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NJ-S4657 — Modifies certain DEP permit application requirements for data centers.

Modifies certain DEP permit application requirements for data centers.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionNew JerseyState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-10-01Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

What the evidence says

Key findings

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How it operates

Siting & permitting

Sets where and how a data center can be built, and which authority and reviews can accelerate or block a project.

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Issues named in the record

Siting & Land Use

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IL-HB5818Illinois · Introduced / in committeeLOC GOVT-DATA CENTERSiting & permitting · Siting & Land UseMI-HB 6427Michigan · Introduced / in committeeBusinesses: other; Michigan zoning enabling act; make subject to the data center local decision protection act. Amends secs. 205 & 606 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3205 & 125.3606). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6426'26Siting & permitting · Siting & Land UsePA-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.Siting & permitting · Siting & Land UseS-5653United States · Introduced / in committeeBipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026Siting & permitting · Siting & Land Use
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Modifies certain DEP permit application requirements for data centers.

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Policy record 1Policy theme 1Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summarysignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies 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 recordNJ-S4657Modifies certain DEP permit…NJ-S4657: Modifies certain DEP permit application requirements for data centers.Policy themeSiting & Land UseExplicit record textSiting & Land Use: Explicit record textPolicy mechanismSiting & permittingText-derived policy signalSiting & permitting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionNew JerseyState policy jurisdictionNew Jersey: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorJoseph P. CryanpersonJoseph P. Cryan: personPolicy familyModifies certain DEP p…NJModifies certain DEP permit application requirements for data centers.: NJ

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