September 19, 2007, Introduced by Senator PATTERSON and referred to the Committee on Energy Policy and Public Utilities.
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,"
by amending sections 10 and 10u (MCL 460.10 and 460.10u), as added
by 2000 PA 141.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
10. (1) Sections 10 through 10bb 10cc shall be known and
may be cited as the "customer choice and electricity reliability
act".
(2) The purpose of sections 10a through 10bb is to do all of
the following:
(a) To ensure that all retail customers in this state of
electric power have a choice of electric suppliers.
(b) To allow and encourage the Michigan public service
commission to foster competition in this state in the provision of
electric supply and maintain regulation of electric supply for
customers who continue to choose supply from incumbent electric
utilities.
(c) To encourage the development and construction of merchant
plants which will diversify the ownership of electric generation in
this state.
(d) To ensure that all persons in this state are afforded
safe, reliable electric power at a reasonable rate.
(e) To improve the opportunities for economic development in
this state and to promote financially healthy and competitive
utilities in this state.
(3)
Subsection (2) does not apply after December 31, 2003.
Sec. 10u. The commission shall file a report with the governor
and legislature by February 1 of each year that shall include all
of the following:
(a) The status of competition for the supplying of electricity
in this state.
(b) Recommendations for legislation, if any.
(c) Actions taken by the commission to implement measures
necessary to protect consumers from unfair or deceptive business
practices by utilities, alternative electric suppliers, and other
market participants.
(d) Information regarding consumer education programs,
approved by the commission, to inform consumers of all relevant
information regarding the purchase of electricity and related
services from alternative electric suppliers.
(e) The progress made in achieving the goals set forth in
section 10.