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MI HB5286

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Alabas Farhat

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Creates Part 192 establishing a consolidated Brownfield Redevelopment Grant and Revolving Loan Program administered by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to fund environmental remediation at contaminated properties with redevelopment potential

  • Limits grants and loans to local units of government, with a maximum of $2,000,000 per grant and $2,000,000 per loan per project, though projects with significant economic and environmental benefits may receive additional funding in subsequent fiscal years

  • Defines eligible activities to include baseline environmental assessments, investigations, response activities, underground storage tank removal, hazardous materials removal, industrial cleaning, contaminated sediment disposal, demolition, and lead/asbestos/mold abatement

  • Requires loan recipients to repay loans at interest rates not exceeding 50% of prime rate, with repayment beginning within 5 years of first draw and concluding within 15 years

  • Mandates the department submit annual reports to the governor and legislature by December 31 detailing projects financed, including project names, locations, nature, funding amounts, and counties

Legislative Description

Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority; environmental brownfield redevelopment program; modify. Amends secs. 19608a, 19608b, 19609, 19610, 19610a, 19611, 19612, 19613, 20108b & 21506a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.19608a et seq.) & adds pt. 192.

Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/13/2025

12/2/2025

Committee Referrals

Economic Competitiveness11/13/2025

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