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New Jersey bills advance as Senate measures enter tracker

Federal

  • S-5640: A proposed bill on reports about data centers’ air and water quality effects and electricity consumption was newly tracked after referral to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.S-5640 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed
  • S-5658: A proposed prohibition on building data centers on federal land was newly tracked after referral to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.S-5658 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed
  • S-5645: A proposal for a DOE Data Center Community Assistance Program was newly tracked after referral to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.S-5645 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

State

New Jersey

  • NJ-S4659: A bill that would require a DEP environmental-impact study and halt new data-center construction until its completion was introduced and referred to the Senate Environment and Energy Committee.NJ-S4659 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed
  • NJ-S4658: A bill that would require annual data-center reports to DEP and a transparency dashboard was introduced and referred to the Senate Environment and Energy Committee.NJ-S4658 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed
  • NJ-S4657: A bill that would modify DEP permit-application requirements for data centers was introduced and referred to the Senate Environment and Energy Committee.NJ-S4657 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed
  • NJ-S4304: A bill that would prohibit agreements intended to conceal certain data-center development information under the MLUL was reported from Senate committee for second reading.NJ-S4304 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed
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Federal context

California

Massachusetts

  • MA-EO-658: The executive order bars state permitting agencies from approving data centers above 25 MW without a showing of framework conformance and a community benefits agreement.MA-EO-658 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

New Jersey

Texas

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