Prohibiting the development or operation of any new large load data center in a county that has had a drought emergency declared for such county pursuant to the Kansas emergency management act within the preceding three years.

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This bill prohibits the construction or operation of new large data centers in Kansas counties that have experienced a declared drought emergency within the past three years. It defines a large data center as one with an expected electrical demand of 10 megawatts or more. The bill includes exceptions for data centers already in operation or approved before July 1, 2026.

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