Brownfield Redevelopment Program Modifications (SB0898)

Current understanding

SB0898 modifies Michigan’s environmental brownfield redevelopment program by amending secs. 19608a, 19608b, 19609, 19610, 19610a, 19611, 19612, and 19613 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (1994 PA 451), along with secs. 20108b (environmental remediation) and 21506a, and adds a new Part 192 to the act. The changes restructure the framework governing brownfield redevelopment authorities and the environmental brownfield redevelopment program, potentially affecting how contaminated or blighted sites are financed, remediated, and returned to productive use. The bill has passed one chamber.

Evidence log

• 2026-07-29 — Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority; brownfield redevelopment financing act; amend to exempt museum authorities. Amends sec. 2 of 1996 PA 381 (MCL 125.2652). TIE BAR WITH: SB 1139’26, SB 1141’26: SB1140 (introduced, tie-barred with SB1139/SB1141) separately amends sec. 2 of the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act (1996 PA 381; MCL 125.2652) to exempt museum authorities — a narrower carve-out to the same definitional section that SB0723 restructured. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-07-29 — Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority; transformational brownfield plan; modify. Amends secs. 2, 13c, 14a & 16 of 1996 PA 381 (MCL 125.2652 et seq.) & adds secs.16a & 16b.: SB0723 (enacted) separately amends the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act (1996 PA 381) — modifying transformational brownfield plan sections 2, 13c, 14a, 16 and adding secs. 16a and 16b — a parallel track to SB0898’s amendments to the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act brownfield provisions. (novelty: 2) (novelty: 2)
• 2026-06-17 — Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority; environmental brownfield redevelopment program; modify. Amends sec. 8a of 1996 PA 381 (MCL 125.2658a). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0898’26: SB0899 (tie-barred companion) amends sec. 8a of 1996 PA 381 (MCL 125.2658a) to modify the brownfield redevelopment authority framework alongside SB0898; passed chamber. (novelty: 2)

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