,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #efde  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #cj1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,curtis 7= himself & ,ms4     
,blunt ,ro*e/]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !     
,secret>y ( ,en]gy to e/abli% a ,data   
,c5t] ,community ,assi/ance ,program1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,data ,c5t]        
,community ,emp[]m5t ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 
,data ,c5t] ,community ,assi/ance       
,program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,data c5t] ,! t]m data    
c5t] means a facility1 or portion ( a   
facility1 ! prim>y function ( :i* is to 
h\se in=mation te*nology equipm5t us$ to
 process1 /ore1 manage1 or transmit     
digital data4  7#b7 ,program ,! t]m     
program means ! ,data ,c5t] ,community  
,assi/ance ,program e/abli%$ "u         
subsection 7b77#a74  7#c7 ,secret>y ,!  
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       

,en]gy4  7b7 ,data c5t] community       
assi/ance program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a    
program1 to be kn[n z ! ,data ,c5t]     
,community ,assi/ance ,program1 "u :i* !
 ,secret>y %all provide ,/ate1 local1 & 
,tribal gov]nm5ts1 on reque/1 )         
objective & te*nically s\nd in=mation1  
res\rces1 & te*nical assi/ance reg>d+ ! 
pot5tial en]gy1 wat]1 infra/ructure1    
economic1 & o!r community impacts       
associat$ ) data c5t] developm5t4  7#b7 
,community te*nical assi/ance ,assi/ance
 by ! ,secret>y "u ! program may include
 provid+ in=mation & analysis relat+    
to-- 7,a7 project$ electricity dem&1    
includ+ peak & annual dem&2  7,b7 exi/+ 
electric g5]ation1 transmission1 &      
di/ribution capacity & any additional   
infra/ructure ne$$ to s]ve ! data c5t]2 
7,c7 anticipat$ co/s ( electric         
infra/ructure upgrades1 includ+ :i*     
p]sons are expect$ to pay ^? co/s1 &    
pot5tial impacts on o!r ratepay]s2  7,d7

 project$ wat] )drawals & consumption1  
includ+ av]age & peak wat] use2  7,e7   
propos$ wat] s\rces & ! relation%ip     
betwe5 project$ use & available local   
wat] supplies2  7,f7 propos$ cool+      
te*nologies & associat$ en]gy & wat]    
requirem5ts1 includ+ pot5tial alt]native
 te*nologies2  7,g7 backup & onsite     
g5]ation1 includ+ capacity1 fuel s\rce1 
& anticipat$ use2  7,h7 expect$ economic
 impacts1 includ+ con/ruction jobs1     
p]man5t jobs1 & o!r employm5t effects2  
7,i7 anticipat$ ,/ate & local tax       
rev5ues & any tax abatem5ts1 cr$its1    
grants1 infra/ructure assi/ance1 or o!r 
public inc5tives2  7,j7 sugge/$         
in=mation = communities to reque/ f data
 c5t] develop]s1 electric utilities1    
wat] utilities1 & o!r relevant entities2
  7,k7 in=mation & examples f simil>ly  
situat$ communities1 includ+ agreem5ts1 
infra/ructure arrangem5ts1 res\rce-use  
practices1 & o!r approa*es to data c5t] 
developm5t2 &  7,l7 o!r relevant        
in=mation relat+ to ! pot5tial en]gy1   

wat]1 infra/ructure1 & economic impacts 
( data c5t] developm5t4  7c7 ,data c5t] 
community toolkit  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all develop a    
,data ,c5t] ,community ,toolkit1 :i*    
%all be publicly accessible &           
specifically writt5 = nonte*nical local 
(ficials 9 pla9 ,engli%4  7#b7 ,cont5ts 
,! ,data ,c5t] ,community ,toolkit      
develop$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include--
 7,a7 model que/ions to ask data c5t]   
develop]s & utilities1 includ+ que/ions 
relat+ to infra/ructure co/s2  7,b7     
explanations or def9itions1 z           
applicable1 ( ! t]ms megawatt1          
megawatt-h\rs1 p[] usage effectiv5ess1 &
 wat] usage effectiv5ess2  7,c7 examples
 ( cool+ sy/ems2  7,d7 explanations (   
utility rate /ructures2  7,e7 case      
/udies f o!r communities relat+ to data 
c5t] developm5t2 &  7,f7 a guide to     
pot5tial b5efits & trade(fs ( ho/+ a    
data c5t]4  7d7 ,indep5d5t project      
analysis  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,at ! reque/ ( a

 ,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal gov]nm5t1 !   
,secret>y may-- 7,a7 reque/ ! applicable
 data c5t] develop] to volunt>ily       
provide to ! ,secret>y in=mation1 data1 
analyses1 models1 assumptions1 e/imates1
 projections1 & o!r mat]ials relat+ to !
 propos$ data c5t]2 &  7,b7 indep5d5tly 
assess t in=mation & ^? mat]ials1       
includ+ by evaluat+-- 7i7 !             
reasonabl5ess ( ! assumptions &         
me?odologies us$2  7ii7 ! reliability ( 
! data2  7iii7 :e!r e/imates &          
projections are adequately support$ by !
 in=mation provid$2 &  7iv7 ! te*nical  
reasonabl5ess ( ! conclusions rea*$4    
7#b7 ,timel9ess ,! ,secret>y %all make e
 reasonable ef=t to provide in=mation & 
analysis "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 9 a      
timely mann]1 tak+ into consid]ation !  
timel9e ( ! applicable ,/ate1 local1 or 
,tribal gov]nm5t = consid]ation ( !     
propos$ data c5t]4  7e7 ,neutrality ,9  
c>ry+ out activities "u ?is section1 !  
,secret>y-- 7#a7 %all cle>ly id5tify    
mat]ial assumptions1 limitations1 &     

unc]ta9ties associat$ ) any analysis    
provid$2 &  7#b7 %all n make any        
recomm5dation to a ,/ate1 local1 or     
,tribal gov]nm5t reg>d+ :e!r any        
p>ticul> data c5t] %\ld be approv$1     
reject$1 p]mitt$1 or o!rwise au?oriz$4  
7f7 ,rules ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is    
,act-- 7#a7 au?orizes ! ,secret>y to    
approve1 disapprove1 condition1 delay1  
or o!rwise p>ticipate 9 a ,/ate1 local1 
or ,tribal decision reg>d+ ! sit+ or    
developm5t ( a data c5t]2 or  7#b7      
limits ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y "u any  
o!r provision ( law to provide f9ancial 
assi/ance1 includ+ grants1 loans1 loan  
gu>antees1 or o!r assi/ance1 = a project
 or to an entity associat$ ) a data     
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