Large water appropriations projects evaluation and permitting provision
Preapplication filings for large water appropriation projects required, permit application information for large water appropriation projects added, level of environmental review for data centers specified, data centers exempted from making financial contributions to an energy conservation and optimization plan, and other data center provisions modified.
Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for certain data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, other data center exemptions provided, and data center energy generation redundancy provided.
Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, and data centers exempted from paying sales tax on electricity purchases.
Public waters definition modified, and appropriation for public waters inventory eliminated.
Water appropriations permits requirements appropriation
Requirements for water appropriations permits modified.
Appropriations: supplemental; economic development incentive evaluations for SOAR projects; require. Amends secs. 3, 5 & 7 of 2018 PA 540 (MCL 18.1753 et seq.) & adds sec. 7a.
Permitting efficiency reporting requirements provisions modifications, environmental and resource management permit application process efficiency improvements provisions, Pollution Control Agency permitting provisions modifications, and appropriation
Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer water appropriations authorized.