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IA-HF 976 — Taxation provisions for large data centers

Limits electricity and backup-generation fuel sales-and-use tax exemptions for new or expanded large data centers to 10 years in cities above 30,000 population and 15 years elsewhere, while preserving prior treatment for existing facilities without additions.

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Legal stateEnacted or issuedA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionIowaState-source record
Latest recorded action2025-06-06Enacted / approved
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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Energy

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NJ-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 / clawbackIF13306United States · Research or guidanceCongressional Authority to Regulate Data CentersTax incentive / clawback · EnergyPA-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 / clawbackPA-SB1384Pennsylvania · 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 tax credit and tax benefit administration, further providing for definitions; in computer data center equipment incentive program, providing for certification prohibition; providing for Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development certification and standards; and imposing duties.Tax incentive / clawback
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Taxation provisions for large data centers

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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 recordIA-HF 976Taxation provisions for lar…IA-HF 976: Taxation provisions for large data centersPolicy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeTax IncentivesAI-assisted policy themeTax Incentives: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismTax incentive / clawba…Text-derived policy signalTax incentive / clawback: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionIowaState policy jurisdictionIowa: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorCOMMITTEE ON WAYS AND …personCOMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS: personPolicy familyTaxation provisions fo…IATaxation provisions for large data centers: IA

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