Public utilities: other; right of first refusal; extend to counties. Amends sec. 6q of 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.6q).

This bill extends a specific right of first refusal to counties in Michigan, allowing them to purchase hydroelectric facilities for one dollar before they are sold by regulated utility companies. The law requires utility providers to notify the relevant county administrator within 90 days of deciding to sell such a facility, giving the county 90 days to exercise this purchase option. If the county does not buy the facility, the utility may proceed with the sale, but the transaction must include a legal restriction ensuring the county retains this right for any future sales of that specific site. This provision applies only to hydroelectric facilities where the utility has voluntarily surrendered its federal license, and it operates within the existing regulatory framework managed by the state commission.