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PA-SB 1459 — An Act requiring proposed data centers to conduct water usage studies.

An Act requiring proposed data centers to conduct water usage studies.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionPennsylvaniaState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-09-24Referred to Environmental Resources & Energy
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

What the evidence says

Key findings

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Issues named in the record

Water

These themes are supported by explicit words in the title or stored summary, not graph proximity.

02
Formal policy pathway

BROWN

sponsored: BROWN

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PA-SB 1459 evidence graph

An Act requiring proposed data centers to conduct water usage studies.

8 nodes · 7 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 3Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified 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 recordPA-SB 1459An Act requiring proposed d…PA-SB 1459: An Act requiring proposed data centers to conduct water usage studies.Policy themeWaterExplicit record textWater: Explicit record textPolicy themeCertification & Standa…AI-assisted policy themeCertification & Standards: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themeJurisdictionPennsylvaniaState policy jurisdictionPennsylvania: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorBROWNpersonBROWN: personPolicy familyAn Act requiring propo…PAAn Act requiring proposed data centers to conduct water usage studies.: PA

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