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  "title": "Siting of Data Centers; Site Assessment (Va. Code § 15.2-2209.5, enacted 2026 as HB 153 / SB 94)",
  "citation": "Va. Code § 15.2-2209.5; 2026 Acts of Assembly cc. 567 (HB 153), 568 (SB 94)",
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  "agency": "Virginia General Assembly; Office of the Governor of Virginia",
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      "quote": "A. As used in this section, \"high energy use facility\" or \"HEUF\" means a facility that an applicant reasonably anticipates at the time of filing a rezoning application, special exception application, or special use permit application will require 100 megawatts or more of electrical power from an electric utility providing retail service to the facility. B. Prior to any approval of a rezoning application, special exception, or special use permit for the siting of a new HEUF, a locality shall require that an applicant perform and submit a site assessment to examine, to the extent practicable and within the timeline provided by subdivision A 7 of § 15.2-2286, the sound profile of the HEUF on residential units and schools located within 500 feet of the HEUF property boundary. ... 2026, cc. 567, 568.",
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      "quote": "§ 15.2-2209.4 . Minimum off-street parking requirements; designated areas; administrative reductions. A. As used in this section: \"Bus rapid transit\" means a rubber-tired bus transit system with features such as frequent service, dedicated lanes, traffic signal priority, and enhanced stations. ... 2026, c. 1075 .",
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      "quote": "Chaptered - 04/13/2026 ... Data centers; site assessment, sound profile of the high energy use facility. ... This bill incorporates HB 511 and is identical to SB 94.",
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      "pinpoint": "\"Siting Restrictions Gain Traction\" section",
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      "title": "MultiState Insider, \"Virginia Lawmakers Pass 15 Data Center Bills as Tax Exemption Fight Looms\"",
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