Protecting Local Control of Data Centers Act

This legislation seeks to preserve the authority of state and local governments over the development and placement of data centers. Its core purpose is to prevent federal agencies from overriding, bypassing, or displacing local land-use, zoning, siting, or permitting decisions for data centers located on non-Federal land. A key provision explicitly states that federal agencies cannot interfere with these local regulatory powers. Additionally, the legislation prohibits federal agencies from conditioning the receipt of federal funds for data centers on a state or local government relinquishing or limiting its authority, thereby ensuring that local control remains paramount in these development processes.