SB 275

SENATE BILL NO. 275
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, a resolution,
or a 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, a resolution, or a 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.