Evidence Intelligence
Understand the policy. Then follow the evidence.
Read the status, operative signals, formal actors, comparable approaches, and evidence gaps before opening the relationship map.
Policy intelligence brief
NY-S10708 — Prohibits nondisclosure agreements intended to conceal information about the development of a data center from the public or intended to prevent public review thereof
Prohibits municipal corporations from entering into a contract or other agreement that has the purpose or effect of concealing the details of the development of a data center from the public or preventing public review of a data center; prohibits data centers from entering into a contract or other agreement having such purpose; exempts agreements solely intended to protect trade secrets.
What the evidence says
Key findings
How it operates
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.
Formal policy pathway
Rachel May
sponsored: Rachel May
Comparable precedents
Related approaches worth comparing
Selected by shared tracked mechanisms or themes, with cross jurisdiction examples prioritized. Similarity is not legal equivalence.
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 & reporting→NJ-S4304New Jersey · Introduced / in committeeProhibits agreements intended to conceal certain information concerning development of data centers under MLUL.Disclosure & reporting→PA-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 & reporting→S-5658United States · Introduced / in committeeA bill to prohibit the construction of data centers on Federal land, and for other purposes.Disclosure & reporting→
Refine the relationship evidence
Relationship map
NY-S10708 evidence graph
Prohibits nondisclosure agreements intended to conceal information about the development of a data center from the public or intended to prevent public review thereof
Policy record 1Policy theme 1Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
The visual map is hidden on small screens; the complete relationship receipts remain available below.
Inspectable edges
Relationship receipts
Each edge states what was observed and why it appears. An edge never implies private influence, support, opposition, or causation.
NY-S10708classified underSiting & Land Use
Fixed-vocabulary topic classification · Basis: AI-assisted tracker classification; inspect the source before relying on it · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗NY-S10708signals mechanismDisclosure & reporting
Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record text · Basis: deterministic text rule; not a legal conclusion · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗NY-S10708sponsoredRachel May
Named sponsor in the tracked public record · Basis: stored metadataInspect supporting source ↗NY-S10708member of familyProhibits nondisclosure agreements intended to conceal information about the development of a data center from the public or intended to prevent public review thereof
exact title companion · Basis: exact normalized title within NY, session 2025-2026 · Observed 2026-10-13Inspect supporting source ↗