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ND-HB1427 — Relating to authorization for the public service commission to regulate the siting compatibility for data centers; and to provide a penalty.

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 49-22-02, 49-22-03, 49-22-07, 49-22-07.2, 49-22-08, 49-22-08.2, 49-22-09, 49-22-09.2, 49-22-14, 49-22-16, 49-22-20, 49-22-21, 49-22-22, 49-22-24, and 49-22-25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authorization for the public service commission to regulate the siting compatibility for data centers; and to provide a penalty.

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Legal stateFailed, withdrawn, revoked or supersededA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionNorth DakotaState-source record
Latest recorded action2025-01-17Withdrawn from further consideration
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

What the evidence says

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How it operates

Siting & permitting

Sets where and how a data center can be built, and which authority and reviews can accelerate or block a project.

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Issues named in the record

Siting & Land Use

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ND-HB1427 evidence graph

Relating to authorization for the public service commission to regulate the siting compatibility for data centers; and to provide a penalty.

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Policy record 1Policy theme 3Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly 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 recordND-HB1427Relating to authorization f…ND-HB1427: Relating to authorization for the public service commission to regulate the siting compatibility for data centers; and to provide a penalty.Policy themeSiting & Land UseExplicit record textSiting & Land Use: Explicit record textPolicy themeEnergyAI-assisted policy themeEnergy: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeGrid ReliabilityAI-assisted policy themeGrid Reliability: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismSiting & permittingText-derived policy signalSiting & permitting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionNorth DakotaState policy jurisdictionNorth Dakota: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorAnna S. NovakpersonAnna S. Novak: personPolicy familyRelating to authorizat…NDRelating to authorization for the public service commission to regulate the siting compatibility for data centers; and to provide a penalty.: ND

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