A step too far? US lawmaker pledges 'Data Center Bill of Rights' to let protests be more effective
- Congressman Ro Khanna has introduced H. Res. 1471, a "Data Center Bill of Rights"
- It calls for a 2,500-foot buffer around homes, schools, and hospitals
- It also enshrines local veto power protected from state preemption, mandatory impact reports and water disclosure, and clawbacks on subsidies in a bid to control how AI data centers are built
Ro Khanna, the Democratic congressman whose district covers Silicon Valley, has introduced what he calls a "Data Center Bill of Rights".
It would prohibit data centers in residential areas and within 2,500 feet of homes, schools, childcare facilities, hospitals, and nursing homes.
As it is currently worded, it would also let communities reject any proposed data center outright, protect that decision from being overruled by their state, mandate public impact reports on electricity demand, utility bills, health, noise, rents, and housing, force operators to disclose projected water consumption and file semiannual usage reports, and...
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