An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, providing for optional temporary moratorium on acceptance or consideration of new applications for high impact data centers.
Re-referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
Summary
The bill amends the Municipalities Planning Code so that local governments may adopt an optional temporary moratorium on accepting or considering new applications for high‑impact data centers. Before imposing a moratorium, a municipality must hold a public hearing, adopt findings supporting the pause, and commit to reasonable progress on related planning activities during the moratorium period. The measure is framed as a planning tool and does not create liability for municipalities.
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