Articles 7.14.26.pdf

SENATE, No. 3611 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 222nd LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 19, 2026 Sponsored by: Senator JOSEPH P. CRYAN District 20 (Union) SYNOPSIS Directs planning boards to submit certain data center development plans to BPU and State Planning Commission and requires State Planning Commission approval for data center development under MLUL,; excludes data centers from economic development subsidies. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As introduced. An Act concerning the development of data centers in the State, amending P.L.1975, c.291, and supplementing P.L.1974, ¢.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.). Be It Enactep by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1, Section 3.1 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-4) is amended to read as follows: 3.1. “Data center" means a facility in this State: (L)_whose primary services are the storage, management, and processing of digital data, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence applications; and rvers, network equipment and appliances, telecommunications, and data storage systems, systems for monitoring and managing infrastructure performance, Internet-related equipment and services, data communications connections, environmental controls, fire protection systems and security systems and services 6/28/26, 11:40 2M hUps:fpub.ajleg state.nj.us/Bifls/2026/$4000/3611_I1 HTM2uim, sourceschatgpl.com Page fof &