Natural resources: gas and oil; definitions in the crude oil and petroleum act; update. Amends sec. 1 of 1929 PA 16 (MCL 483.1). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1131'24, SB 1133'24

This bill updates definitions in Michigan's Crude Oil and Petroleum Act to clarify what constitutes a "carbon dioxide substance" and who counts as a "person" under the law. It reinforces that companies transporting or storing oil, petroleum products, or carbon dioxide cannot use eminent domain to access highways or private land unless specifically authorized by the act. The legislation includes exceptions for rights established before 1929 and for specific carbon sequestration wells. Because the bill is tied to two others, it will only become effective if all three related bills are passed together.