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VA-SB521 — Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems.

Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems. Requires any new construction or substantial expansion, as defined in the bill, of a data center, as defined in the bill, to (i) include a rainwater harvesting system sufficient to capture rainwater runoff from at least 30 percent of the total roof surface area of such data center and (ii) use such harvested rainwater for non-potable water needs, as defined in the bill, including irrigation or the dissipation of heat from any component of such data center. The bill also…

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Legal stateOther / status unclearA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionVirginiaState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-02-03Assigned HACNR sub: Water Usage
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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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.WaterNJ-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 evidencePA-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 evidence
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Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems.

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explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified 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 recordVA-SB521Data centers; rainwater har…VA-SB521: Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems.Policy themeWaterExplicit record textWater: Explicit record textPolicy themeCertification & Standa…Explicit record textCertification & Standards: Explicit record textPolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themeJurisdictionVirginiaState policy jurisdictionVirginia: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorR. Creigh DeedspersonR. Creigh Deeds: personPolicy familyData centers; rainwate…VAData centers; rainwater harvesting systems.: VA

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