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WV-HB 4983 — Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center
Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center
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Certification & Standards
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D. Smith
sponsored: D. Smith
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NJ-S4659New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeRequires DEP to conduct study on environmental impacts of data center development in State; prohibits construction of new data centers until study is complete.Related tracked evidence→PA-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 evidence→MI-HB 6389Michigan · Introduced / in committeeBusinesses: other; Michigan major digital infrastructure act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6390'26Related tracked evidence→MD-EO-01.01.2026.16Maryland · Executive actionExecutive Order 01.01.2026.16 establishes responsible data-center development reviewRelated tracked evidence→
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Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center
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WV-HB 4983explicitly concernsCertification & Standards
Theme named in the title or stored summary · Basis: explicit text match; not graph inference · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗WV-HB 4983classified underEnergy
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗WV-HB 4983classified underGrid Reliability
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗WV-HB 4983applies inWest Virginia
Jurisdiction recorded for this source type · Basis: stored source metadata · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗WV-HB 4983documented byState
Original source URL stored with the policy record · Basis: primary source link · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗WV-HB 4983sponsoredD. Smith
Named sponsor in the tracked public record · Basis: stored metadataInspect supporting source ↗WV-HB 4983member of familyAuthorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center
exact title companion · Basis: exact normalized title within WV, session 2026 · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