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NJ-A5397 — Requires data centers to submit construction phase water usage plan to DEP.

Requires data centers to submit construction phase water usage plan to DEP.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionNew JerseyState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-09-10Introduced, Referred to Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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Water

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PA-SB 1408Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act providing for data center transparency; prohibiting certain nondisclosure agreements between public agencies and data centers; providing for data centers and public input; prohibiting data centers from being developed or operated by certain foreign entities; and providing for enforcement by Attorney General and for energy and water reporting.WaterPA-SB1345Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, providing for optional temporary moratorium on acceptance or consideration of new applications for high impact data centers.Related tracked evidenceMI-HB 6389Michigan · Introduced / in committeeBusinesses: other; Michigan major digital infrastructure act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6390'26Related tracked evidencePA-SB 1459Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act requiring proposed data centers to conduct water usage studies.Water
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Requires data centers to submit construction phase water usage plan to DEP.

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Policy record 1Policy theme 3Documented 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 classificationapplies 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 recordNJ-A5397Requires data centers to su…NJ-A5397: Requires data centers to submit construction phase water usage plan to DEP.Policy themeWaterExplicit record textWater: Explicit record textPolicy themeCertification & Standa…AI-assisted policy themeCertification & Standards: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themeJurisdictionNew JerseyState policy jurisdictionNew Jersey: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorHeather SimmonspersonHeather Simmons: personPolicy familyRequires data centers …NJRequires data centers to submit construction phase water usage plan to DEP.: NJ

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