Boulder City, NV Appeal of Federal BLM Approval of Townsite Data Center
Boulder City, NV · Boulder City, NV council authorization, July 14, 2026, appeal and stay request vs BLM Townsite data center approval
Boulder City, Nevada is fighting a federally approved data center. On July 14, 2026 the city council voted to appeal the Bureau of Land Management's approval of the Townsite data center project on BLM land near the city, and to seek a stay that would pause the project while the appeal is heard. The appeal must be filed by July 27, 2026.
Technical detail
Boulder City (NV) City Council action July 14, 2026 authorizing (1) an administrative appeal challenging the BLM's approval of the Townsite data center project on federal BLM land, and (2) a stay request to halt project activity pending the appeal. Filing deadline: July 27, 2026. Indexed as litigation (challenge to a federal land-use approval); not a zoning enactment.
Who is protected: Boulder City, NV residents
Who must comply: Bureau of Land Management and the Townsite data center developer (if the appeal/stay succeeds)
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Boulder City, NV |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Status | Blocked / in litigation |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Citation | Boulder City, NV council authorization, July 14, 2026, appeal and stay request vs BLM Townsite data center approval |
| Enforced by | Appeal forum: U.S. Department of the Interior administrative review of the BLM approval (per city authorization) |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy |
| Last verified | 2026-07-19 |
| Official source | Boulder City council votes to appeal federal approval of data center on BLM land — FOX5 Vegas ↗ |
Related data-center siting and energy rules elsewhere
- SB 484 (FL Data Center Costs) · In effect
- Maine Data Center Moratorium (vetoed) · Vetoed
- VA Data Center Siting Bill (Vetoed) · Vetoed
- VA Data Center Tax Exemption · In effect
- VA Data Center Cost-Allocation Law · In effect
- Texas SB 6 (Data Center Grid Law) · In effect
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