September 20, 2006, Introduced by Senators THOMAS, BRATER, PRUSI, LELAND, WHITMER, CHERRY, OLSHOVE, SCHAUER and EMERSON and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 9d.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 9d. (1) If a customer has failed to fulfill an obligation
to a natural gas or electric utility, the utility may shut off
service to the customer on, or at a reasonable time following, the
date specified in a notice delivered to the customer by personal
service or first-class mail.
(2) If the natural gas or electric utility does not shut off
service as allowed under subsection (1), the utility shall not shut
off service until it has provided a subsequent notice to the
customer providing a new date for shutoff.
(3) The notice required under subsection (1) or (2) shall be
delivered to the customer not less than 30 days before the
specified date for shutoff.
(4) Shutoff of service under this section shall occur only
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. and shall not occur on a
day, or a day immediately preceding a day, when the natural gas or
electric utility is unable to restore service to the customer.
(5) If the obligation of the customer is in dispute, the
natural gas or electric utility shall not shut off service until
the dispute is resolved.
(6) In no event shall the utility shut off service between the
time period of December 1 to March 31.