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Lawmakers weigh data-center planning, disclosure and school-protection bills
Summary
Delegates and witnesses told the Environment & Transportation Committee that Maryland lacks statewide tracking and early disclosure for data center proposals; bills would require county planning and MDE disclosure reports and set operational protections for nearby schools.
Delegate Sheila Ruth told the committee HB 14-11 would require jurisdictions with populations above an established threshold to perform data-center planning and require data centers to file disclosure reports with MDE before permit filings so communities can evaluate impacts.
"This is not an anti data center bill," Ruth said, adding the measure focuses on planning and transparency so counties and communities can decide whether and where to welcome data centers and what mitigation conditions to seek.
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