26RS SB 319

Senate Bill 319

Actions

Last Action	03/02/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to data centers.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1447
Sponsor	L. Tichenor
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of Subchapter 10 of KRS Chapter 224 to define "data center"; provide that the requirements of the section only apply to data centers constructed on agricultural land; require a data center owner to file a decommissioning plan with the Energy and Environment Cabinet prior to operating the data center; provide for the minimum requirements of the decommissioning plan, including requiring a surety bond or similar security to guarantee the decommissioning of the data center; amend KRS 154.20-229 to require that a qualified data center project that has been preliminarily approved for a certificate of exemption under KRS 139.499 include in its memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority requirements to engage with local government officials to regularly review and adopt practices to improve energy and water use efficiency.
Index Headings of Original Version	Agriculture - Data centers, agricultural land, decommissioning plans, requirements Bonds Of Surety - Data centers, agricultural land, decommissioning plans, requirements Energy - Data center, energy efficiency, regular review, local official engagement Environment And Conservation - Data centers, agricultural land, decommissioning plans, requirements Financial Responsibility - Data centers, agricultural land, decommissioning plans, requirements Land Use - Data centers, agricultural land, decommissioning plans, requirements Local Government - Data center, energy and water use efficiency, regular review, local official engagement Property - Data centers, agricultural land, decommissioning plans, requirements State Agencies - Energy Environment Cabinet, data centers, agricultural land, decommissioning plans, requirements Water Supply - Data center, water use efficiency, regular review, local official engagement