S 9182 NY
Enacts the stop subsidizing data centers act
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Summary
This bill restricts economic development incentives for data centers in New York by prohibiting the allocation of economic development power to data center projects. The bill establishes caps on the amounts and eligibility for industrial development agency financial assistance to data centers. The bill requires return of financial assistance if job levels are not maintained within 5 years of project completion. The bill designates the Department of Environmental Conservation as the mandatory lead agency for environmental review of actions consuming over 20 megawatts and requires environmental review for actions within 10 miles of federally recognized Indian nation territory.
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Official abstract
Prohibits allocation of economic development power to data centers; provides for certain caps on amounts and eligibility for industrial development agency financial assistance; provides for the return of industrial development agency-awarded financial assistance if certain job levels are not maintained within 5 years of project completion; designates the department of environmental conservation as the mandatory lead agency for environmental quality review of any action consuming over 20 megawatts; requires environmental quality review for any action within 10 miles of a federally recognized Indian nation's territory.
Sponsor (1)
- Rachel May Democratic · primary
8 coauthors / cosponsors
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
- Leroy Comrie Democratic · cosponsor
- Patricia Fahy Democratic · cosponsor
- Liz Krueger Democratic · cosponsor
- Julia Salazar Democratic · cosponsor
- James Skoufis Democratic · cosponsor
- Lea Webb Democratic · cosponsor
- Jeremy Zellner Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (5)
- Feb 11, 2026 REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS · upper
- May 13, 2026 AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS · upper
- May 13, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 9182A · upper
- May 22, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS · upper
- May 22, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 9182B · upper
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