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MI Comp L § 460.841 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.841 - Tax Levy Prohibited; Pledging Credit or Taxing Power; Financing Projects of Joint Agencies.

460.841 Tax levy prohibited; pledging credit or taxing power; financing projects of joint agencies. Sec. 41.  A joint agency may not levy taxes nor may it pledge the credit or taxing power of the state or a political subdivision, except for the pledging of receipts of taxes, special assessments, or charges collected by the state or a political subdivision and returnable and payable by law or by contract to the joint agency, and except for the pledge by a political subdivision of the state of its full faith and credit in support of its contractual obligations to the joint agency as authorized by law. Projects of joint agencies shall be financed, in addition to other methods of financing provided by law, as follows:  (a) By rents, rates, fees, and charges authorized pursuant to section 37(n).   (b) By other income or revenues from whatever source available, including contributions or appropriations of whatever nature, or other revenues of the member municipalities of the joint agency.  (c) By grants, loans, or contributions from federal, state, or other governmental units, and grants, contributions, gifts, bequests, or other devices from public or private sources.  (d) By the proceeds of taxes, special assessments, or charges imposed pursuant to law by member municipalities of the joint agency, then returned or paid to the joint agency pursuant to law or contract. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
MI Comp L § 460.842a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.842a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

460.842a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties. Sec. 42a.  A petition under section 42, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicable to a petition described in this section is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992. History: Add. 1998, Act 193, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
MI Comp L § 460.844 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.844 - Sale or Exchange of Excess Capacity or Output.

460.844 Sale or exchange of excess capacity or output.Sec. 44.  (1) A joint agency may sell or exchange the excess capacity or output of a project not required by any of its members for consideration upon terms and conditions as determined by the parties.   (2) A joint agency may do 1 or more of the following:  (a) Transfer all or part of its interest in or functional control of transmission facilities to a multistate regional transmission system organization approved by the federal government and operating in this state or to 1 or more of its transmission-owning members.  (b) Purchase, acquire, sell, or otherwise transfer stock, membership units, or any other interest in a multistate regional transmission system organization approved by the federal government and operating in this state or in 1 or more of its transmission-owning members. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 532, Imd. Eff. July 25, 2002 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2008
MI Comp L § 460.845 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.845 - Eminent Domain.

460.845 Eminent domain. Sec. 45.  A joint agency may take private property under Act No. 149 of the Public Acts of 1911, as amended, or any other applicable law as determined necessary by a joint agency for carrying out its purpose, except that a joint agency shall not exercise its power of eminent domain to acquire an existing electrical generation or transmission facility or a part thereof held in private ownership, including, without limitation, nonprofit corporation, without first securing in writing the approval of the lawful private owner or owners. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
MI Comp L § 460.846 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.846 - Dissolution of Joint Agency; Resolution; Vesting of Title to Funds and Other Properties.

460.846 Dissolution of joint agency; resolution; vesting of title to funds and other properties. Sec. 46.  When the board of commissioners of a joint agency and the governing bodies of its member municipalities shall by resolution determine that the purposes for which the joint agency was formed have been substantially fulfilled and that bonds issued and other obligations incurred by the joint agency have been fully paid or satisfied, the board of commissioners and governing bodies may declare the joint agency to be dissolved. On the effective date of the resolution, the title to the funds and other properties owned by the joint agency at the time of the dissolution shall vest in the member municipalities of the joint agency as provided in this article and the bylaws of the joint agency, and in accordance with section 11 of this act. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
MI Comp L § 460.847 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.847 - Annual Report.

460.847 Annual report. Sec. 47.  A joint agency shall, following the close of each fiscal year, submit a report of its activities for the preceding year to the governing bodies of its member municipalities. The annual report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering the operations of the joint agency during the preceding year, together with an audit of its operations as prescribed in section 48. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
MI Comp L § 460.848 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 448 of 1976 - Michigan Energy Employment Act of 1976 (460.801 - 460.848)|Article 3 - (460.831...460.848)|Section 460.848 - Annual Audit.

