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The following are applicable statutory references for the Part 8. Electrical Rule Set: Section 4 of
the Stille- DeRosset-Hale Single State Construction Code Act, 1972 PA 230; MCL 125.1504(5);
Executive Reorganization order Nos. 1996-2, 2003-1, 2008-4, and 2011-4, MCL 445.2001,
445.2011, 445.2025, and 445.2030.
B. Are the rules mandated by any applicable constitutional or statutory provision? If so, please
explain.
The authority for the proposed rules is found in Section 4 of the Stille-DeRosset-Hale Single State
Construction Code Act, 1972 PA 230, (MCL 125.1504(5)), and Executive Reorganization order
Nos. 1996-2, 2003-1, 2008-4, and 2011-4, MCL 445.2001, 445.2011, 445.2025, and 445.2030.
MCL 125.1504(5) requires that the director add, amend, and rescind rules to update the code, not
less than once every three years, to coincide with the national code change cycle.
9. Please describe the extent to which the rules conflict with or duplicate similar rules,
compliance requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.
There are no similar rules or regulations adopted by the State or Federal government.
10. Is the subject matter of the rules currently contained in any guideline, handbook, manual,
instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda?
There is no subject matter in the proposed rules that is currently contained in any guideline,
handbook, manual, instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda.
11. Are the rules listed on the department’s annual regulatory plan as rules to be processed
for the current year?
No.
12. Will the proposed rules be promulgated under Section 44 of the Administrative Procedures
Act, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.244, or under the full rulemaking process?
Full Process
13. Please describe the extent to which the rules exceed similar regulations, compliance
requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.
The proposed rules will adopt by reference the 2023 edition of the NEC as the basis for the State’s
electrical code, with amendments, deletions, and additions deemed necessary for use in Michigan.
The adoption of the 2023 NEC will allow the industry to take full advantage of new and improved
materials and technologies that have come into use since the 2017 version. The Bureau of
Construction Codes is not aware of any proposed rules or revisions to current rules that may
exceed national or regional standards. The rules review committee does not intend to write a code,
with rules, that exceeds national or regional standards. Until the review committee has the
opportunity to review the 2023 NEC, the Bureau is unable to describe the extent to which any
amendments, deletions, and additions to the NEC made through the rules could differ from
national standards.
14. Do the rules incorporate the recommendations received from the public regarding any
complaints or comments regarding the rules? If yes, please explain.
These rules do incorporate the recommendations received from the public regarding any
complaints or comments regarding these rules. The comments or complaints from the public came
from either the Public Informal Advisory Meeting or from the Proposed Rule/Code Change
Request Form.
15. If amending an existing rule set, please provide the date of the last evaluation of the rules
and the degree, if any, to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed
the regulatory activity covered by the rules since the last evaluation.
MCL 24.239