,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ibfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbf,mr4 
,bresnahan introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to protect the authority of 
local governments to make zoning        
decisions regarding data center         
development1 and to require community   
benefit agreements as a condition for   
,federal tax incentives4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,local ,control ,protection ,act4  #b4  
,protection of local governments ,a     
court of the ,united ,states shall not  
have jurisdiction to hear any challenge 
to the determination of a unit of local 
government to preclude the development  

of a covered data center1 if the        
determination was made by a recorded    
vote along with documented findings4    
#c4 ,federal agency action prohibition  
,no ,federal agency may approve permits 
related to the construction or operation
 of a covered data center if the owner1 
operator1 or developer of such covered  
data center has initiated or is         
maintaining a legal action in any court 
seeking to challenge1 overturn1 or      
otherwise override a zoning denial      
issued by a unit of local government    
with respect to that covered data       
center1 if the determination was made by
 a recorded vote along with documented  
findings4  #d4 ,community benefit       
requirement for tax credit eligibility  
7a7 ,in general ,part ,,iv of subchapter
 ,a of chapter #a of subtitle ,a of the 
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subpart3  ,h  ,community  
,benefit ,requirement for ,credits for  
,data ,centers  #ed4  ,community benefit

 requirement for credits for data       
centers  7a7  ,in general  ,no credit   
against the tax imposed by this chapter 
for any taxable year shall be allowed   
under this part to a taxpayer developing
 a covered data center 7as defined in   
section #e of the ,local ,control       
,protection ,act7 during such taxable   
year if such taxpayer does not include  
on their return of tax for such taxable 
year and make publicly available an     
executed legally enforceable agreement  
with the chief executive of the unit of 
local government in which the covered   
data center will be developed that      
includes terms related to local tax     
liabilities1 infrastructure mitigation  
measures addressing road1 water1        
stormwater1 and utility impacts1        
environmental and noise monitoring      
protocols1 and that is accompanied by a 
,local ,workforce ,utilization ,plan    
that--  7#a7 documents the good-faith   
efforts of the developer to recruit and 
hire workers from the region in which   

the covered data center is located      
before sourcing labor from outside the  
region2  7#b7 identifies partnerships   
with registered apprenticeship programs1
 career and technical education centers1
 community colleges1 and local workforce
 development organizations serving the  
region2 and  7#c7 demonstrates a        
preference for local contractors and    
subcontractors whenever qualified local 
firms are available4  ,the ,local       
,workforce ,utilization ,plan shall be  
publicly filed as part of the agreement 
required under this subsection and shall
 be updated annually for the duration of
 the construction period4  7b7  ,related
 party  ,all persons which are treated  
as a single employer under subsections  
7a7 and 7b7 of section #eb shall be     
treated as a single taxpayer for        
purposes of this section4  4  7b7       
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
subparts for part ,,iv of subchapter ,a 
of chapter #a of subtitle ,a of such    
,code is amended by adding at the end   

the following new item3 ,subpart ,h4    
,community ,benefit ,requirement for    
,credits for ,data ,centers4  7c7       
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this section shall apply to taxable     
years beginning after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4  #e4 ,definition
 ,in this ,act1 the term covered data   
center means-- 7#a7 a data center 7as   
defined in section #dec7;a7 of the      
,energy ,independence and ,security ,act
 of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agaab7;a777   
with a power demand of #bj megawatts or 
more2 or  7#b7 any group of facilities--
 7,a7 under common ownership or control2
  7,b7 the majority of which primarily  
contain electronic equipment used to    
process1 store1 and transmit digital    
information2  7,c7 located on a         
contiguous or proximate site within the 
same municipality or county2 and  7,d7  
that1 in the aggregate1 have a power    
demand of #bj or more megawatts4