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Senate rejects amendment that would ban NDAs for data-center negotiations; debate centered on transparency vs. economic development
Summary
Senators debated and rejected an amendment that would have prohibited local governments from entering nondisclosure agreements for data-center development, with supporters citing transparency for residents and opponents arguing NDAs can be needed in early commercial negotiations.
Senators on April 25 debated an amendment (A41) by Sen. MayQuaid that would have barred municipalities from entering nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) related to data-center development and required public disclosure of project existence during local consideration.
Supporters said the amendment was intended to protect residents’ ability to weigh in on large-scale data-center projects after multiple local examples where the existence of negotiated projects was…
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