Michigan Laws 211.1164 – Removal of abandoned or improperly maintained qualified facilities; fee or bonding requirement
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 211.1164
- qualified facility: means a facility, whether owned or leased, that when constructed and placed in service is located in a solar energy district and that uses or will use solar energy as the sole source for the generation of at least 2 megawatts of nameplate capacity, alternating current, including any solar modules, inverter, racks, tracking, on-site battery storage systems if identified in the application pursuant to section 4(1)(a), controls, electric interface, and all components that are positioned up to, and including, the inversion of the current delivered from the facility. See Michigan Laws 211.1152
- Qualified local governmental unit: means a city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 211.1152
As a condition to an exemption granted under this act, a qualified local governmental unit may impose a fee or adopt a bonding requirement for a qualified facility if the purpose of the fee or bond is to provide for the removal of an abandoned or improperly maintained qualified facility, including a facility that a qualified local governmental unit determines should be removed to protect public health, safety, or welfare. However, a qualified local governmental unit may impose a fee or adopt a bonding requirement for a qualified facility under this section only if the qualified facility is not otherwise subject to a decommissioning fee or removal bond under general zoning ordinances or land use permitting.