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HR-10465 — Public Lands Accountability Act

Tracked record titled “To clarify the requirements for authorizing the use, occupancy, and development of public lands for hyperscale data centers, and for other purposes..” Latest source-reported action: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionUnited StatesFederal-source record
Latest recorded action2026-09-16Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Disclosure & reporting

Forces a data center’s energy, water, and impact data into public view, so regulators, ratepayers, and communities can see figures operators would otherwise keep private.

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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.Disclosure & reportingNJ-S4304New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeProhibits agreements intended to conceal certain information concerning development of data centers under MLUL.Disclosure & reportingPA-HR 630Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeA Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on data center decommissioning in Pennsylvania and provide recommendations.Disclosure & reportingNY-S10708New York · Introduced / in committeeProhibits nondisclosure agreements intended to conceal information about the development of a data center from the public or intended to prevent public review thereofDisclosure & reporting
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Public Lands Accountability Act

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Policy record 1Policy theme 1Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 4Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
classified 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 recordreferred to: Committee named in the latest legislative actioncosponsored: Named cosponsor in the Congress.gov recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordcosponsored: Named cosponsor in the Congress.gov recordmember of family: authoritative billPolicy recordHR-10465Public Lands Accountability…HR-10465: Public Lands Accountability ActPolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismDisclosure & reportingText-derived policy signalDisclosure & reporting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionUnited StatesFederal policy jurisdictionUnited States: Federal policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceCongressOriginal public sourceCongress: Original public sourceDocumented actorNatural ResourcescommitteeNatural Resources: committeeDocumented actorVal T. HoylepersonVal T. Hoyle: personDocumented actorDina TituspersonDina Titus: personDocumented actorRaul RuizpersonRaul Ruiz: personPolicy familyPublic Lands Accountab…USPublic Lands Accountability Act: US

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