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Protecting Local Control of Data Centers Act

H.R. 10119 · 119th Congress · Aug 20, 2026 · Lineage

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.

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.