,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dgbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #i1 #bjbf,mr4    
,m>key 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51    
,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,book]1 & ,mr4 ,wel*7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to require ! ,adm9i/rator ( !          
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy to c>ry
 out a /udy on ! environm5tal impacts ( 
artificial intellig5ce data c5t]s &     
associat$ en]gy infra/ructure1 to       
require ! ,director ( ! ,national       
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology to      
conv5e a consortium on su* environm5tal 
impacts1 & to require ! ,adm9i/rator to 
develop a report+ sy/em = ! report+ ( ! 
environm5tal impacts ( artificial       
intellig5ce1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,artificial ,intellig5ce ,environm5tal  
,impacts ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,multiple 
e/imates indicate t ! am\nt (           

computational p[] be+ us$ = artificial  
intellig5ce applications has increas$   
rapidly ov] ! la/ decade4  7#b7 ,accord+
 to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 data c5t]     
en]gy dem& has tripl$ 9 ! la/ decade &  
is expect$ to d\ble or triple aga9 by   
#bjbh4  7#c7 ,accel]at+ use ( artificial
 intellig5ce greatly increases en]gy    
consumption due to ! p[] utilization (  
comput] h>dw>e requir$ = tra9+ & op]at+ 
artificial intellig5ce models1 despite  
ongo+ effici5cy ga9s 9 bo? artificial   
intellig5ce models & h>dw>e4  7#d7      
,rapid gr[? 9 data c5t] infra/ructure   
support+ artificial intellig5ce & o!r   
comput+-int5sive te*nologies1 includ+   
cool+ sy/ems & backup p[] equipm5t1 c   
contribute to air & wat] pollution1     
increas$ en]gy dem&1 increas+ wat]      
sc>city1 & l&-use *anges4  7#e7 ,accord+
 to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 hyp]scale     
facilities are project$ to consume      
betwe5 #af1jjj1jjj1jjj & #cc1jjj1jjj1jjj
 gallons annually by #bjbh4  7#f7       
,res\rce & en]gy-int5sive manufactur+   

processes are requir$ = ! h>dw>e t runs 
artificial intellig5ce & o!r            
comput+-int5sive te*nologies1 lead+ to  
significant environm5tal impacts4  7#g7 
,electricity prices h already ris5      
significantly z dem& f data c5t]s gr[s1 
& are project$ to cont9ue ris+ rapidly4 
7#h7 ,accord+ to ! ,en]gy ,in=mation    
,ag5cy1 betwe5 ,janu>y1 #bjbe1 &        
,decemb]1 #bjbe1 h\sehold electricity   
prices increas$ by z mu* z #ac p]c5t    
nationwide4  7#i7 ,prices are project$  
to rise by ano!r #be p]c5t 9 c]ta9      
places ov] ! next five ye>s due to      
increas$ dem& f data c5t]s4  7#aj7      
,ye>ly increases 9 electronic wa/e 7kn[n
 z e-wa/e7 pose environm5tal & heal?    
risks & w likely be exac]bat$ by outdat$
 & disc>d$ h>dw>e us$ = artificial      
intellig5ce & o!r comput+-int5sive      
te*nologies4  7#aa7 ,c]ta9 applications 
( artificial intellig5ce may h direct & 
indirect positive environm5tal impacts1 
includ+ optimiz+ sy/ems = en]gy         
effici5cy1 develop+ r5ewable en]gy1     

advanc+ planet>y sy/ems rese>*1 enabl+  
discov]y ( new mat]ials1 & automatically
 monitor+ environm5tal *anges4          
,applications ( artificial intellig5ce  
also h direct & indirect negative       
environm5tal impacts1 includ+ reb\nd    
effects1 behavioral impacts1 & accel]at+
 high-pollution activities4  7#ab7      
,diff]5t communities & regions w        
exp]i5ce disp>ate effects f data c5t]   
infra/ructure1 ) risks rang+ f high]    
en]gy co/s to m adv]se environm5tal     
effects1 & ) c]ta9 communities at great]
 risk f cumulative negative impacts1 su*
 z l[-income communities1 ,black & ,br[n
 communities1 ,indig5\s communities1 &  
rural communities4  7#ac7 ,v>i\s options
 exi/ to r$uce ! negative environm5tal  
impacts ( artificial intellig5ce1       
includ+ us+ m en]gy-effici5t &          
wat]-effici5t models1 h>dw>e1 & data    
c5t]s1 us+ r5ewable & co-locat$ en]gy1 &
 exam9+ ! impacts ( artificial          
intellig5ce applications4  7#ad7        
,promot+ transp>5cy on en]gy use &      

