Virginia's Great Outdoors Act; established, creates data center land conservation tax.
Summary
Virginia's Great Outdoors Act established; data center land conservation tax; land preservation distributions and appropriations. Creates a data center land preservation tax on and after January 1, 2027, in an amount equal to $3 per square foot of each data center facility footprint, as defined in the bill, and directs no less than $250 million of revenues from the tax to be distributed for various land protection and preservation purposes, including into the Virginia Tribal Commitment Fund, as created in the bill. The bill also repeals provisions requiring the Governor to include in the budget bill or in his amendments to the general appropriation act a recommended appropriation from the general fund, up to $20 million, for land preservation as follows: (i) 80 percent of the unissued credits to the Virginia Land Conservation Fund, of which at least 50 percent must be used for acquisitions with public access; (ii) 10 percent to the Virginia Battlefield Preservation Fund; and (iii) 10 percent to the Virginia Farmland and Forestland Preservation Fund.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Feb 11, 2026
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Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Krizek
DDemocratic
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Destiny LeVere Bolling
DDemocratic
Co
Karen Keys-Gamarra
DDemocratic
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