Michigan 2023-2024 Regular Session

Michigan House Bill HB4036 Compare Versions

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11 HOUSE BILL NO. 4036 A bill to prohibit municipalities from imposing a ban on the use of natural gas or the installation of natural gas infrastructure; to provide for the powers and duties of certain local governmental officers and entities; and to provide that certain local ordinances, resolutions, or policies are void and unenforceable. the people of the state of michigan enact: Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Governing body" means the body in which the legislative powers of a municipality are vested. (b) "Municipality" means a county, city, village, or township. (c) "Natural gas infrastructure" means any equipment, facility, or building used in the transportation or distribution of natural gas. Sec. 3. Beginning on the effective date of this act, the governing body of a municipality shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits any of the following: (a) The use of natural gas in that municipality. (b) The installation of natural gas infrastructure in that municipality. Sec. 5. Any provision in an ordinance, resolution, or policy adopted by the governing body of a municipality on or after the effective date of this act that violates section 3 is void and unenforceable.
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