environm5tal impacts & develop+ &       
ma9ta9+ accurate environm5tal impact    
metrics may help mitigate negative      
environm5tal impacts ( ! rapid gr[? 9   
artificial intellig5ce use1 :ile promot+
 artificial intellig5ce uses ) net      
positive environm5tal impacts4  #c4     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal         
,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,artificial   
intellig5ce ,! t]m artificial           
intellig5ce has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9    
section #ejjb ( ! ,national ,artificial 
,intellig5ce ,initiative ,act ( #bjbj   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja74  7#c7 ,artificial
 intellig5ce data c5t] ,! t]m artificial
 intellig5ce data c5t] means any        
facility1 or gr\p ( facilities t-- 7,a7 
is locat$ on a s+le site or on          
contigu\s1 adjac5t1 or o!rwise connect$ 
sites2  7,b7 has a maximum rat$ p[]     
capacity or total peak p[] load 9 excess
 ( #ej megawatts2 &  7,c7 h\ses &       
op]ates infra/ructure = ! purpose (     

artificial intellig5ce inf]5ce1 tra9+1  
pre-tra9+1 f9e-tun+1 or deploym5t at    
scale4  7#d7 ,artificial intellig5ce    
model ,! t]m artificial intellig5ce     
model means a compon5t ( an in=mation   
sy/em t implem5ts artificial intellig5ce
 te*nology & uses computational1        
/ati/ical1 or ma*9e-le>n+ te*niques to  
produce outputs f a giv5 set ( inputs4  
7#e7 ,artificial intellig5ce sy/em ,!   
t]m artificial intellig5ce sy/em means  
any data sy/em1 s(tw>e1 h>dw>e1         
application1 tool1 or utility t op]ates 
9 :ole or 9 "p us+ artificial           
intellig5ce4  #d4 ,/udy on environm5tal 
& en]gy-relat$ impacts ( artificial     
intellig5ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a
 ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,adm9i/rator1 9 collaboration ) !     
,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 ! ,director ( !     
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (    
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy1 !         
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 & ! ,f$]al      
,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission1 %all    

c>ry out1 submit to ,congress1 & make   
publicly available a report describ+ !  
results (1 a compreh5sive /udy on !     
environm5tal & en]gy-relat$ impacts (   
artificial intellig5ce & relat$         
infra/ructure4  7b7 ,requirem5ts ,! /udy
 requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all include 
an exam9ation ( ! foll[+ issues & a     
=eca/ = h[ ^? issues are expect$ to     
*ange dur+ ! #b-ye>1 #e-ye>1 & #aj-ye>  
p]iods beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! /udy is
 complet$3 7#a7 ,full lifecycle impacts 
( artificial intellig5ce ,! en]gy & wat]
 use1 effects on air & wat] quality1    
effects on local ecosy/ems1 local noise 
& light impacts1 en]gy co/ impacts1 & ! 
direct1 indirect1 & value *a9 gre5h\se  
gas emissions associat$ ) ! full        
lifecycle ( artificial intellig5ce1     
includ+ effects & impacts associat$ )-- 
7,a7 h>dw>e ne$$ = artificial           
intellig5ce1 includ+ ! extraction ( raw 
mat]ials1 manufactur+1 electronic wa/e1 
& transportation betwe5 all /ages       
associat$ ) t h>dw>e2  7,b7 ! design1   

developm5t1 deploym5t1 & use (          
artificial intellig5ce models2 &  7,c7 !
 op]ation ( artificial intellig5ce data 
c5t]s to p[] artificial intellig5ce1    
includ+ effects relat+ to-- 7i7 en]gy   
infra/ructure1 includ+ new or exi/+ grid
 infra/ructure1 beh9d-!-met] prim>y     
onsite p[] s\rces1 & backup onsite p[]  
s\rces2  7ii7 wat] use1 high-temp]ature 
wat] dis*>ge1 & ! use ( *emical         
biocides2  7iii7 l& use = artificial    
intellig5ce data c5t]s & relat$ en]gy   
infra/ructure1 p>ticul>ly ) respect to  
sc5ic1 hi/orical1 & cultural l&scapes & 
units ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em or      
locations includ$ on ! ,national ,regi/]
 ( ,hi/oric ,places2 &  7iv7 cool+      
sy/ems & o!r infra/ructure4  7#b7       
,design & location ,! effect t design & 
deploym5t decisions = artificial        
intellig5ce models & associat$          
artificial intellig5ce data c5t]s h on !
 impacts describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71      
includ+ design & deploym5t decisions )  
respect to-- 7,a7 ! artificial          

