No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9939 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9939

   To prohibit Artificial Intelligence Data Centers on Federal land.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2026

Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Grijalva, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr.
 Pocan, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which
           was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

   To prohibit Artificial Intelligence Data Centers on Federal land.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands
Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL LANDS AI DATA CENTER PROHIBITION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
            (1) the construction or operation of an Artificial
        Intelligence Data Center or associated infrastructure on
        Federal land is prohibited; and
            (2) each agency that operates, leases, has constructed, or
        is in the process of constructing an Artificial Intelligence
        Data Center shall remove (including by demolition or
        deconstruction) or order its lessee to remove such Artificial
        Intelligence Data Center and associated infrastructure from
        Federal land.
    (b) Removal.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, each agency described in subsection (a)(2)
shall--
            (1) cease, or order its lessee to cease, operations or
        construction of each Artificial Intelligence Data Center and
        associated infrastructure on Federal land, as applicable; and
            (2) begin the removal, or order removal by the applicable
        lessee, of each such Artificial Intelligence Data Center and
        associated infrastructure in accordance with such subsection.
    (c) Remediation and Restoration of Site.--Removal of an Artificial
Intelligence Data Center and associated infrastructure from a site
under this Act shall be carried out in a manner consistent with the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and any other applicable provision of
law, including with respect to any natural resource restoration, or
remedial action or other response, required at such site pursuant to
such Act.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given such
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Artificial intelligence data center.--The term
        ``Artificial Intelligence Data Center'' means buildings,
        equipment, structures, and other stationary items, such as
        server racks, that--
                    (A) are located on a single site or on contiguous,
                adjacent, or otherwise connected sites;
                    (B) are owned or operated by the same entity or by
                any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under
                the common control of that entity, regardless of
                whether the site is a single-occupant or multi-occupant
                facility; and
                    (C)(i) are used for the development or operation of
                artificial intelligence models at scale; or
                    (ii)(I) have a maximum rated power capacity or
                total peak power load in excess of 20 megawatts; and
                    (II) are designed or equipped to--
                            (aa) deliver 20 kilowatts or more of
                        electrical power to a single server rack; or
                            (bb) utilize cooling systems that circulate
                        liquid to individual hardware components or
                        submerge electronic hardware in liquid.
            (3) Associated infrastructure.--The term ``associated
        infrastructure'' means any physical infrastructure built to
        serve an Artificial Intelligence Data Center, including but not
        limited to transmission lines, power substations, natural gas
        plants, natural gas pipelines, backup generation facilities,
        and water pipelines and cooling infrastructure.
            (4) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land''--
                    (A) means all land owned or managed by the United
                States, including land under the jurisdiction of the
                Department of Defense; and
                    (B) does not include land held in trust by the
                United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe or
                member of an Indian Tribe.
            (5) Remedial action; response.--The terms ``remedial
        action'' and ``response'' have the meanings given such terms in
        section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
        Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
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