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SC S 724

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Commercial Data Center Water Usage Report

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 58-27-835 SO AS TO REQUIRE COMMERCIAL DATA CENTERS THAT CONSUME THREE MILLION GALLONS OF WATER ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO ANNUALLY REPORT THEIR WATER USAGE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Status date
Latest action
2026-01-13 — Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Blackmonprimary
  • Suttonprimary

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-10

    Prefiled

    filing

  2. 2025-12-10

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-13

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

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