intellig5ce model to be us$2  7,b7      
h>dw>e2  7,c7 location2  7,d7 en]gy mix2
  7,e7 beh9d-!-met] g5]ation2  7,f7 !   
use ( p[] pur*ase agreem5ts2  7,g7 dem& 
flexibility2  7,h7 cool+ sy/em          
me?odology2 &  7,i7 artificial          
intellig5ce data c5t] us] own]%ip &     
leas+ arrangem5ts4  7#c7 ,disa/]        
resili5ce ,! impacts ( artificial       
intellig5ce data c5t]s on disa/]        
resili5ce1 includ+ ) respect to local   
wat] & en]gy /ress dur+ extreme wea!r   
ev5ts4  7#d7 ,positive impacts ,!       
pot5tial positive environm5tal &        
en]gy-relat$ impacts associat$ )        
applications ( artificial intellig5ce1  
:i* may include optimiz+ sy/ems = en]gy 
effici5cy1 develop+ r5ewable en]gy1     
advanc+ planet>y sy/ems rese>*1 enabl+  
discov]y ( new mat]ials1 & automatically
 monitor+ environm5tal *anges4  7#e7    
,negative impacts ,! negative           
environm5tal & en]gy-relat$ impacts     
associat$ ) applications ( artificial   
intellig5ce & relat$ infra/ructure1 :i* 

may include direct impacts f data c5t]  
con/ruction & op]ation1 high] local     
en]gy co/s1 reb\nd effects1 behavioral  
impacts1 & accel]at+ high-pollution     
activities1 su* z fossil fuel           
extraction4  7#f7 ,updat$ /udy results  
,! results ( ! updat$ data c5t] /udy    
c>ri$ out "u section #dec7;e77#b7 ( !   
,en]gy ,indep5d5ce & ,security ,act (   
#bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agaab7;e77#b774   
7#g7 ,o!r environm5tal & en]gy-relat$   
impacts ,o!r environm5tal & en]gy-relat$
 impacts1 z det]m9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator1 9
 consultation ) ! heads ( ,f$]al ag5cies
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7c7 ,public
 input  7#a7 ,public comm5t requir$ ,9  
conduct+ ! /udy requir$ "u subsection   
7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all solicit &      
consid] public comm5ts4  7#b7 ,public   
he>+s ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all
 conv5e public he>+s ) respect to !     
environm5tal & en]gy-relat$ impacts (   
artificial intellig5ce & relat$         
infra/ructure 9 ea* region ( !          

,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy to     
capture unique regional consid]ations4  
#e4 ,artificial intellig5ce environm5tal
 & en]gy-relat$ impacts consortium  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( ! ,national     
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology %all1 9 
consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator1 !        
,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 & su* o!rs z !      
,director consid]s appropriate1 conv5e a
 consortium ( /akehold]s1 includ+ memb]s
 f ,indian ,tribes1 units ( local       
gov]nm5t1 academia1 civil society1 &    
indu/ry1 to id5tify ! future            
measurem5ts1 me?odologies1 /&>ds1 & o!r 
appropriate ne$s1 9 ord] to measure &   
report ! full range ( environm5tal &    
en]gy-relat$ impacts ( artificial       
intellig5ce4  7b7 ,location ,! ,director
 may det]m9e ! location ( ! consortium  
)9 ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &     
,te*nology4  7c7 ,goals ,! goals ( !    
consortium %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7  
,facilitat+ consi/5t1 comp>able report+ 
on ! environm5tal impacts ( ! full      
lifecycle ( artificial intellig5ce      

models & artificial intellig5ce sy/ems4 
7#b7 ,accord+ to te*nical feasibility1 !
 developm5t or catalog+ ( op5-s\rce     
s(tw>e & h>dw>e tools & o!r res\rces    
design$ to facilitate ! measurem5t (    
environm5tal impacts ( artificial       
intellig5ce models & artificial         
intellig5ce sy/ems4  7#c7 ,provid+      
recomm5dations on h[ to mitigate !      
negative environm5tal impacts & deploy !
 positive use cases1 ( artificial       
intellig5ce4  7d7 ,composition ,!       
consortium %all-- 7#a7 be compos$ (     
repres5tatives ) equal repres5tation    
betwe5 ea* /akehold] gr\p2 &  7#b7      
include at lea/ #c repres5tatives ea*   
f-- 7,a7 geographically di/9ct ,tribal  
communities )9 :i* artificial           
intellig5ce data c5t]s reside2 &  7,b7  
geographically di/9ct cities or c\nties 
)9 :i* artificial intellig5ce data c5t]s
 reside4  #f4 ,sy/em = report+ (        
environm5tal & en]gy-relat$ impacts (   
artificial intellig5ce  7a7 ,def9ition (
 cov]$ entity ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m     

