SB 2053

Prior to any quarry or digital asset mining facility being located in a city or county, including a county with a metropolitan form of government, this bill requires the appropriate local legislative body to approve the location for such facility in a public meeting. As used in such provision, a " d igital asset mining facility"" means a group of computers working at a single site that consume more than one megawatt of energy on an average annual basis for the purpose of securing a blockchain protocol and generating controllable electronic recor ds . NOTICE This bill requires at least a 21- day notice of the time and place of any meeting described above. The notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, placed on the local legislative body's official website, and posted in at least three places at the location where the proposed quarry or digital asset mining facility will be constructed. The local legislative body must also notify by first class mail each resident whose property is within 500 yards of the proposed location. APPLICABILITY This bill applies to any proposed quarry or digital asset mining facility that will be constructed on or after July 1, 2026 ."