Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage, definitions.
Summary
Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; reclaimed water usage. Requires data center operators applying for grant payments from the Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund to utilize reclaimed water, defined in the bill, for water-dependent cooling processes at data center and cloud computing cluster operations facilities. The bill gradually increases the reclaimed water utilization requirement at such facilities from 60 percent of all water-dependent cooling processes beginning on July 1, 2027, to 100 percent on and after July 1, 2031.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Feb 10, 2026
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Committee
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Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N 2-A)
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Stuart
RRepublican
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