HR1016

House Resolution 1016 authorizes the introduction of a non-appropriation bill intended to amend the Arkansas Data Centers Act of 2023. The proposed legislation requires digital asset miners or businesses utilizing blockchain networks to provide written notification to the Arkansas Public Service Commission and the relevant local government before initiating specific actions. Specifically, these entities must provide this notice at least six months prior to purchasing or leasing property, or beginning construction on a digital asset mining facility. The bill defines construction to include any initial sitework intended to clear or prepare land for building. The primary purpose of this notification requirement is to establish a period of oversight and transparency for the development of digital asset mining operations within the state.