2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 483 - OIL, GAS, AND BRINE LINES
Act 16 of 1929 - CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM (483.1 - 483.11)
Section 483.3 - Control by public utilities commission; private business excepted.

Sec. 3.

There is hereby granted to and vested in the Michigan public utilities commission, hereinafter styled the “commission,” the power to control, investigate and regulate every corporation, association or person, now or hereafter exercising or claiming the right to carry or transport crude oil or petroleum, or any of the products thereof, by or through pipe line or lines, for hire, compensation or otherwise, or now or hereafter 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 now or hereafter engaging in the business of buying, selling or dealing in crude oil or petroleum within the limits of this state: Provided, however, That all corporations, associations, or persons who are producers, or refiners of crude oil, or petroleum, or operators of private trunk or gathering lines or other methods of conveying such products, where the nature and extent of their business is private, and where in the conduct thereof no public interest is involved, are hereby specifically excepted and excluded from the terms of this act.

History: 1929, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 11654 ;-- CL 1948, 483.3
Compiler's Notes: The public utilities commission, referred to in this section, was abolished and its powers and duties transferred to the public service commission by MCL 460.4.