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NJ-S4659 — Requires DEP to conduct study on environmental impacts of data center development in State; prohibits construction of new data centers until study is complete.

Requires DEP to conduct study on environmental impacts of data center development in State; prohibits construction of new data centers until study is complete.

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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

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Requires DEP to conduct study on environmental impacts of data center development in State; prohibits construction of new data centers until study is complete.

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Policy record 1Policy theme 5Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
classified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified 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 recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordNJ-S4659Requires DEP to conduct stu…NJ-S4659: Requires DEP to conduct study on environmental impacts of data center development in State; prohibits construction of new data centers until study is complete.Policy themeCertification & Standa…AI-assisted policy themeCertification & Standards: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeEnergyAI-assisted policy themeEnergy: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeGrid ReliabilityAI-assisted policy themeGrid Reliability: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeRatepayerAI-assisted policy themeRatepayer: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismMoratoriumText-derived policy signalMoratorium: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionNew JerseyState policy jurisdictionNew Jersey: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorJoseph CryanpersonJoseph Cryan: personPolicy familyRequires DEP to conduc…NJRequires DEP to conduct study on environmental impacts of data center development in State; prohibits construction of new data centers until study is complete.: NJ

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