Workforce plans for proposed hyperscale data center projects

Section 501(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) (A) The Secretary shall require an applicant for a right-of-way for the use, occupancy, or development of public lands for a hyperscale data center to submit, as an addendum to the application for the right-of-way, a workforce plan with the following information: (i) The number of jobs that the construction of the hyperscale data center, and all associated infrastructure necessary to operate the hyperscale data center, is expected to create during the period of 5 years beginning on the date on which the right-of-way is granted, issued, or renewed. (ii) The number of construction-related jobs that are expected to be filled by workers who already reside in the State in which the hyperscale data center will be constructed. (iii) Whether the applicant plans to compensate workers who are constructing the hyperscale data center prevailing wages (as defined in section 3141 of title 40, United States Code). (iv) The number of permanent jobs expected to be created as a result of the construction and operation of the hyperscale data center during the period of 20 years beginning on the date on which the right-of-way is granted, issued, or renewed. (B) In this paragraph, the term hyperscale data center has the meaning given such term in section 2(e) of the Public Lands Accountability Act..