February 19, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Mayes, Melton, Coulouris, Horn, Scripps, Geiss and Schuitmaker 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 6t.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 6t. (1) An electric provider shall not use an electric
service limiter in this state.
(2) No later than 180 days after the effective date of the
amendatory act that added this section, the commission shall
promulgate rules establishing uniform standards for the use of
electric service limiters by electric providers in this state.
Subsection (1) does not apply on or after the effective date of the
rules promulgated under this subsection.
(3) As used in this subsection:
(a) "Electric provider" means an electric utility, municipally
owned utility, cooperative electric utility, or alternative
electric supplier.
(b) "Electric service limiter" means any device that
interrupts electric service at a customer's residence when the
usage limit is exceeded.