460.848 Annual audit. Sec. 48.  The joint agency shall annually cause an audit of its books of records and accounts by a certified public accountant, and the cost of the audit may be treated as part of the cost of construction of a project or projects, or as part of the expense of administration of a project covered by the audit. History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
MI Comp L § 460.1001 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 295 of 2008 - Clean and Renewable Energy and Energy Waste Reduction Act (460.1001 - 460.1211)|295-2008-1. - Part 1. General Provisions (460.1001...460.1013)|Section 460.1001 - Short Title; Purpose and Goal of Act.

460.1001 Short title; purpose and goal of act.Sec. 1.  (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "clean and renewable energy and energy waste reduction act".  (2) The purpose of this act is to promote the development and use of clean and renewable energy resources and the reduction of energy waste through programs that will cost-effectively do all of the following:  (a) Diversify the resources used to reliably meet the energy needs of consumers in this state.  (b) Provide greater energy security through the use of indigenous energy resources available within the state.  (c) Encourage private investment in renewable energy and energy waste reduction.  (d) Coordinate with federal regulations to provide improved air quality and other benefits to energy consumers and citizens of this state.  (e) Remove unnecessary burdens on the appropriate use of solid waste as a clean energy source.   (3) As a goal, not less than 35% of this state's electric needs should be met through a combination of energy waste reduction and renewable energy by 2025, if the investments in energy waste reduction and renewable energy are the most reasonable means of meeting an electric utility's energy and capacity needs relative to other resource options. Both of the following count toward achievement of the goal:  (a) All renewable energy, including renewable energy credits purchased or otherwise acquired with or without the associated renewable energy, and any banked renewable energy credits, that counted toward the renewable energy standard on the effective date of the 2016 amendatory act that added this subsection, as well as renewable energy credits granted as a result of any investments made in renewable energy by the utility or a utility customer after that effective date.  (b) The sum of the annual electricity savings since October 6, 2008, as recognized by the commission through annual reconciliation proceedings, that resulted from energy waste reduction measures implemented under an energy optimization plan or energy waste reduction plan approved under section 73. History: 2008, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 342, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 295 of 2008 provides: "Enacting section 1. As provided in section 5 of 1846 RS 1, MCL 8.5, this act is severable."
MI Comp L § 460.1003 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 295 of 2008 - Clean and Renewable Energy and Energy Waste Reduction Act (460.1001 - 460.1211)|295-2008-1. - Part 1. General Provisions (460.1001...460.1013)|Section 460.1003 - Definitions; a to D.

460.1003 Definitions; A to D.Sec. 3.  As used in this act:  (a) "Applicable regional transmission organization" means a nonprofit, member-based organization governed by an independent board of directors that serves as the regional transmission organization approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with oversight responsibility for the region that includes the provider's service territory.  (b) "Biomass" means any organic matter that is not derived from fossil fuels, that can be converted to usable fuel for the production of energy, and that replenishes over a human, not a geological, time frame, including, but not limited to, all of the following:  (i) Agricultural crops and crop wastes.  (ii) Short-rotation energy crops.  (iii) Herbaceous plants.  (iv) Trees and wood, but only if derived from sustainably managed forests or procurement systems, as defined in section 261c of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261c.  (v) Paper and pulp products.  (vi) Precommercial wood thinning waste, brush, or yard waste.  (vii) Wood wastes and residues from the processing of wood products or paper.  (viii) Animal wastes.  (ix) Wastewater sludge or sewage.  (x) Aquatic plants.  (xi) Food production and processing waste.  (xii) Organic by-products from the production of biofuels.  (c) "Board" means the wind energy resource zone board created under section 143.  (d) "Carbon dioxide emissions benefits" means that the carbon dioxide emissions per megawatt hour of electricity generated by the advanced cleaner energy system are at least 85% less or, for an integrated gasification combined cycle facility or an integrated pyrolysis combined cycle facility, 70% less than the average carbon dioxide emissions per megawatt hour of electricity generated from all coal-fired electric generating facilities operating in this state on January 1, 2008.  (e) "Cogeneration facility" means a facility that produces both electricity and useful thermal energy, such as heat or steam, in a way that is more efficient than the separate production of those forms of energy.  (f) "Commission" means the Michigan public service commission.  (g) "Customer meter" means an electric meter of a provider's retail customer. Customer meter does not include a municipal water pumping meter or additional meters at a single site that were installed specifically to support interruptible air conditioning, interruptible water heating, net metering, or time-of-day tariffs.  (h) "Distributed generation program" means the program established by the commission under section 173. History: 2008, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 342, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 295 of 2008 provides: "Enacting section 1. As provided in section 5 of 1846 RS 1, MCL 8.5, this act is severable."
MI Comp L § 460.1009 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 295 of 2008 - Clean and Renewable Energy and Energy Waste Reduction Act (460.1001 - 460.1211)|295-2008-1. - Part 1. General Provisions (460.1001...460.1013)|Section 460.1009 - Definitions; N to P.

