Michigan Laws 483.3 – Control, investigation, and regulation by Michigan public service commission; private business excepted
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 483.3
- Commission: means the Michigan public service commission. See Michigan Laws 483.1
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 483.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the commission is granted the power to control, investigate, and regulate a person doing any of the following:
(a) Exercising or claiming the right to carry or transport crude oil or petroleum, or any of the products thereof, or carbon dioxide substances, by or through pipe line or lines, for hire, compensation, or otherwise within this state.
(b) Exercising or claiming the right to engage in the business of piping, transporting, or storing crude oil or petroleum, or any of the products thereof, or carbon dioxide substances within this state.
(c) Engaging in the business of buying, selling, or dealing in crude oil or petroleum or carbon dioxide substances within this state.
(2) Producers or refiners of crude oil or petroleum or carbon dioxide substances or operators of private trunk or gathering lines or other methods of conveying those products, are not subject to this act if the nature and extent of their business is private and no public interest is involved in the conduct of the business.