No. HB 1517
Filed under AI & Technology.
Approval of Data Center Facilities; Requires applications for approval of data center facilities to include specified disclosures; requires existing data centers to disclose specified information; requires DEP to make such information publicly available on its website; provides penalty; prohibits certain tax credits, exemptions, protections, & restrictions for such information; requires DEP to adopt rules.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDNew data centers must submit detailed plans for energy, water, waste, and worker safety before approval. Existing facilities must disclose the same information to the Department of Environmental Protection by August 1, 2026.
The department must post all disclosures on its website for at least 30 days before approving any new facility. Local governments within 100 square miles must also post the information on their websites.
Written notices must be sent to all residential and commercial landowners and renters within a five-mile radius of the proposed data center location. This ensures nearby communities receive direct notification of the facility's resource impacts.
Data centers that fail to comply with these reporting requirements may face fines of up to $10,000 per violation. Owners or operators who fail to submit required disclosure reports may not receive any tax incentives.
AIRequires all new and existing data centers to publicly disclose detailed energy, water, waste, and emissions plans on the Department of Environmental Protection website.
AIProhibits the approval of any new data center facility until its required environmental and resource disclosures have been publicly posted for at least 30 days.
AIRequires local governments within 100 square miles to post disclosures and mandates written notices to all landowners and renters within a 5-mile radius of the proposed site.
AIPrevents data centers from withholding required environmental and resource information from public view by claiming trade secrets or confidentiality agreements.
AIImposes fines of up to $10,000 per violation for non-compliance and bars high resource use facilities from receiving tax incentives if disclosure reports are not properly submitted.
AIRequires data centers to state adherence to specific security standards, including ISO 27001, GDPR for European users, PCI DSS for payment data, and HIPAA for health information.