Local Control Protection Act safeguards local zoning decisions on data centers and mandates community benefit agreements for federal tax incentives.
The Local Control Protection Act preserves local governments' authority to decide on zoning for data centers with a power demand of 20 megawatts or more. It prohibits federal courts from hearing challenges against local zoning decisions made by recorded vote with documented findings. Additionally, it mandates that federal agencies cannot approve permits for such data centers if the developer is contesting local zoning denials.
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