cov]$ entity means an entity t op]ates  
an artificial intellig5ce data c5t]4    
7b7 ,reports to ,,epa ,a cov]$ entity   
%all annually submit to ! ,adm9i/rator a
 report t describes ! full range (      
environm5tal impacts ( ! artificial     
intellig5ce data c5t]s ( ! relevant     
entity 9 accordance ) ?is section4  7c7 
,report requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,adm9i/rator1 9 consultation ) !        
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (     
,/&>ds & ,te*nology1 ! ,secret>y (      
,en]gy1 ! consortium conv5$ "u section  
#e1 & su* o!r entities z ! ,adm9i/rator 
consid]s appropriate1 %all develop      
requirem5ts = cov]$ entities to report  
"u subsection 7b7 ! full range (        
environm5tal impacts ( artificial       
intellig5ce data c5t]s1 :i* %all-- 7,a7 
include guidel9es on h[ to calculate &  
report-- 7i7 ! res\rce consumption &    
int5sity ) respect to en]gy use1 includ+
 electricity use & capacity1 res\rce    
mix1 p[] s\rc$ f ! grid1 p[] s\rc$ f    
on-site g5]ation1 p[] s\rc$ f backup    

sy/ems1 p[] usage effectiv5ess1 p]=mance
 p] watt1 en]gy reuse1 & c>bon int5sity 
p] task2  7ii7 ! res\rce consumption &  
int5sity ) respect to wat] use2  7iii7  
local air & wat] pollution2  7iv7       
electronic wa/e associat$ ) ! full      
lifecycle ( artificial intellig5ce      
models & h>dw>e2  7v7 local noise &     
light pollution impacts2 &  7vi7 o!r    
positive & negative impacts ( artificial
 intellig5ce use1 z det]m9$ by !        
,adm9i/rator2  7,b7 require suffici5t   
detail to all[ ! ,adm9i/rator to v]ify !
 accuracy & complet5ess ( ! submission2 
&  7,c7 require reports to be prep>$ 9 a
 mann] t enables public disclosure "u   
subsection 7d74  7#b7 ,public comm5t    
,be=e f9aliz+ ! requirem5ts "u p>agraph 
7#a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all solicit       
comm5ts f ! public on a draft v]sion ( !
 requirem5ts4  7#c7 ,publication ,!     
,adm9i/rator %all make available to !   
public all requirem5ts develop$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a74  7d7 ,availability ,!    
,adm9i/rator %all1 to ! maximum ext5t   

practicable1 make ! in=mation report$   
pursuant to subsection 7b7 available on 
a publicly available website1 except =  
any in=mation t is exempt f disclosure  
pursuant to section #eeb7;b77#d7 ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7e7 ,en=cem5t
 ,if a cov]$ entity fails to comply ) ! 
report+ requirem5ts "u ?is section1 !   
,adm9i/rator %all seek corrective action
 &1 if no reports "u subsection 7b7 are 
submitt$ )9 #f mon?s ( ! date on :i* a  
report 0 due1 may issue an adm9i/rative 
p5alty 9 an am\nt det]m9$ by !          
,adm9i/rator t is bas$ on-- 7#a7 ! total
 size ( ! applicable facilities ( !     
cov]$ entity = :i* reports h n be5      
submitt$2 &  7#b7 ! l5g? (              
noncompliance4  7f7 ,sav+s provision    
,no?+ 9 ?is section abridges1 alt]s1 or 
modifies ! obligations ( ! ,adm9i/rator 
to disclose in=mation pursuant to any   
o!r applicable law1 includ+ section #eeb
 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code        
7commonly kn[n z ! ,fre$om ( ,in=mation 
,act74  #g4 ,report to ,congress ,aft] !

 ,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (    
,/&>ds & ,te*nology conv5es ! consortium
 "u section #e & n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft]
 ! date on :i* ! ,adm9i/rator completes 
developm5t ( ! requirem5ts = report+ "u 
section #f7;c71 ! ,adm9i/rator1 !       
,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 & ! ,director ( !   
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology %all jo9tly submit to        
,congress a report detail+ ! foll[+3    
7#a7 ,! ma9 f9d+s ( ! consortium conv5$ 
"u section #e4  7#b7 ,a description ( ! 
in=mation report$ "u section #f4  7#c7  
,recomm5dations = legislative or        
adm9i/rative action to mitigate !       
negative impacts ( artificial           
intellig5ce4  7#d7 ,recomm5d$ use-cases 
= artificial intellig5ce 9 environm5tal 
applications bas$ on net-b5efit         
assessm5ts4