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Committee advances bill to require early DNR coordination and create a water‑availability atlas for large water users, including data centers
Summary
House File 3007, addressing water use, review and siting for hyperscale data centers and other large water users, was laid over after extensive testimony from environmental groups, industry, utilities and DNR; testimony covered water intensity, confidentiality for proposers and concerns about vague notification requirements for local officials.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The committee laid over House File 3007 as amended, a bill that would require early coordination between large water‑use project proposers and the Department of Natural Resources and direct the department to develop a statewide water‑availability atlas to guide siting decisions.
Representative Fisher moved and the committee adopted an A2 amendment that added technical DNR language, created a pre‑application evaluation process for large appropriations and directed development of a water‑availability atlas to help prospective large water users understand where water is likely to be available.
Supporters and opponents testified at length. Sarah Meradian, government relations and policy director for CURE, said…
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