West Virginia · Legislation

West Virginia HB4832

West Virginia HB4832 is in committee.

This bill requires large data centers in West Virginia to report their water usage to the state environmental agency, which can then restrict or ban their water withdrawals if harm to water resources is detected. It also directs the agency to analyze the impact of high-impact data centers on the state's public waterways.

Recorded sponsors: Evan Hansen, Kayla Young, Anitra Hamilton, John Williams.

Official title

Relating to the use of state water resources

Bill details

Stage
In committee
Policy area
Data Centers
Party origin
Democrat
Sponsors
Evan Hansen, Kayla Young, Anitra Hamilton, John Williams
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Focus areas

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

  • Water Consumption
  • Water Infrastructure
  • Environmental Review
  • Local Control

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How would West Virginia HB4832 change data-center development in West Virginia?

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