Pennsylvania SB1470: An Act amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in water resources planning, providing for water conservation requirements for data centers.

What the bill says

Amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in water resources planning, providing for water conservation requirements for data centers.

From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:

Amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in water resources planning, providing for water conservation requirements for data centers. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Title 27 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a section to read: § 3118.1. Water conservation requirements for data centers. (a) Requirement.--A data center shall utilize one or more of the following water conservation methods for cooling or other operational water (2) reclaimed water; (3) recycled water; or (4) another water conservation technology or practice approved by the department based on best available market technology. (b) Department approval.-- (1) The owner of a data center shall submit to the department a plan that establishes compliance with subsection (a). The department shall determine whether a plan satisfies the requirement under subsection (a). (2) The department shall have 30 days from the day of receipt of the plan to provide a determination. The department may extend the 30-day period once by 15 days. (c) Alternative compliance.--If the department determines that the use of a water conservation method under subsection (a) (1), (2) or (3) is not feasible, the data center shall submit an alternative compliance plan to the department and shall pay a large water user mitigation charge to the applicable water service …

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Sponsors

• Tracy Pennycuick (R, 24) · primary sponsor
• Vogel Jr., Elder A. (R, 47)
• Lynda Schlegel Culver (R, SD-027)

Latest actions

1. September 24, 2026: Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, Sept. 24, 2026

Common questions

What is SB1470?

SB1470 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in water resources planning, providing for water conservation requirements for data centers.

What does SB1470 do?

In its own words: Amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in water resources planning, providing for water conservation requirements for data centers.

What is the status of SB1470?

In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Referred to ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, Sept. 24, 2026 (September 24, 2026).

Who sponsored SB1470?

Tracy Pennycuick (R, 24), with 2 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB1470?

On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb1470