HOUSE BILL No. 5206


     December 9, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Spade, Neumann, Middaugh, Howell, Birkholz,
Bishop, Kuipers, Bradstreet, Allen, Faunce, Van Woerkom, Tabor, Stallworth, Ruth Johnson,
Thomas, Woodward, Gieleghem, Schauer, Hale, Hansen, Daniels and Richardville 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 util-
   ities and other services affected with a public interest within
   this state; to create a public service commission and to pre-
   scribe and define its powers and duties; to abolish the Michigan
   public utilities commission and to confer the powers and duties
   vested by law therein on the public service commission; to pro-
   vide for the continuance, transfer, and completion of certain
   matters and proceedings; to abolish automatic adjustment clauses;
   to prohibit rate increases without notice and hearing; to qualify
   residential energy conservation programs permitted under state
   law for certain federal exemption; to provide for a restructuring
   of rates for certain utilities; to encourage the utilization of
   resource recovery facilities; to provide for appeals; to provide
   appropriations; to declare the effect of this act; to prescribe
   penalties; and to repeal all acts contrary to this act,"

   (MCL 460.1 to 460.8) by adding section 9l.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 9l.  (1) A NATURAL GAS SUPPLIER OR DISTRIBUTOR
             SHALL

 2    NOT INCLUDE OR ADD OPTIONAL PRODUCTS OR SERVICES TO A CUSTOMER'S

 3    ACCOUNT OR BILL FOR THOSE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES WITHOUT THE

 4    AUTHORIZATION OF THE CUSTOMER.


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 1         (2) THE COMMISSION SHALL ISSUE ORDERS TO ENSURE THAT A

 2    NATURAL GAS SUPPLIER OR DISTRIBUTOR DOES NOT ASSIGN, INCLUDE, OR

 3    ADD OPTIONAL PRODUCTS OR SERVICES TO A CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT OR BILL

 4    FOR SUCH PRODUCTS OR SERVICES WITHOUT THE CUSTOMER'S ORAL AUTHO-

 5    RIZATION, WRITTEN CONFIRMATION, CONFIRMATION THROUGH AN INDEPEN-

 6    DENT THIRD PARTY, OR OTHER VERIFICATION PROCEDURES APPROVED BY

 7    THE COMMISSION CONFIRMING THE CUSTOMER'S INTENT TO RECEIVE THE

 8    OPTIONAL PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.

 9         Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

10    effect unless all of the following bills of the 90th Legislature

11    are enacted into law:

12         (a) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5201  (request

13    no. 04283'99).

14         (b) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5202  (request

15    no. 04283'99 a).

16         (c) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5203  (request

17    no. 04283'99 b *).

18         (d) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5204  (request

19    no. 04283'99 c *).

20         (e) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5205  (request

21    no. 04283'99 d).

22         (f) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5207  (request

23    no. 04283'99 e).











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