Maryland House Bill 1534: Data Centers - Standards for Operation and Siting

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Requiring an owner or operator of a data center to comply with certain standards under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of the Environment to establish by regulation certain sound and vibration controls and requirements for backup power generation for data centers; prohibiting a local approving authority from authorizing the construction of a data center on certain agricultural land; and requiring a certain applicant to submit a certain report to a local approving authority under certain cirucmstances.

Latest action

Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2026-02-13)

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