Bill Text: MI HB5369 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Natural resources; gas and oil; setback requirements for oil and gas wells; modify. Amends sec. 61506b of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.61506b).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-17 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/16/2016 [HB5369 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HB5369-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5369
February 16, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Greig, Sarah Roberts, Irwin, Cochran, Darany, Chang, Plawecki, Townsend, Moss, Pagan, Schor, Geiss, LaVoy, Singh, Faris, Wittenberg, Phelps and Zemke and referred to the Committee on Energy Policy.
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 (2) and
(3),
beginning on the effective date of this section, the The
supervisor shall not issue a permit for or authorize the drilling
of
an oil or gas well if both of the following apply:
(a)
The well the well pad for the
well is located, or will be
located,
within 450 5,000 feet
of a residential building, a
public
or private school, a child care facility, a hospital, or a public
park.
(b)
The residential building 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) 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 supervisor determines, pursuant to a public hearing
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.
(2) As used in this section, "well pad" means the area
occupied by the equipment or facilities necessary for or incidental
to the drilling, production, or plugging of a well.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
