Environmental protection: air pollution; petroleum and carbon dioxide pipeline act; exclude carbon capture projects and sequestration projects and provide conditions for pipeline approval. Amends title & secs. 1, 3 & 11 of 1929 PA 16 (MCL 483.1 et. seq.) & adds secs. 13 & 15. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5664'26, HB 5666'26, HB 5667'26, HB 5668'26, HB 5669'26

This bill updates Michigan's existing pipeline regulations to include carbon dioxide transport while explicitly exempting carbon capture and sequestration projects from oversight. It requires companies building pipelines for oil, petroleum products, or carbon dioxide to obtain approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission, which will review applications for public safety, environmental stewardship, and market conditions. The legislation also clarifies that producers, refiners, and private pipeline operators without public interest involvement remain outside the commission's regulatory authority. By adding new sections to the state's pipeline act, the bill establishes a formal approval process that considers alternative routes and infrastructure options before granting permission for new pipeline construction.