2025 House Bill 5286

Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority; environmental brownfield redevelopment program; modify.

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 19608a, 19608b, 19609, 19610, 19610a, 19611, 19612, 19613, 20108b, and 21506a (MCL 324.19608a, 324.19608b, 324.19609, 324.19610, 324.19610a, 324.19611, 324.19612, 324.19613, 324.20108b, and 324.21506a), section 19608a as amended and section 19608b as added by 2016 PA 473, sections 19609, 19610, 19611, and 19612 as amended and section 19610a as added by 2016 PA 475, section 19613 as added by 1998 PA 288, section 20108b as amended by 2016 PA 476, and section 21506a as amended by 2017 PA 134, and by adding part 192.

AI Analysis – Experimental

House Bills 5286 and 5287 create a streamlined, accountable brownfield redevelopment system in Michigan by establishing a comprehensive new grant and loan program, expanding eligible uses and financing tools, and clarifying fund administration and tax capture processes to support the cleanup and revitalization of contaminated and housing-related redevelopment sites, contingent on related legislation.

Introduced in the House

Nov. 13, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Alabas Farhat (D-3)

Referred to the Committee on Economic Competitiveness