MCL - Act 167 of 2008


ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE MEMBER-REGULATION ACT

Act 167 of 2008

AN ACT to provide for the member-regulation of electric cooperatives; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; and to provide for certain penalties and remedies.


History: 2008, Act 167, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2008




The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Document Type Description
Section 460.31 Section Short title.
Section 460.32 Section Definitions.
Section 460.33 Section Cooperative electric utilities; purpose of act.
Section 460.34 Section Proposal by board of directors to become member-regulated; procedures.
Section 460.35 Section Election to become member-regulated; overturn of proposal by members.
Section 460.36 Section Rates, charges, accounting standards, billing practices, and terms and conditions of service; jurisdiction and control by commission; scope.
Section 460.37 Section Establishment, maintenance, and applicability of rates and charges; adoption, amendment, repeal, or addition to billing practices and service rules; availability of electronic copy; notice of rate increase or other changes.
Section 460.38 Section Notice of rate change or other changes; time period; publication.
Section 460.38a Section Nondiscriminatory access to poles; grounds for denial; make-ready work; attachment requirements; request for access; modification costs; definitions.
Section 460.38b Section Access disputes under section 8a; jurisdiction; liability for damages; burden of proof; rebuttable presumption; court actions.
Section 460.39 Section Areas served and line extension disputes involving member-regulated cooperative electric utility and electric utility; jurisdiction of commission; procedures.