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Arkansas Code Title 14. Local Government § 14-1-605. Discrimination against digital asset mining business prohibited

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Except as provided by subsection (d) of this section, a local government shall not:

(1) Enact or adopt an ordinance, policy, or action that limits the sound decibels generated from home digital asset mining other than the limits set for sound pollution generally;

(2) Impose a different requirement for a digital asset mining business than is applicable to any requirement for a data center;

(3) Rezone an area in which a digital asset mining business is located without complying with applicable state law and local zoning ordinances; or

(4) Rezone an area with the intent or effect of discriminating against a digital asset mining business.

(b) A digital asset mining business may appeal a change in zoning of an area by a local government under any applicable state law or local zoning ordinance.

(c) If consistent with applicable state and federal statutes, orders, rules, and regulations, including without limitation §§ 23-3-114 and 23-4-103, the Arkansas Public Service Commission shall not establish an unreasonably discriminatory rate for a digital asset mining business customer.

(d) The prohibitions under subsection (a) of this section do not apply to any rule or rate for utility service provided by or on behalf of a public entity.

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