{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-460.501","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.501","heading":"Certificate of convenience and necessity; definition.","body":"Sec. 1.\n\nThe term \"municipality\", when used in this act, means a city, village or township.\n\nThe term \"public utility\", when used in this act, means persons and corporations, other than municipal corporations, or their lessees, trustees and receivers now or hereafter owning or operating in this state equipment or facilities for producing, generating, transmitting, delivering or furnishing gas or electricity for the production of light, heat or power to or for the public for compensation.\n\nThe term \"commission\", when used in this act, means the Michigan public utilities commission or such other state governmental agency as may exercise the powers now conferred upon said commission.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 460","Act Act-69-of-1929"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-460-501","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"134563f7a46fc07d6b599e538fd852b4076ba6c3d3f9b0d77cdde5c1980a106d","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-460.848","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-460.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}