Data Center Coalition

Lawmakers debate whether to incentivize data center growth with tax breaks or restrict them based on land use and water scarcity.

The 6 closest matches, grouped by what they would change.

• Tax breaks for data centers

  Exempt data center construction and equipment purchases from state sales tax.

  3 bills · 1 became law

  • Providing a sales tax exemption for the construction or remodeling of a qualified data center in Kansas and the purchase of data center equipment, eligible data center costs and…Kansas · SB 98Law
  • Substitute for HB 2450 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Providing a sales tax exemption for the construction or remodeling of a qualified data center in…Kansas · HB 2450Failed
  • Providing a sales tax exemption for the construction or remodeling of a qualified data center in Kansas and the purchase of data center equipment, eligible data center costs…Kansas · SB 545Failed

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• Water use restrictions

  Ban new data centers in drought areas or mandate closed-loop cooling systems.

  2 bills

  • Requiring data centers to use closed-loop cooling systems to mitigate water consumptionKansas · SB 400Failed
  • Prohibiting the development or operation of any new large load data center in a county that has had a drought emergency declared for such county pursuant to the Kansas emergency…Kansas · SB 531Failed

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