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Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.112 (2026)

Assessments against public utilities; amount; apportionment.

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COSTS OF REGULATING PUBLIC UTILITIES


Act 299 of 1972


460.112 Assessments against public utilities; amount; apportionment.

Sec. 2.

    The department within 30 days after the enactment into law of any appropriation to it, shall ascertain the amount of the appropriation attributable to the regulation of public utilities. This amount shall be assessed against the public utilities and shall be apportioned amongst them as follows: The gross revenue for the preceding calendar year derived from intrastate operations for each public utility shall be totaled and each public utility shall pay a portion of the assessment in the same proportion that its gross revenue for the preceding calendar year derived from intrastate operations bears to such total. Each public utility shall pay a minimum assessment of not less than $50.00.

History: 1972, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 1972

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1998–2018 · leading case: In re Consumers Energy Co., 291 Mich. App. 106 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010).
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In re Consumers Energy Co., 291 Mich. App. 106 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). “The PSC acknowledged that its staff would normally begin the solicitation process according to the ordinary course of business, with the money for consultants coming from the PSC’s budget as appropriated by the Legislature and assessed against all regulated utilities in accord…”
LCI Int'l Telecomm. Corp. v. Dep't of Com., 574 N.W.2d 710 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “Section 2 of Act 299, MCL 460.112; MSA 22.84(2) provides: The department within 30 days after the enactment into law of any appropriation to it, shall ascertain the amount of the appropriation attributable to the regulation of public utilities.”
in Re Revisions to Implementation of Pa 299 of 1972 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “MCL 460.112 provides a formula for assessing those costs: The department within 30 days after the enactment into law of any appropriation to it, shall ascertain the amount of the appropriation attributable to the regulation of public utilities.”
in Re Revisions to Implementation of Pa 299 of 1972 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “MCL 460.112 provides a formula for assessing those costs: The department within 30 days after the enactment into law of any appropriation to it, shall ascertain the amount of the appropriation attributable to the regulation of public utilities.”
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