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Pennsylvania SB991

Pennsylvania SB991 is in committee.

This Pennsylvania bill creates a formal permitting process that data centers must go through before being built, with the state's environmental agency overseeing approvals. It adds regulatory hurdles to data center construction by requiring environmental review and compliance before siting can proceed.

Recorded sponsors: Camera Bartolotta, Patrick Stefano, Elder Vogel, Judith Ward.

Official title

Providing for a permitting process for data center siting; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Environmental Protection.

Bill details

Stage
In committee
Policy area
Data Centers
Party origin
Republican
Sponsors
Camera Bartolotta, Patrick Stefano, Elder Vogel, Judith Ward
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Focus areas

Topics this bill touches, used to group it with related legislation.

  • Environmental Review
  • Local Zoning
  • Water Consumption
  • Carbon Emissions

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How would Pennsylvania SB991 change data-center development in Pennsylvania?

Records current as of . The bill text and legislative history are linked below.