460.1009 Definitions; N to P.Sec. 9.  As used in this act:  (a) "Natural gas provider" means an investor-owned business engaged in the sale and distribution at retail of natural gas within this state whose rates are regulated by the commission.   (b) "Pet coke" means a solid carbonaceous residue produced from a coker after cracking and distillation from petroleum refining operations.  (c) "Plasma arc gasification facility" means a gasification facility that uses a plasma torch to break substances down into their molecular structures.  (d) "Provider" means an electric provider or a natural gas provider.  (e) "PURPA" means the public utility regulatory policies act of 1978, Public Law 95-617.  (f) "Pyrolysis facility" means a facility that effects thermochemical decomposition at elevated temperatures without the participation of oxygen, from carbon-based feedstocks including, but not limited to, coal, wood, biomass, industrial waste, or solid waste, but not including pet coke, hazardous waste, coal waste, or scrap tires. Pyrolysis facility includes the transmission lines, gas transportation lines and facilities, and associated property and equipment specifically attributable to the facility. Pyrolysis facility includes, but is not limited to, an integrated pyrolysis combined cycle facility. History: 2008, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 342, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 295 of 2008 provides: "Enacting section 1. As provided in section 5 of 1846 RS 1, MCL 8.5, this act is severable."
MI Comp L § 460.1013 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 295 of 2008 - Clean and Renewable Energy and Energy Waste Reduction Act (460.1001 - 460.1211)|295-2008-1. - Part 1. General Provisions (460.1001...460.1013)|Section 460.1013 - Definitions; S to W.

460.1013 Definitions; S to W.Sec. 13.  As used in this act:  (a) "Site" means a contiguous site, regardless of the number of meters at that site. A site that would be contiguous but for the presence of a street, road, or highway is considered to be contiguous for the purposes of this subdivision.  (b) "Transmission line" means all structures, equipment, and real property necessary to transfer electricity at system bulk supply voltage of 100 kilovolts or more.  (c) "True net metering" means a utility billing method that applies the full retail rate to the net of the bidirectional flow of kilowatt hours across the customer interconnection with the utility distribution system, during a billing period or time-of-use pricing period. A negative net metered quantity during the billing period or during each time-of-use pricing period within the billing period reflects net excess generation for which the customer is entitled to receive credit under section 177(4). This subdivision is subject to section 177(5).  (d) "Utility system resource cost test" means a standard that is met for an investment in energy waste reduction if, on a life cycle basis, the total avoided supply-side costs to the provider, including representative values for electricity or natural gas supply, transmission, distribution, and other associated costs, are greater than the total costs to the provider of administering and delivering the energy waste reduction program, including net costs for any provider incentives paid by customers and capitalized costs recovered under section 89.  (e) "Wind energy conversion system" means a system that uses 1 or more wind turbines to generate electricity and has a nameplate capacity of 100 kilowatts or more.  (f) "Wind energy resource zone" or "wind zone" means an area designated by the commission under section 147. History: 2008, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 342, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 295 of 2008 provides: "Enacting section 1. As provided in section 5 of 1846 RS 1, MCL 8.5, this act is severable."
MI Comp L § 460.1131 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 295 of 2008 - Clean and Renewable Energy and Energy Waste Reduction Act (460.1001 - 460.1211)|295-2008-3. - Part 3. State Government Energy Efficiency and Conservation (460.1131...460.1133)|Section 460.1131 - Reduction in State Government Grid-Based Energy Purchases; Goal.

