Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 483.114 (2026)

Prevention of waste; rules of public utilities commission.

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NATURAL GAS

Act 9 of 1929

483.114 Prevention of waste; rules of public utilities commission.

Sec. 14.

The commission shall have authority to prevent the waste of natural gas in producing operations and in the piping and distribution thereof and to make rules and regulations for that purpose. It is hereby authorized and empowered to do all things necessary for the conservation of natural gas in connection with the production, piping and distribution thereof and to establish such other rules and regulations as will be necessary to carry into effect this act, to conserve the natural gas resources of the state and to preserve the public peace, safety, and convenience in relation thereto.

History: 1929, Act 9, Imd. Eff. Mar. 19, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 11645 ;-- CL 1948, 483.114

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1986–2017 · leading case: N. Michigan Expl. Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 396 N.W.2d 487 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986).

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N. Michigan Expl. Co. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 396 N.W.2d 487 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “” MCL 483.114; MSA 22.1324. (Emphasis added.”

in Re Antrim Shale Formation Re Operation of Wells Under Vacuum (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “and to establish such other rules and regulations as will be necessary to carry into effect this act, to conserve the natural gas resources of the state and to preserve the public peace, safety, and convenience in relation thereto.”

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