MI HB5372

Adds "hydraulic fracturing" to the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, defined as injecting foam or fluid under pressure in a well to create fractures and enhance hydrocarbon production.

Prohibits counties and townships from regulating or controlling the drilling, completion, or operation of oil and gas wells, but explicitly allows them to regulate hydraulic fracturing operations.

Permits local units of government to reasonably regulate hours of operation, blasting hours, noise levels, dust control, and traffic for mining and extraction activities, provided regulations accommodate customary mining operations.

Requires persons challenging zoning decisions related to natural resource extraction to demonstrate valuable resources exist, market need exists, and no very serious consequences would result from extraction.

Establishes factors for determining "very serious consequences," including impacts on existing land uses, property values, traffic safety, health and welfare, and overall public interest in resource extraction.