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- Commission: means the Michigan public service commission. See Michigan Laws 460.1003
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Construction: means any substantial action constituting placement or erection of the foundations or structures supporting a transmission line. See Michigan Laws 460.1141
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Dairy product: means all of the following:
(i) Dairy product as that term is defined in section 12 of the manufacturing milk law of 2001, 2001 PA 267, MCL 288. See Michigan Laws 289.822Federal approval: means approval by the applicable regional transmission organization or other Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-approved transmission planning process of a transmission project that includes the transmission line. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Fruit and vegetable product: means those plant items used by human beings for human food consumption including, but not limited to, field crops, root crops, berries, herbs, fruits, vegetables, flowers, seeds, grasses, tree products, mushrooms, and other similar products, or any other fruit and vegetable product processed for human consumption as determined by the Michigan commission of agriculture. See Michigan Laws 289.822 Grain: means dry edible beans, soy beans, small grains, cereal grains, corn, grass seeds, hay, and legume seeds in a raw or natural state. See Michigan Laws 289.822 in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q Independent transmission company: means that term as defined in section 2 of the electric transmission line certification act, 1995 PA 30, MCL 460. See Michigan Laws 460.1007 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 289.822 Processing: means the commercial processing or handling of fruit, vegetable, dairy, meat, and grain products for human food consumption and animal feed including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) The generation of noise, odors, waste water, dust, fumes, and other associated conditions. See Michigan Laws 289.822Processing operation: means the operation and management of a business engaged in processing. See Michigan Laws 289.822 Route: means real property on or across which a transmission line is constructed or proposed to be constructed. See Michigan Laws 460.1141 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 Transmission line: means all structures, equipment, and real property necessary to transfer electricity at system bulk supply voltage of 100 kilovolts or more. See Michigan Laws 460.1013 United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o