Land use: zoning and growth management; mining cryptocurrency inside of an area that is zoned for industrial use; allow. Amends 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3101 - 125.3702) by adding sec. 515.
Key claim: Michigan HB4085 would amend the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act to explicitly allow cryptocurrency mining operations within areas zoned for industrial use.
Abstract
(HB4085 · 103rd Legislature) Land use: zoning and growth management; mining cryptocurrency inside of an area that is zoned for industrial use; allow. Amends 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3101 - 125.3702) by adding sec. 515. Latest action (2026-07-01): Rep. Ron Robinson Removed As Cosponsor
Why this matters
Zoning rules determine where energy-intensive crypto-mining operations can locate, and Michigan local governments have varied in how they treat such facilities under existing industrial-use categories. Explicit statutory permission at the state level would preempt local ambiguity, giving miners and industrial landowners a clearer right to operate while shifting land-use conflicts (noise, power draw, neighbor impacts) into the industrial-zone framework.