Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Energy, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026.
- Section ide4c70be648b54dc4a87222b4fb32c46d: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The terms data center and data center...
- Section idbc3a0c0a1c324014aaf8941b6ab8edb7: 3. Data center mandatory reporting and information requirement Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act but subject to paragraph...
- Section idfed5b769dfb24d64a5120609b9e19b2e: 4. Fees The Administrator and the Secretaries shall jointly assess fees on data center operators that submit a report under subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Energy, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Agriculture. The term State means— each of the several States
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