Public utilities: electric utilities; guidelines for applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity; provide for. Amends sec. 8 of 1995 PA 30 (MCL 460.568).

Summary

The bill requires electric utilities, affiliated or independent transmission companies to notify all affected municipalities and landowners in writing and via newspaper when they apply for a certificate to build a major transmission line. Those parties receive automatic intervenor status in the Public Service Commission’s contested‑case proceeding, and the commission must decide the application within one year. The measure aims to increase transparency and public participation in transmission line projects.

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