Energy emergency declarations

Current understanding

Gubernatorial executive orders that declare a State of Energy Emergency in Michigan, typically invoking temporary relief from motor carrier regulations (hours-of-service, weight/size limits) to ensure fuel and energy delivery when infrastructure damage or supply disruptions threaten availability. Declarations are event-specific and time-limited, applying existing statutory emergency powers rather than creating new policy.

Evidence log

• 2026-05-13 — State management: funds; safeguarding tomorrow revolving loan fund; create. Amends 1976 PA 390 (MCL 30.401 - 30.421) by adding sec. 19a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5964’26: cross-connection with hazard-mitigation-revolving-loan-fund: Both operate under 1976 PA 390 (Emergency Management Act); the new fund would sit alongside emergency-declaration authority as a pre-disaster mitigation financing tool. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-04-14 — EXECUTIVE ORDER No 2026-6 Declaration of a State of Energy Emergency: cross-connection with flood-damaged-infrastructure: EO 2026-6 links the two: flood-damaged Northern Michigan infrastructure was the triggering cause for the energy emergency declaration and motor carrier regulatory relief. (novelty: 2)

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