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MI HB5718

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/17/2026

Primary Sponsor

David Prestin

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Expands Michigan's definition of "renewable energy resource" to explicitly include natural gas as a qualifying clean energy source under the Clean and Renewable Energy and Energy Waste Reduction Act (2008 PA 295)
  • Removes previous statutory language that excluded petroleum, nuclear, natural gas, industrial waste, post-use polymers, tires, and coal from the renewable energy resource definition
  • Eliminates restrictions on what qualifies as a "renewable energy system," removing exclusions for hydroelectric pumped storage facilities, certain new dam constructions, incinerators, gasification facilities, and biomass/tire cofiring facilities
  • Simplifies methane digester requirements by removing the specific limitation that digesters must only process municipal wastewater, food waste, animal manure, or organics separated from solid waste
  • Introduced March 17, 2026 by Representatives Prestin, Markkanen, and Bohnak and referred to the House Committee on Energy

Legislative Description

Energy: alternative sources; clean energy system; expand definition of. Amends sec. 11 of 2008 PA 295 (MCL 460.1011).

Energy: alternative sources

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/17/2026

3/18/2026

Committee Referrals

Energy3/17/2026

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