Official Summary Text
HB4009 - 572R - House Bill Summary
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session
Majority Research Staff
House
: NREW DPA 6-4-0-0
HB4009
:
data centers; state lands; map
Sponsor:
Representative Weninger, LD 13
Caucus
& COW
Overview
Requires
the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) produce a map identifying parcels of
state lands best suited for the development of computer data centers and data
center facilities.
History
The ASLD
administers laws related to lands owned by, belonging to and under control of
the state, which includes both trust land and sovereign land. The ASLD also
manages and controls the products and uses of state land including timber,
stone, gravel, grazing and farming (
A.R.S. �
37-102
).
The ASLD Commissioner
(Commissioner) must create conceptual land use plans for all urban State Trust
land. In creating the plan, the Commissioner must prioritize the creation of
conceptual plans to the extent possible to: 1) correlate with the rate of
population growth in the urban areas in the state; and 2) coincide with the
production of municipal general plans and county plans.
Each plan must be
revised and updated at least every ten years. The Commissioner must consult
with the city, town or county in which the land is located and with any
regional planning organization regarding integrating the conceptual plan into
the general land use plan of the city, town or county. Each plan and revision
of the plan must be submitted to the urban land planning oversight committee
for review (
A.R.S. � 37-331.03
).
Provisions
1.
Requires ASLD,
within two years of this act taking effect, produce a map identifying the
parcels of state land deemed by the Commissioner to be the highest and best
locations for the siting and development of computer data centers and data
center facilities. (Sec. 1)
2.
Directs ASLD
to cooperate and consult with members of the computer data center industry in
developing the map. (Sec. 1)
3.
Mandates the
Commissioner consider the map when creating conceptual land use plans. (Sec. 1)
4.
States the Commissioner must
submit a copy of the map to the Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker of
the House of Representatives and Secretary of State. (Sec. 1)
Amendments
Committee on
Natural Resources, Energy & Water
1.
Requires ASLD develop a map
identifying the parcels of state land deemed by the Commissioner to be the
highest and best locations for siting and developing thermal and nonthermal
electric generating units, including small modular reactors. (Sec. 1)
2.
Directs ASLD to cooperate and
consult with members of the electric power generation and utility industry in
developing the map. (Sec. 1)
3.
Requires the Commissioner
consider both maps when creating conceptual land use plans.
4.
Directs ASLD to post each map on
the ASLD website. (Sec. 1)
5.
Stipulates that ASLD is not
prohibited from processing any application for the disposition of state lands
or for permits for data centers, thermal and nonthermal electric generating
units prior to adopting the maps. (Sec. 2)
6.
Requires the ASLD update both
maps at least once every ten years. (Sec. 1)
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HB4009 - 572R - H Ver
House Engrossed
data centers; state
lands; map
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
HOUSE BILL 4009
AN
ACT
Amending title 37, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona
Revised Statutes, by adding section 37-111; relating to the state land
department.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 37, chapter 1, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 37-111, to read:
START_STATUTE
37-111.
State land
department; data centers; thermal and nonthermal electric generating units;
development; maps; posting
A.
Every ten
years or earlier as determined necessary by the commissioner, the department
shall develop
or update both of the following:
1. a map that identifies the parcels
of state lands that the commissioner deems are the highest and best locations
for siting and developing computer data centers and data center facilities.�
The department shall cooperate and consult with members of the computer data
center industry to develop the map.
2. A MAP THAT IDENTIFIES THE PARCELS
OF STATE LANDS THAT THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS ARE THE HIGHEST AND BEST LOCATIONS
FOR SITING AND DEVELOPING thermal and nonthermal electric generating units,
including small modular reactors.� THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COOPERATE AND CONSULT
WITH MEMBERS OF THE electric power generation and utility INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP
THE MAP.
b. The commissioner shall consider
both maps developed pursuant to subsection A of this section when
the commissioner creates the conceptual land use plans pursuant to
section 37-331.03.
c. The commissioner shall submit a
copy of
each map to the governor, the president of the
senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the secretary of state
.� The department shall post each map on the department's website.
END_STATUTE
Sec.
2.
State land
department; implementation; applicability
A. Not later than two years
after the effective date of this act, the commissioner of the state land
department shall develop, provide copies of and post the maps as required
pursuant to section 37-111, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this
act.
B. This act does not
prohibit the state land department from processing any application for the
disposition of state lands or for permits for data centers, thermal electric
generating units or nonthermal electric generating units before the adoption of
a map required by section 1 of this act.