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MN-HF4990 — Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for certain data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, other data center exemptions provided, and data center energy generation redundancy provided.

Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for certain data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, other data center exemptions provided, and data center energy generation redundancy provided.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionMinnesotaState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-04-16Introduction and first reading, referred to
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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Tax incentive / clawback

Lowers the public cost of building a data center, and can attach conditions or clawbacks that recover the benefit if commitments are not met.

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Formal policy pathway

Mekeland

sponsored: Mekeland

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IF13306United States · Research or guidanceCongressional Authority to Regulate Data CentersTax incentive / clawback · Energy · WaterNJ-A5482New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeEstablishes six month moratorium on approvals, construction, expansion, subsidies, and tax incentives for certain artificial intelligence data centers; creates Artificial Intelligence Data Center Impact Commission.Tax incentive / clawbackPA-HB2359Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in computer data center equipment incentive program, further providing for definitions, for application for certification, for eligibility requirements relating to sales and use tax refund program, for notification, for eligibility requirements relating to sales and use tax exemption program and for notification and records.Tax incentive / clawback · Certification & StandardsMA-DATA-CENTER-GUARDRAILS-2026Massachusetts · Official announcementMassachusetts pauses data-center tax incentive and calls for comprehensive guardrailsTax incentive / clawback · Energy · Water
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Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for certain data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, other data center exemptions provided, and data center energy generation redundancy provided.

11 nodes · 10 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 5Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordMN-HF4990Criteria for preapplication…MN-HF4990: Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for certain data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, other data center exemptions provided, and data center energy generation redundancy provided.Policy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeWaterExplicit record textWater: Explicit record textPolicy themeCertification & Standa…Explicit record textCertification & Standards: Explicit record textPolicy themeCarbonAI-assisted policy themeCarbon: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeGrid ReliabilityAI-assisted policy themeGrid Reliability: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismTax incentive / clawba…Text-derived policy signalTax incentive / clawback: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionMinnesotaState policy jurisdictionMinnesota: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorMekelandpersonMekeland: personPolicy familyCriteria for preapplic…MNCriteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for certain data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, other data center exemptions provided, and data center energy generation redundancy provided.: MN

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