HOUSE BILL No. 6512


     November 7, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Pappageorge, Richardville, Middaugh, Hummel, Birkholz, Jacobs, Kuipers, Vander
Roest, Ehardt, Bradstreet, Shackleton, Mead, Van Woerkom, Kowall, Bishop, Woronchak, Newell, Gilbert, Meyer, Hager, Cameron
Brown, Stamas, Patterson, Richner, Kooiman, Vander Veen, Cassis, Ruth Johnson, Voorhees, DeRossett, Jelinek, Howell and
Raczkowski 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 provide for alternative energy suppliers; to pro-
   vide 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 cer-
   tain 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 facili-
   ties; 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 reme-
   dies and penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,"

   (MCL 460.1 to 460.10cc) by adding section 9.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:




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             SEC. 9.  (1) A PROVIDER OF ELECTRIC OR GAS SERVICE SHALL NOT

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        DISCONTINUE THE SERVICE TO THE RESIDENCE OF A CUSTOMER WHO IS A

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        MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OR MILITARY RESERVIST ON ACTIVE

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        DUTY.

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             (2) THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURE BY WHICH A

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        CUSTOMER CAN NOTIFY HIS OR HER ELECTRIC OR GAS PROVIDER THAT HE

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        OR SHE HAS BEEN CALLED INTO ACTIVE DUTY.

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             (3) THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS A

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        PROVIDER OF ELECTRIC OR GAS SERVICE MAY DISCONTINUE SERVICE UNDER

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        THIS SECTION.




































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