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Panel advances bill to study consumptive water uses including data centers and hydrogen production
House Appropriations Committee · February 17, 2026
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Summary
House Bill 90 would direct the state engineer to study uses that permanently remove water from the cycle—such as data centers, carbon capture and hydrogen production—and the committee added an extension to the study timeline before voting do pass.
The House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 17 voted to advance House Bill 90, which directs the state engineer to study consumptive water uses that permanently remove water from Wyoming’s hydrologic cycle.
Representative Strauch, the sponsor, told the committee the study will focus on…
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