MI HB4260

Prohibits the state supervisor from issuing permits for oil or gas wells in counties with populations of 750,000 or more if the well is proposed within 1,000 feet of a residential building.

Allows the supervisor to grant a waiver from the setback requirement if the clerk of the affected city, village, or township is notified and either all residential building owners within 1,000 feet consent in writing or a public hearing determines no reasonable alternative location exists and the well will not cause waste.

Exempts wells used for injection, withdrawal, and observation of natural gas storage from the setback restrictions.

Removes the original requirement that the residential building be located in a city or township with a population of 70,000 or more, simplifying the applicability trigger to only the 750,000 population threshold for the county.

Changes the minimum setback distance from 450 feet to 1,000 feet from residential buildings.