Amendment H-8207 to HF 2690
Relating to water and energy use for data centers, including reporting and tariff requirements, and including effective date provisions
Never voted on
Filed March 11, 2026 in the House by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment changes the water reporting requirement from mandatory to optional and adds specific details that must be included in those reports, such as cooling technology and how water is used. It also requires data centers to report any state or local public incentives they receive and states that any facility failing to submit a water report will be ineligible for public benefits like grants, tax credits, or abatements.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 1, line 16, before “submit” by inserting “may”
- Page 2, after line 5 by inserting: “(4) Average daily water input and maximum daily water input during the reporting period expressed in gallons per day. (5) The primary cooling technology used and whether reclaimed or nonpotable water is used or is technically feasible for cooling. (6) A categorization of water disposition as a percentage of total water input, including evaporative or consumptive use, discharge to sanitary sewer, discharge under permit, and any other disposition category applicable to the facility. c. Information related to public incentives received or approved for the data center, including all of the following: (1) A description of each state public incentive received or approved during the reporting period, including the program name, administering agency, and estimated value or value range. (2) A description of each local public incentive received or approved, including any tax increment financing under chapter 403, property tax abatement, rebate, fee waiver, or publicly funded utility extension. The description shall include the governmental entity providing the incentive and the estimated value or value range of the incentive.”
- Page 2, after line 16 by inserting: “
- A data center that does not submit the water usage report required under subsection 2 shall be ineligible to receive any state or local public benefit, including but not limited to any grant, loan, tax credit, tax exemption, rebate, refund, property tax abatement, or tax increment financing under chapter 403 during the period of noncompliance.
- Eligibility under subsection 5 is restored prospectively upon submission of a completed water usage report, but shall not apply retroactively to benefits already received during a period of noncompliance.
- The department shall develop a standardized reporting template for the water usage report required under subsection
- To the extent practicable, the template shall be structured so that a data center may provide the same information to local governments and local water utilities for planning purposes without duplicative reporting. Nothing in this section shall limit a local government’s authority to impose additional water-related study or reporting requirements as a condition of zoning, development approval, or permit issuance.”
- Page 5, after line 13 by inserting: “e. Information related to public incentives received or approved for the data center, including all of the following: (1) A description of each state public incentive received or approved during the reporting period, including the program name, administering agency, and estimated value or value range. (2) A description of each local public incentive received or approved, including any tax increment financing under chapter 403, property tax abatement, rebate, fee waiver, or publicly funded utility extension. The description shall include the governmental entity providing the incentive and the estimated value or value range of the incentive.”
- Page 5, line 14, by striking “e.” and inserting “f.”