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New Jersey notice bill referred; Pennsylvania transparency bill advances

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State

New Jersey

  • NJ-A5586: Introduced and referred to the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, this bill would require public notice before preliminary data-center site-plan consideration and hearings and a related DCA notice website.NJ-A5586 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

Pennsylvania

  • PA-SB 1408: Re-reported as amended, this bill would address data-center transparency, public input, certain nondisclosure agreements, foreign-entity ownership, and energy and water reporting.PA-SB1408 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed
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Federal context

  • RM26-4: FERC's active proceeding considers reforms to interconnection of significant electrical loads, including data centers, to the interstate transmission system.RM26-4 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed
  • S-5640: Referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, this bill would require reports on data centers' air-quality, water-quality, and electricity-consumption effects.S-5640 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

New Jersey

  • NJ-S4659: Referred to the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, this bill would require an environmental-impact study and prohibit new data-center construction until it is complete.NJ-S4659 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

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