary Sponsor

John Olumba

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

96th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends 1939 PA 3 to exclude municipally owned electric and natural gas utilities from Public Service Commission (PSC) regulation, while maintaining PSC authority over other public utilities.

  • Grants PSC jurisdiction to regulate rates, fares, fees, and charges of municipally owned water and sewer systems statewide through new section 6t.

  • Allows private, investor-owned wastewater utilities to voluntarily apply to the PSC for rate regulation if they choose to do so.

  • Defines private, investor-owned wastewater utilities as those delivering treatment services through sewage systems with physical assets wholly owned by individual shareholders.

Legislative Description

Public utilities; water utilities; jurisdiction over rates for certain municipally owned water and sewer systems; grant to public service commission. Amends sec. 6 of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6) & adds sec. 6t.

Public utilities, public service commission

Last Action

Printed Bill Filed 06/15/2012

7/18/2012

Committee Referrals

Energy And Technology6/14/2012

Full Bill Text

No bill text available