SENATE BILL No. 378

April 17, 2001, Introduced by Senators HART, KOIVISTO, YOUNG, DE BEAUSSAERT, MURPHY, MILLER and LELAND and referred to the Committee on Technology and Energy.

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 6q.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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1 SEC. 6Q. IF AN ELECTRIC UTILITY OR ALTERNATIVE ELECTRIC

2 SUPPLIER PROVIDES A RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC RATE DISCOUNT PROGRAM

3 FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, THAT PROGRAM SHALL NOT ESTABLISH VARIABLE

4 RATES THAT REQUIRE A PARTICIPATING SENIOR CITIZEN TO PAY A HIGHER

5 RATE FOR SERVICE THAT EXCEEDS A DESIGNATED AMOUNT OF ELECTRIC

6 SERVICE.

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