460.1131 Reduction in state government grid-based energy purchases; goal.Sec. 131.  It is the goal of this state to reduce state government grid-based energy purchases by 25% by 2015, when compared to energy use and energy purchases for the state fiscal year ending September 30, 2002. History: 2008, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 295 of 2008 provides: "Enacting section 1. As provided in section 5 of 1846 RS 1, MCL 8.5, this act is severable."
MI Comp L § 460.1133 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 295 of 2008 - Clean and Renewable Energy and Energy Waste Reduction Act (460.1001 - 460.1211)|295-2008-3. - Part 3. State Government Energy Efficiency and Conservation (460.1131...460.1133)|Section 460.1133 - Department of Management and Budget; Duties.

460.1133 Department of management and budget; duties.Sec. 133.  The department of management and budget, after consultation with the energy office in the department of labor and economic growth, shall do all of the following:  (a) Establish a program for energy analyses of each state building that identifies opportunities for reduced energy use, including the cost and energy savings for each such opportunity, and includes a completion schedule. Under the program, the energy star assessment and rating program shall be extended to all buildings owned or leased by this state. An energy analysis of each such building shall be conducted at least every 5 years. Within 1 year after the effective date of this act, an energy analysis shall be conducted of any such building for which an energy analysis was not conducted within 5 years before the effective date of this act. If building or facility modifications are allowed under the terms of a lease, the state shall undertake any recommendations resulting from an energy audit to those facilities if the recommendations will save money.  (b) Examine the cost and benefit of using LEED building code standards when constructing or remodeling a state building.  (c) Before the state leases a building, examine the cost and benefit of leasing a building that meets LEED building codes standards, or remodeling a building to meet such standards. The state shall take into consideration whether a building has historical, architectural, or cultural significance that could be harmed by a lease not being renewed solely based on the building's failure to meet LEED criteria.  (d) Assist each state department in appointing an energy reduction coordinator to work with the department of management and budget and the state energy office to reduce state energy use.  (e) Ensure that, during any renovation or construction of a state building, energy efficient products are used whenever possible and that the state purchases energy efficient products whenever possible.  (f) Implement a program to educate state employees on how to conserve energy. The energy office and the department of management and budget shall update the program every 3 years.  (g) Use more cost-effective lighting technologies, geothermal heat pumps, and other cost-effective technologies to conserve energy.  (h) Reduce state government energy use during peak summer energy use seasons with the goal of achieving reductions beginning in 2010.  (i) Create a web-based system for tracking energy efficiency and energy conservation projects occurring within state government. History: 2008, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 295 of 2008 provides: "Enacting section 1. As provided in section 5 of 1846 RS 1, MCL 8.5, this act is severable."
MI Comp L § 460.1141 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 295 of 2008 - Clean and Renewable Energy and Energy Waste Reduction Act (460.1001 - 460.1211)|295-2008-4. - Part 4. Wind Energy Resource Zone (460.1141...460.1161)|Section 460.1141 - Definitions.

460.1141 Definitions.Sec. 141.  As used in this part:  (a) "Construction" means any substantial action constituting placement or erection of the foundations or structures supporting a transmission line. Construction does not include preconstruction activity or the addition of circuits to an existing transmission line.  (b) "Route" means real property on or across which a transmission line is constructed or proposed to be constructed. History: 2008, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 295 of 2008 provides: "Enacting section 1. As provided in section 5 of 1846 RS 1, MCL 8.5, this act is severable."
MI Comp L § 460.1143 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 460 - Public Utilities|Act 295 of 2008 - Clean and Renewable Energy and Energy Waste Reduction Act (460.1001 - 460.1211)|295-2008-4. - Part 4. Wind Energy Resource Zone (460.1141...460.1161)|Section 460.1143 - Wind Energy Resource Zone Board; Membership.

460.1143 Wind energy resource zone board; membership.Sec. 143.  Within 60 days after the effective date of this act, the commission shall create the wind energy resource zone board. The board shall consist of 9 members, as follows:  (a) 1 member representing the commission.  (b) 2 members representing the electric utility industry.  (c) 1 member representing alternative electric suppliers.  (d) 1 member representing the attorney general.  (e) 1 member representing the renewable energy industry.  (f) 1 member representing cities and villages.  (g) 1 member representing townships.  (h) 1 member representing independent transmission companies.  (i) 1 member representing a statewide environmental organization.  (j) 1 member representing the public at large. History: 2008, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 295 of 2008 provides: "Enacting section 1. As provided in section 5 of 1846 RS 1, MCL 8.5, this act is severable."