This bill would stop federal agencies from overriding state or local land-use, zoning, siting, or permitting authority for data centers on non-Federal land. It would also bar federal agencies from making federal funds for such data centers conditional on a state or local government giving up or limiting that authority. The bill was introduced on August 20, 2026, by Representatives Tom Barrett and John Moolenaar and was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
If the bill becomes law, federal agencies may not bypass local or state rules when approving or funding data centers on non-Federal (private) land. State and local governments would retain their current authority over land-use, zoning, siting, and permitting for those data centers. Federal funds could not be tied to a requirement that a state or locality give up or limit that authority.
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The sponsors introduced the bill to prohibit federal preemption of state and local land-use, zoning, siting, and permitting authority for data centers on non-Federal land. The bill text shows the intent to preserve that authority and to prevent conditioning federal funds on relinquishing it.
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