Former Six Flags America site marketed for possible data center (Bowie)

Maryland state legislation

• LegislationHB1411 - Data Center Planning and Transparency Actdatacenterbans.comDownloadEstablishes planning and transparency requirements for data centers.
• LegislationSB1000 - Data center construction restriction in Baltimore City districtsdatacenterbans.comDownloadGoverns certificates of public convenience/necessity and prohibits data center construction in certain Baltimore City development districts.
• LegislationHB591 - Commonwealth data center policy on grid reliabilitydatacenterbans.comDownloadSets Commonwealth policy encouraging responsible data center operation supporting grid reliability and renewables.
• LegislationHB0076 - Data Center Water Transparency Amendmentsdatacenterbans.comDownloadRequires transparency around data center water usage.
• LegislationSSB3181 - Data center sales/use tax exemption tied to education contributionsdatacenterbans.comDownloadConditions data center sales and use tax exemptions on contributions to state higher education institutions.
• LegislationSB116 - Data Center Impact Analysis and Reportdatacenterbans.comDownloadRequires an impact analysis and report on data centers.
• LegislationHB270 - Data Center Impact Analysis and Report (crossfile of SB116)datacenterbans.comDownloadCrossfile requiring a data center impact analysis and report.
• LegislationHB1534 - Data Centers - Standards for Operation and Sitinglegiscan.comIn committee Feb 13, 2026DownloadDescription coming
• LegislationHB1082 - Large Load Customers - Data Centers and Rate Schedule Requirementslegiscan.comIn committee Feb 12, 2026DownloadDescription coming
• MoratoriumHB120 - Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation Contingencylegiscan.comIn committee Jan 19, 2026DownloadDescription coming