We need to encourage Committee members to support this bill so it can advance to the full Senate for a vote.
Your help is needed TODAY. Follow the instructions below to send your message of support to Committee members and the bill’s sponsor.
1) Paste the following message into the body of your e-mail template:
Dear Senators,
I am writing to encourage your support for SB 1078, which your Committee will consider on Monday morning.
This common sense legislation requires that data centers:
- “shall only be approved where they will have a minimal impact on historic, agricultural, and cultural resources and will not be within one mile of a national park or state park or other historically significant site, as designated by the Department of Historic Resources. Prior to any such approval, a site assessment shall be performed to examine the effect of the data center on water usage and carbon emissions as well as any impacts on agricultural resources.”
Responsible data center siting is essential if we are to live in harmony with these necessary industrial facilities. Citizens throughout the Commonwealth require the reasonable precautions this bill prescribes to ensure that growth of this industry is managed in a prudent manner which protects our natural and historic assets.
Thank you.
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2) Paste the following into the subject line of your e-mail template:
Support for SB 1078 (Siting of data centers; impacts on resources; site assessment)
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3) Paste the following addresses into the “To” block of your e-mail template:
district06@senate.virginia.gov
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