July 23, 2008, Introduced by Rep. Meltzer 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 460.10cc) by adding section 6f.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 6f. (1) The commission shall review motor fuel prices in
this state on a quarterly basis and determine the average cost of
each component of the retail price of motor fuel, including, but
not limited to, state and federal taxes, wholesale motor fuel
prices, and delivery, distribution, and other expenses related to
motor fuel. The commission shall publish the average cost of each
component of motor fuel on the commission's internet website.
(2) As used in this section, "motor fuel" means that term as
defined in section 2 of the motor fuel distribution act, 1990 PA
134, MCL 445.1802.