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Kansas House approves data-center incentives after amendments limiting modular units and requiring power purchase commitments; water conservation language added
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 98, a conference committee report creating a tax and sales-exemption framework for large data centers, while adding provisions restricting modular, unattended 'huts', requiring long-term local power purchases and stating commitments to water-conservation practices.
The Kansas House adopted the conference committee report on Senate Bill 98 on April 11, approving a framework for sales- and tax-exemptions for qualifying data centers after amendments and debate over electric rates, water use and local impacts.
Representative Delperdang, who carried the conference report, described provisions the committee had added or removed. He told the chamber that large data centers previously could qualify for substantial discounted electric rates under existing law (citing K.S.A. 66-101(j) language in committee discussion). Delperdang summarized committee changes that limit inclusion of modular, unattended “hut” installations, require data centers to commit to purchase electricity from the local…
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