September 20, 2006, Introduced by Senators PRUSI, THOMAS, BRATER, 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 9e.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 9e. (1) If after notice and hearing the commission finds
sufficient evidence that there exists, or will exist if not
prevented, a crisis situation regarding the availability,
distribution, cost, or any other factor relating to the production
or delivery of energy in this state, the commission shall recommend
to the governor that he or she declare an energy emergency.
(2) If the governor declares an energy emergency under
subsection (1), the governor shall order such measures as are
necessary to alleviate the crisis, including, but not limited to,
the reallocation of funds otherwise allocated to other energy
programs to programs specifically designed to address the
emergency.