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The bill increases public transparency, environmental review, and local participation in major development projects—giving communities more information and accountability—while imposing higher costs, legal risks, and potential permitting delays that could deter some developers or raise prices.
Local governments and nearby communities get at least 180 days' advance notice before a developer takes major steps, giving residents and officials meaningful time to review, comment, and plan.
Communities receive independent, developer-funded environmental impact analyses that provide expert information on air, water, energy, and cumulative effects to inform decisions and public debate.
Limits and bans on nondisclosure agreements for interactions involving government or public resources increase transparency and allow public agencies and communities to share information about projects.
Developers must pay for independent studies, expanded outreach, and compliance steps, raising project costs that could be passed on to customers, tenants, or investors.
Mandating NEPA-consistent definitions and environmental review language could slow permitting or trigger additional federal review for projects that previously only underwent state or local processes, delaying construction and investment.
Joint-and-several liability may deter smaller partners from joining consortia or increase insurance and legal costs for collaborators, reducing participation by smaller firms.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires 180-day advance public and local notice, local outreach, NDA limits, and developer-funded independent environmental analyses for AI-focused data centers, with FTC enforcement.
Official title: To require developers of AI-focused data centers to disclose certain information before the AI-focused data centers are developed, and for other purposes.
Introduced April 23, 2026 by LaMonica McIver · Last progress April 23, 2026
Requires companies planning AI-focused data centers to notify the public and local officials well before finalizing projects, conduct local outreach, limit use of nondisclosure agreements during development, and pay for an independent environmental impact analysis. The Federal Trade Commission is given enforcement authority to treat failures to comply as unfair or deceptive practices under the FTC Act. Defines covered facilities (new, expanded, retrofitted, leased, or operated) that host high-density AI accelerators or materially increased electricity/cooling/water needs, sets a 180-day advance disclosure requirement before a "definitive step," and creates joint-and-several disclosure liability when multiple entities are involved.