2023 House Bill 4036

Public utilities: natural gas utilities; local units of government imposing a ban on the use of natural gas or installation of natural gas infrastructure; prohibit.

A bill to prohibit municipalities from imposing a ban on the use of natural gas or the installation of natural gas infrastructure; to provide for the powers and duties of certain local governmental officers and entities; and to provide that certain local ordinances, resolutions, or policies are void and unenforceable.

AI Analysis – Experimental

This bill aims to prevent municipalities in Michigan from banning the use of natural gas or the installation of natural gas infrastructure. The bill assigns specific powers and duties to local governmental officers and entities and declares that any local ordinances, resolutions, or policies that contradict this prohibition, enacted on or after the bill's effective date, will be considered void and unenforceable.

Introduced in the House

Jan. 19, 2023

Introduced by Reps. Dale Zorn (R-34) and Bradley Slagh (R-85)

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation