,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajcba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,september #h1       
#bjbf,mr4 ,subramanyam 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,ms4       
,scholten1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,mr4 ,stanton1
 and ,mr4 ,levin7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,energy to establish best practices for 
the siting of data centers4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,responsible ,data ,center ,siting ,act 
of #bjbf4  #b4 ,best practices for      
siting data centers  7a7 ,establishment 
,the ,secretary of ,energy1 in          
consultation with the ,federal ,energy  
,regulatory ,commission1 the ,secretary 
of ,defense1 and other agencies the     
,secretary of ,energy determines        
appropriate1 shall establish best       
practices for the siting of data        
centers4  7b7 ,considerations ,in       
establishing or revising best practices 

for the siting of data centers under    
this section1 the ,secretary of ,energy 
shall take into consideration-- 7#a7 the
 impacts of a data center on the        
electric grid1 including transmission   
infrastructure1 including--  7,a7       
changes in electricity prices for       
consumers that may be attributed to a   
data center2  7,b7 any additional       
transmission infrastructure buildout    
needed to supply electricity to a data  
center2 and  7,c7 the availability and  
capacity of existing transmission       
infrastructure to transmit electricity  
to a data center and timelines for the  
connection of a data center to the      
electric grid2  7#b7 the impacts of the 
water use by the data center1 including 
impacts on water availability to local  
residents and the surrounding           
environment2  7#c7 the impacts of a data
 center on the surrounding environment1 
including-- 7,a7 impacts on water       
quality and air quality2  7,b7 impacts  
to surrounding ecosystems2  7,c7 impacts

 on emissions1 including from on-site   
electricity generation2 and  7,d7 any   
other environmental impacts the         
,secretary determines appropriate2  7#d7
 the impacts of a data center on local  
communities1 including impacts of--     
7,a7 noise and light generated by a data
 center1 including from on-site         
electricity generation2 and  7,b7 the   
appearance of a data center on the      
character of the community2  7#e7 the   
national security implications of the   
siting of a data center at various types
 of locations1 including implications of
 siting multiple data centers in a      
particular location2  7#f7 the impacts  
of a data center on the local workforce1
 including on long term and short term  
job opportunities2 and  7#g7 the impacts
 of a data center on the local economy1 
including on tax revenue1 with          
consideration of tax benefits offered at
 the ,state level4  7c7 ,inclusion ,the 
,secretary of ,energy shall include in  
the best practices established or       

revised under this section-- 7#a7 the   
characteristics of a site for the siting
 of a data center that would minimize   
any impacts described in subsection 7b7 
that are negative2 and  7#b7 a list of  
ideal locations that meet such          
characteristics for a data center to be 
sited4  7d7 ,initial publication ,not   
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,energy shall make available on the  
public website of the ,department of    
,energy the best practices for the      
siting of data centers established under
 subsection 7a74  7e7 ,revisions ,not   
later than #b years after making        
available on the public website of the  
,department of ,energy best practices   
for the siting of data centers under    
subsection 7d71 and at least once every 
#b years thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,energy shall-- 7#a7 review and revise  
the best practices as the ,secretary    
determines necessary2 and  7#b7 make    
available on the public website of the  

,department of ,energy any such revised 
best practices4  7f7 ,definition ,in    
this ,act1 the term data center has the 
meaning given such term in section #dec 
of the ,energy ,independence and        
,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
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