Act No. 189

Public Acts of 2005

Approved by the Governor

November 4, 2005

Filed with the Secretary of State

November 7, 2005

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 7, 2005

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

Introduced by Senator Allen

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 719

AN ACT to amend 1972 PA 299, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment, collection and disposition of the costs of regulation of public utilities," by amending section 1 (MCL 460.111), as amended by 1992 PA 36.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 1. As used in this act:

(a) "Commission" means the public service commission.

(b) "Department" means the department of commerce.

(c) "Public utility" means a steam, heat, electric, power, gas, water, wastewater, telecommunications, telegraph, communications, pipeline, or gas producing company regulated by the commission, whether private, corporate, or cooperative, except a municipally owned utility.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor