S 10487 NY
Enacts the "data center water stewardship and reuse act"
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Summary
This New York bill enacts the data center water stewardship and reuse act to reduce data centers' reliance on potable public water supplies by promoting the use of recycled or reclaimed water instead. The bill integrates data center water use management into the state's environmental conservation framework with the goals of ensuring sustainability and protecting watersheds. The bill establishes a data center water stewardship fund to support these efforts and facilitate technological innovation in water reuse practices for data centers.
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Official abstract
Enacts the "data center water stewardship and reuse act" to reduce reliance on potable public water supply systems and increase use of recycled or reclaimed water; provides for data center water use management into the state's environmental conservation framework, ensuring sustainability, watershed protection, and technological innovation; establishes the dataácenter water stewardship fund.
Sponsor (1)
- Leroy Comrie Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Patricia Fahy Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (1)
- May 15, 2026 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · upper
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