Data Center Community Impact Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Energy, working with the EPA, the Department of Commerce, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Council on Environmental Quality, to study how data centers affect communities of color and low-income communities. The study would cover water and energy use, air quality, land use, electricity rates, wastewater, jobs, tax revenue, nearby property values, and public health. The Secretary would have to consult with local governments and Indian Tribes. Within 18 months, the Secretary would send Congress a report with a map of data center locations relative to these communities and recommendations for federal, state, and local actions to reduce potential harms.

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Sponsors

• Bonnie Watson Coleman Democrat sponsor
• 16 cosponsors