KY HB937

Creates a new regulatory framework for "High Intensity Technological Infrastructure" (HITI), defined as facilities like data centers with 60% or greater monthly electrical load factor and significant heat rejection and water-cooling needs

Requires HITI projects to obtain either a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for locations outside heavy-industrial districts or a HITI Administrative Review Permit (HARP) for heavy-industrial districts, with public hearings and mailed notice to property owners within one mile

Mandates submission of a professional engineer-sealed Community Impact Report (CIR) detailing project impacts, water sourcing, utility demands, traffic, and a Site Review Plan (SRP) before construction permits can be issued

Requires developers to enter binding Community Benefits Agreement packages specifying dollar values, disbursement schedules, local vendor targets, and quarterly public reporting on local government websites

Preserves local government authority to adopt standards more stringent than state or federal requirements and to deny projects where substantial evidence shows impacts cannot be mitigated