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Summary
- The law (HB 2014) prohibits nearly all authority of counties and municipalities to oversee development of data centers and microgrids.
- The state will now seize most property tax revenue from data center investments.
- Data center tax revenue could boost schools and local public services if it stayed in our communities.
- Prohibitions on local decision-making invite in the worst actors and undermine other economic priorities.
- The law redistributes local resources to the state’s wealthiest households and undermines state-funded programs.
- The law is likely unconstitutional.
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