S 9182Enacts the stop subsidizing data centers act

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This round of amendments strengthens restrictions on state incentives for data centers by lowering thresholds, adding definitions, and creating new recapture requirements. The changes reduce the power consumption threshold that disqualifies data center projects from financial assistance from 100 to 20 megawatts, and cap per-job assistance at $25,000 (replacing the previous $500,000 general cap). New provisions prohibit allocation of Recharge New York power to data centers, require annual compliance certifications for five years after project completion, and mandate job-based clawback provisions for all data center agreements. The bill adds a statutory definition of 'data center' in the Public Authorities Law and removes the prior general recapture policy framework for all projects. The amendments add five co-sponsors and expand the statutory scope to include public authorities law alongside economic development, general municipal, and environmental conservation law.