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MD-HB 1534
2026 session

Legislation

Data Centers - Standards for Operation and Siting

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In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.

Mar 10, 2026

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Requiring an owner or operator of a data center to comply with certain standards under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of the Environment to establish by regulation certain sound and vibration controls and requirements for backup power generation for data centers;…

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Requiring an owner or operator of a data center to comply with certain standards under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of the Environment to establish by regulation certain sound and vibration controls and requirements for backup power generation for data centers; prohibiting a local approving authority from authorizing the construction of a data center on certain agricultural land; and requiring a certain applicant to submit a certain report to a local approving authority under certain cirucmstances.

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Linked record: mgaleg.maryland.gov

Sponsor / agency: Delegate Miller

Record last checked: Oct 13, 2026

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