National Steel Corp. v. Public Service Commission

The Public Service Commission appeals an October 24, 1990, Ingham Circuit Court decision that the commission lacks jurisdiction to regulate plaintiffs’ gas pipe line project.

National Steel Corporation operates Great Lakes Steel in Ecorse and River Rouge, Michigan. It proposes to import natural gas from Canadian suppliers from Windsor, Ontario, through a sixteen-inch pipe line to be constructed under the Detroit River from Windsor directly to National Steel’s plant on the river. Novacorp International Pipelines, Ltd., will construct and operate the pipe line. National Steel has acquired…