Establishing the Office of Transformation and Opportunity and the Artificial Intelligence, Data Center and Emerging Technology Regulatory Sandbox Program; and providing for powers and duties of office and for permits for high impact data centers that have their own power.
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New Chapter 7 establishes a 'Bring Your Own Generation' program allowing high-impact data centers to generate their own power for operations, with specific criteria for energy generation capacity and non-sale requirements.
High impact data center eligibility now requires a critical IT load of 50 megawatts or higher, with specific criteria for energy generation capacity and non-sale requirements.
New consumer protection requirements mandate disclosure of participant information, testing status, and complaint procedures to consumers before providing AI/data center services.
New reporting requirements include quarterly reports on customer complaints and a publicly accessible list of granted waivers on the office's website.
New confidentiality provision exempts application information from Right-to-Know Law requirements.
Effective date changed from 60 days to 90 days after enactment, and annual reports now due December 31 of each year after the effective date.
New definitions added including 'Affiliated Group', 'Applicable Agency', 'Applicant', 'Participant', 'Test', and expanded definitions for 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'Emerging Technology'.
Liability section now includes civil offenses alongside criminal offenses, and new curing period added for denied applications with 60 days to correct and resubmit.
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