(a)
The secretary may require the commission to correct or cease any activity or function that is determined by the secretary not to be in the public interest or that is in violation of this chapter.
(b)
If the commission refuses or fails to cease these activities or functions or to make corrections required by the secretary, the secretary, upon written notice, may suspend all or a portion of the activities or functions of the commission until the time that the cessation or correction of the activities or functions, as required by the secretary, has been accomplished by the commission.
(c)
Any action of the commission in violation of the written notice is without legal force or effect. The secretary, to the extent feasible, shall issue the written notice prior to the commission entering into any contractual relationship affecting the existing or proposed activities or functions that are the subject of the written notice.
(d)
The secretary shall include in the written notice to the commission the specific acts that the secretary determines are not in the public interest or are in violation of this chapter, the secretary’s reasons for requiring a cessation or correction of specific existing or proposed activities or functions, and the secretary’s recommendations with respect to any action that will make the activities or functions acceptable.