Kansas Statutes § 74-50,334 Qualified data centers; public financial assistance or benefits; duty of secretary of commerce to receive approval from the fusion center oversight board prior to awards; evaluation by Kansas intelligence fusion center.

74-50,334. Qualified data centers; public financial assistance or benefits; duty of secretary of commerce to receive approval from the fusion center oversight board prior to awards; evaluation by Kansas intelligence fusion center. (a) Prior to awarding any public financial assistance or benefits to a qualified data center project, including, but not limited to, the sales tax exemption established pursuant to K.S.A. 79-3606(xxxx), and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-50,331 through 74-50,333, and amendments thereto, the secretary of commerce shall seek and receive approval from the fusion center oversight board established pursuant to K.S.A. 48-3705, and amendments thereto. (b) Upon receipt of an application from the secretary of commerce, the Kansas intelligence fusion center shall evaluate the equipment and associated software of the qualified data center for potential security threats to critical infrastructure and advise the fusion center oversight board of any risks associated with such equipment and associated software. (c) The fusion center oversight board may approve the project, recommend or require changes to protect critical infrastructure or deny such project if the qualified data center, as configured, would pose a threat to the critical infrastructure of the state of Kansas. (d) As used in this section, "qualified data center" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-50,331, and amendments thereto. History: L. 2025, ch. 124, § 4; July 1.