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VA-HB641 — Virginia's Great Outdoors Act; established, creates data center land conservation tax.

Virginia's Great Outdoors Act established; data center land conservation tax; land preservation distributions and appropriations. Creates a data center land preservation tax on and after January 1, 2027, in an amount equal to $3 per square foot of each data center facility footprint, as defined in the bill, and directs no less than $250 million of revenues from the tax to be distributed for various land protection and preservation purposes, including into the Virginia Tribal Commitment Fund, as created in the bill…

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionVirginiaState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-07-21Continued from last session
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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Virginia's Great Outdoors Act; established, creates data center land conservation tax.

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applies 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-HB641Virginia's Great Outdoors A…VA-HB641: Virginia's Great Outdoors Act; established, creates data center land conservation tax.JurisdictionVirginiaState policy jurisdictionVirginia: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorPaul E. KrizekpersonPaul E. Krizek: personPolicy familyVirginia's Great Outdo…VAVirginia's Great Outdoors Act; established, creates data center land conservation tax.: VA

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