August 13, 2014, Introduced by Senators BRANDENBURG and ROCCA and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 61506b (MCL 324.61506b), as added by 1998 PA
303.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
61506b. (1) Except as provided in subsections subsection
(2), and
(3), beginning on the effective date of this section, the
supervisor shall not issue a permit for or authorize the drilling
of
an oil or gas well if both either
of the following
apply:applies:
(a) The well is located within 450 feet of a residential
building.
(b)
The residential building well
is located in a city or
township with a population of 70,000 or more.
(2) The supervisor may grant a waiver from the requirement of
subsection
(1)(a) (1) if the clerk of the city, village, or
township in which the proposed well is located has been notified of
the
application for a permit for the proposed well and if either of
the
following conditions is met:
(a)
The owner or owners of all residential buildings located
within
450 feet of the proposed well give written consent.
(b)
The the supervisor determines, pursuant to a 2 public
hearing
hearings held before the waiver is granted, that the
proposed well location will not cause waste and there is no
reasonable alternative for the location of the well that will allow
the oil and gas rights holder to develop the oil and gas.
(3)
Subsection (1) does not apply to a well utilized for the
injection,
withdrawal, and observation of the storage of natural
gas
pursuant to this part.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act is retroactive and
takes effect January 1, 2014.