HB 4571 Summary

• Amends Michigan's pipeline regulation law to require pipelines transporting crude oil, petroleum products, or carbon dioxide substances to obtain construction and operating permits from the Michigan Public Service Commission.

• Establishes that pipeline permit applications must demonstrate the pipeline will not adversely impact public health, safety, welfare, or the environment, and must comply with applicable state environmental laws.

• Requires pipeline owners/operators to provide landowners with written notice before survey work, and mandates easement offers to agricultural property owners include information about construction impacts, drainage tile and topsoil restoration, property appraisal methods, crop productivity loss estimates, and post-construction damage compensation.

• Imposes an annual pipeline impact fee per mile of pipeline, with 50% distributed to affected counties for emergency management and fire prevention duties, and 50% to the state general fund for the same purposes.

• Requires pipeline operators to post contact information for reporting releases, provide federal inspection reports to state agencies, and immediately notify state agencies of any federal warnings or citations received.