Introduced
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To restrict gas or oil wells (including natural gas “fracking” wells) in a city or township with more than 20,000 residents unless two local hearings are held and the Department of Environmental Quality determines the well there is no “reasonable alternative” location that will allow the drilling rights owner to extract the oil and gas. Under current law this applies to cities and townships with more than 70,000 residents, and only one hearing is required. See also Senate Bill 1026.
Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
