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IN-HB 1043 — Data center water regulation.

Data center water regulation. Defines "data center". Prohibits a person from operating a data center in Indiana without obtaining a consumption permit from the department of natural resources (department). Sets forth information that must be included in a consumption permit application. Establishes procedures for the department to approve or deny a consumption permit application. Provides that a consumption permit may be transferred under certain circumstances. Provides that a person may consult with the departmen…

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionIndianaState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-01-08Representative Commons added as coauthor
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

What the evidence says

Key findings

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How it operates

Moratorium · Siting & permitting · Water standard

Check whether the policy creates, changes, or removes a development pause or prohibition, and which facilities and approvals it covers. Sets where and how a data center can be built, and which authority and reviews can accelerate or block a project. Measures or limits how much water a data center draws for cooling, and how local scarcity is weighed in approvals.

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Issues named in the record

Water · Siting & Land Use

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Formal policy pathway

Alex Burton

sponsored: Alex Burton

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IN-HB 1043 evidence graph

Data center water regulation.

10 nodes · 9 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 3Policy mechanism 2Documented 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 summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textsignals 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 recordIN-HB 1043Data center water regulatio…IN-HB 1043: Data center water regulation.Policy themeWaterExplicit record textWater: Explicit record textPolicy themeSiting & Land UseExplicit record textSiting & Land Use: Explicit record textPolicy themeCertification & Standa…AI-assisted policy themeCertification & Standards: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismMoratoriumText-derived policy signalMoratorium: Text-derived policy signalPolicy mechanismSiting & permittingText-derived policy signalSiting & permitting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionIndianaState policy jurisdictionIndiana: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorAlex BurtonpersonAlex Burton: personPolicy familyData center water regu…INData center water regulation.: IN

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