§ 460.1201 Definitions
§ 460.1203 Residential energy projects program; establishment; itemized charges; right to propose differing program
§ 460.1205 Residential energy projects program; plan; filing; contents; approval; determination; review
§ 460.1207 Baseline home energy audit required; verification; per-meter charge; shut off for nonpayment; obligation to pay
§ 460.1209 Loan; term; limitation; repayment; interest
§ 460.1211 Rules; report; program with differing elements or approval by commission

Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 460 > Act 295 of 2008 > Part 7 - Residential Energy Improvements

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • 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.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Energy project: means the installation or modification of an energy waste reduction improvement or the acquisition, installation, or improvement of a renewable energy system. See Michigan Laws 460.1201
  • Energy waste reduction improvement: means equipment, devices, or materials intended to decrease energy consumption, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
  (i) Insulation in walls, roofs, floors, foundations, or heating and cooling distribution systems. See Michigan Laws 460.1201
  • Home energy audit: means an evaluation of the energy performance of a residential structure that meets all of the following requirements:
    •   (i) Is performed by a qualified person using building-performance diagnostic equipment. See Michigan Laws 460.1201
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • plan: means a plan approved under section 22 or former section 21 or 23 or found to comply with this act under former section 25, with any amendments adopted under this act. See Michigan Laws 460.1011
  • program: means a program as described in section 203(2). See Michigan Laws 460.1201
  • Property: means privately owned residential real property. See Michigan Laws 460.1201
  • Provider: means an electric provider or a natural gas provider. See Michigan Laws 460.1009
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Record owner: means the person or persons possessed of the most recent fee title or land contract vendee's interest in property as shown by the records of the county register of deeds. See Michigan Laws 460.1201
  • Renewable energy: means electricity or steam generated using a renewable energy system. See Michigan Laws 460.1011
  • 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