2023 Senate Bill 588

Land use: zoning and growth management; certification of solar, wind, and storage facilities of 100 MW or more; make zoning enabling act subject to.

A bill to amend 2006 PA 110, entitled “Michigan zoning enabling act,” by amending section 205 (MCL 125.3205), as amended by 2018 PA 366.

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The bill outlines that zoning ordinances must comply with several acts, including the Electric Transmission Line Certification Act, the Regional Transit Authority Act, the Small Wireless Communications Facilities Deployment Act, and parts of the Clean and Renewable Energy and Energy Waste Reduction Act. It specifies that local authorities cannot regulate the drilling and operation of oil or gas wells, and sets conditions under which natural resource extraction by mining can be restricted.

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 12, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Sean McCann (D-19)

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Environment