{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-460.565","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.565","heading":"Transmission line; certificate required.","body":"Sec. 5.\n\nAn electric utility, affiliated transmission company, or independent transmission company shall not begin construction of a major transmission line for which a plan has been submitted under section 4 until the commission issues a certificate for that transmission line. Except as otherwise provided in section 9, a certificate of public convenience and necessity under this act is not required for constructing a new transmission line other than a major transmission line or for reconstructing, repairing, replacing, or improving an existing transmission line, including the addition of circuits to an existing transmission line.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 460","Act Act-30-of-1995"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-460-565","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"4ed5c5034e2c22c04cecbd586f74aecd08299693cd81bd88702c5958e52635f4","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-460.564","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-460.566"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}