Sioux Falls launches committee to study data center rules
The Sioux Falls City Council has stood up a Regulatory Oversight Committee to study local, state and federal rules affecting data centers and to recommend ordinance changes by January 12, 2027. The committee plans public meetings in November and January to take input on noise, water, power and tax issues before writing recommendations.
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Check it: A committee can propose rules but cannot pass them; whether anything binding results depends on a later vote by the full council.