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MI SB0930

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

5/7/2014

Primary Sponsor

Rebekah Warren

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Origin

Senate

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Removes provisions that prevented zoning ordinances from restricting extraction of valuable natural resources by mining unless very serious consequences would result.

  • Eliminates the burden on challengers to prove valuable natural resources exist, market need, and absence of very serious consequences from extraction.

  • Deletes specific factors for determining whether very serious consequences exist, including impacts on land use, property values, traffic safety, and health/welfare interests.

  • Retains local government authority to regulate hours of operation, blasting, noise levels, dust control, and traffic related to mining operations in a reasonable manner.

  • Maintains zoning ordinance requirements to comply with the Electric Transmission Line Certification Act and Regional Transit Authority Act.

Legislative Description

Land use; zoning and growth management; zoning ordinance preventing mining; eliminate specific statutory standards. Amends sec. 205 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3205).

Land use, zoning and growth management

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Natural Resources, Environment And Great Lakes

5/7/2014

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources, Environment And Great Lakes5/7/2014

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