Dina Titus: “I am afraid we are down to 55 seconds to get over there and vote.”

Given the budgetary shortfalls facing our state and local governments in Nevada, this raises questions about why the State tax abatements should be incentivizing the development of data centers on public lands.

Data centers potentially can affect our scant water resources, energy usage and the overall environment.

Now, any fees associated with the (right-of-way) grant on BLM land will go to the federal government.

Residents of Boulder City and other communities in Southern Nevada have a right to know about any proposal to transfer federal land to data center developers.