Businesses: other; Michigan zoning enabling act; make subject to the data center community benefit act. Amends sec. 205 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3205). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1050'26

SB 1051 amends the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act to explicitly include the Data Center Community Benefit Act as a governing standard for local zoning ordinances, ensuring that zoning decisions for data centers must comply with community benefit requirements. The bill also clarifies that counties and townships cannot regulate the drilling or operation of oil and gas wells, while modifying rules for mining valuable natural resources by placing the initial burden of proof on those challenging a zoning decision. Additionally, it protects renewable energy projects that received special land use approval after January 1, 2021, from having their approvals revoked if substantial construction or specific financial expenditures have occurred. This legislation is tied to SB 1050, meaning it will only take effect if that companion bill is also enacted into law.