OIL & GAS WELLS: LOCAL REGULATION                                                          S.B. 1076:

                                                                                  SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL

                                                                                                         IN COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 1076 (as introduced 9-17-14)

Sponsor:  Senator Jack Brandenburg

Committee:  Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes

Date Completed:  12-3-14

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act to allow a township with a population of at least 70,000 to regulate or control oil and gas wells within its boundaries.

The Act prohibits a county or township from regulating or controlling the drilling, completion, or operation of oil or gas wells or other wells drilled for oil or gas exploration purposes, and provides that a county or township does not have jurisdiction over the issuance of permits for the location, drilling, completion, operation, or abandonment of such wells. Under the bill, these provisions would apply to a township only if it had a population of less than 70,000.

MCL 125.3205                                                              Legislative Analyst:  Julie Cassidy

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

                                                                                     Fiscal Analyst:  Elizabeth Pratt

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.