The bill amends the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act by adding a new section, Sec. 515, which establishes specific regulations for digital asset mining in industrial zones. It designates digital asset mining as a permitted use of property without the need for special land use or conditional use approval. Additionally, local governments are prohibited from imposing specific decibel limits on sound generated by digital mining businesses, except for general sound pollution limits applicable to industrial zones.

Furthermore, the bill restricts local units of government from imposing any zoning restrictions on digital asset mining businesses that are not also applied to data centers within the same zoning district. The bill also provides definitions for key terms related to digital asset mining, including "blockchain," "blockchain protocol," "data center," "digital asset mining," "digital asset mining business," and "node," to clarify the scope and nature of the activities covered under this legislation.

Statutes affected:
House Introduced Bill: 125.3101, 125.3702