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NJ-S3611 — Directs planning boards to submit certain data center development plans to BPU and State Planning Commission and requires State Planning Commission approval for data center development under MLUL; excludes data centers from economic development subsidies.

Directs planning boards to submit certain data center development plans to BPU and State Planning Commission and requires State Planning Commission approval for data center development under MLUL; excludes data centers from economic development subsidies.

Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionNew JerseyState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-02-19Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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Directs planning boards to submit certain data center development plans to BPU and State Planning Commission and requires State Planning Commission approval for data center development under MLUL; excludes data centers from economic development subsidies.

10 nodes · 9 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 4Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
classified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified 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 recordNJ-S3611Directs planning boards to …NJ-S3611: Directs planning boards to submit certain data center development plans to BPU and State Planning Commission and requires State Planning Commission approval for data center development under MLUL; excludes data centers from economic development subsidies.Policy themeEnergyAI-assisted policy themeEnergy: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeRatepayerAI-assisted policy themeRatepayer: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeTax IncentivesAI-assisted policy themeTax Incentives: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismMoratoriumText-derived policy signalMoratorium: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionNew JerseyState policy jurisdictionNew Jersey: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorJoseph P. CryanpersonJoseph P. Cryan: personPolicy familyDirects planning board…NJDirects planning boards to submit certain data center development plans to BPU and State Planning Commission and requires State Planning Commission approval for data center development under MLUL; excludes data centers from economic development subsidies.: NJ

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