Data center laws in Florida

Specifying that local governments maintain authority to exercise power and responsibility over comprehensive planning and land development regulations relating to large load customers; requiring public utilities to provide certain minimum tariff and service requirements for large load customers; prohibiting the governing board of a water management district or the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing a permit for the consumptive use of water to a large scale data center under certain circumstances; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to contract for a study relating to the construction and operation of large scale data centers, etc. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.

Providing that all functions, records, personnel, contracts, interagency agreements, and assets of the Department of Management Services State Data Center are transferred to the Northwest Regional Data Center; deleting the operational management and oversight of the state data center from the powers, duties, and functions of the department, acting through Florida Digital Service; requiring the department to assist customer entities transitioning from other cloud computing services to the Northwest Regional Data Center or a cloud computing service procured by the state data center; designating the Northwest Regional Data Center as the state data center, etc. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.

Specifying that portions of property not used for certain purposes are not exempt from ad valorem taxation; specifying that exemptions for certain portions of property from ad valorem taxation are not affected so long as such portions of property are used for specified purposes; exempting certain multifamily projects from ad valorem taxation; requiring, rather than authorizing, tax collectors to accept late payments of prepaid property taxes within a certain timeframe; extending the expiration date of the sales tax exemption for data center property; exempting specified items that assist in independent living from the sales tax, etc. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.

Creates Agency for State Technology (AST); provides for appointment of executive director of AST, who shall serve as chief information officer; transfers certain assets and authority of Agency for Enterprise Information Technology, Northwood Shared Resource Center, & Southwood Shared Resource Center to AST; establishes single state data center; revises schedules for consolidation of state agency data centers & computing facilities into state data center; provides additional duties of FDLE Cybercrime Office; repeals provisions for statewide e mail service; provides appropriations. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.

Prohibits agency from entering into nondisclosure agreement or other contract that restricts agency from disclosing certain information to public; specifies that local governments maintain authority to exercise power & responsibility over comprehensive planning & land development regulations related to large load customers; prohibits large load customer from being considered electric substation; requires applicants for construction permits for certain new data center in specified areas to demonstrate that operation of data center will comply with certain provisions & submit specified study in support of such application; requires PSC to develop minimum tariff & service requirements for large load customers; prohibits governing board of water management district or DEP from issuing permit for consumptive use of water to large scale data center; requires governing board or DEP to require use of reclaimed water for large scale data center applicant's allocation when certain requirements are met. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.

Providing an exemption from public records requirements for information relating to the plans, intentions, or interest of a person to locate a data center; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.

Requires applications for approval of data center facilities to include specified disclosures; requires existing data centers to disclose specified information; requires DEP to make such information publicly available on its website; provides penalty; prohibits certain tax credits, exemptions, protections, & restrictions for such information; requires DEP to adopt rules. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.