[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10119 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10119

To prohibit the preemption of State or local land-use, zoning, siting, 
 or permitting authority for data centers on non-Federal land, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 20, 2026

 Mr. Barrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the preemption of State or local land-use, zoning, siting, 
 or permitting authority for data centers on non-Federal land, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Local Control of Data 
Centers Act''.

SEC. 2. NO PREEMPTION OF STATE OR LOCAL LAND-USE, ZONING, SITING, OR 
              PERMITTING AUTHORITY FOR DATA CENTERS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of a Federal 
agency may not override, bypass, or displace State or local land-use, 
zoning, siting, or permitting authority for data centers located on 
non-Federal land, or condition the receipt of Federal funds for such 
data centers on a State or local government relinquishing or limiting 
such authority.
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