U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10465: Public Lands Accountability Act
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To clarify the requirements for authorizing the use, occupancy, and development of public lands for hyperscale data centers, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To clarify the requirements for authorizing the use, occupancy, and development of public lands for hyperscale data centers, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
A BILL To clarify the requirements for authorizing the use, occupancy, and development of public lands for hyperscale data centers, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Lands Accountability Act . SECTION 2. Requirements for authorizing hyperscale data centers on public lands (a) Applicability of NEPA The issuance, amendment, modification, renewal, or revision by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management of any permit, lease, or other authorization for the use, occupancy, or development of public lands for a hyperscale data center shall be considered a major Federal action that significantly affects the quality of the human environment under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) ). (b) Public engagement The Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall offer the public an opportunity to provide feedback on a draft version of each environmental impact statement prepared pursuant to subsection (a) through a written comment period of not less than 45 days and at least one public hearing in the affected community. (c) Additional required analysis The Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall, in addition to the analysis otherwise required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), include in each environmental impact statement prepared pursuant to …
Sponsors
- Dina Titus (D, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Hoyle, Val T. (D)
- Raul Ruiz (D)
- Jared Huffman (D, HD-CA-2)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Common questions
- What is HB10465?
- HB10465 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Public Lands Accountability Act.
- What does HB10465 do?
- In its own words: To clarify the requirements for authorizing the use, occupancy, and development of public lands for hyperscale data centers, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10465?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10465?
- Dina Titus (D, HD-001), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10465?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10465
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