2025 Senate Bill 140

Natural resources: gas and oil; fee for monitoring, administration, and enforcement; increase.

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending section 61524 (MCL 324.61524), as amended by 1998 PA 252.

AI Analysis – Experimental

The bill amends the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to increase the maximum fee on oil and gas production from 1% to 2%, with the proceeds supporting monitoring and enforcement activities, and establishes annual procedures for determining and applying this fee based on fund balances and production estimates.

Introduced in the Senate

March 12, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-15) and five co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-3), Mallory McMorrow (D-8), Sue Shink (D-14), Erika Geiss (D-1) and Rosemary Bayer (D-13)

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture