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Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.561 (2026)

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ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE CERTIFICATION ACT

Act 30 of 1995

460.561 Short title.

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "electric transmission line certification act".

History: 1995, Act 30, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1995

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2026 · leading case: Pittsfield Charter Twp. v. Washtenaw Cnty., 664 N.W.2d 193 (Mich. 2003).

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Pittsfield Charter Twp. v. Washtenaw Cnty., 664 N.W.2d 193 (Mich. 2003). · cites it 2× “§ 460.561 et seq. The CCA, upon which the county relies, states at M.”

Kyser v. Kasson Twp, 786 N.W.2d 543 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 2× “3205(1), for example, explicitly makes local zoning subject to the Electric Transmission Line Certification Act, MCL 460.561 et seq. That same provision specifically limits a county or township from regulating or controlling "the drilling, completion, or operation of oil or gas…”

Burt Twp. v. Dep't of Nat. Resources, 576 N.W.2d 170 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “In addition, M.C.L. § 125.271(2); M.S.A. § 5.2963(1)(2) specifies that any ordinance adopted pursuant to the act is subject to the Electric Transmission Line Certification Act, M.”

In Re Application of Michigan Elec. Transmission Co, 309 Mich. App. 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “BACKGROUND The Legislature enacted the Electric Transmission Line Certification Act (Act 30), 1995 PA 30 , MCL 460.561 et seq., effective May 17, 1995, to regulate the construction and location of certain electric transmission lines.”

Addison Twp. v. Dep't of State Police, 560 N.W.2d 67 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). “] The trza only specifies that townships cannot regulate or control oil or gas wells and that an ordinance adopted pursuant to the trza is subject to the electric transmission certification act, MCL 460.561 et seq.; MSA 22.150(1) et seq.”

In re Int'l Transmission Co., 298 Mich. App. 338 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “BACKGROUND Before 2008, all location and construction of electric transmission lines of a certain size and length was governed by 1995 PA 30 , known as the Electric Transmission Line Certification Act, MCL 460.561 et seq. (Act 30). 2 In 2008, the Legislature passed 2008 PA 295 ,…”

Consumers Energy Co. v. Brian Storm (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “56(3) (stating that, “with respect to an acquisition by a private agency,” “[t]he granting of a certificate of public convenience and necessity by the public service commission pursuant to the electric transmission line certification act, [MCL 460.561 to 460.575], is binding on…”

In Re Implementing Provisions of Pub. Act 233 of 2023 (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). “However, the electric transmission line certification act, 1995 PA 30 , MCL 460.561 to 460.575, controls in any conflict with this part,” MCL 460.”

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