A data center was forced through government approval in Utah despite the citizens widely opposing its impact on scarce water resources and numerous other objections.
The mechanism used to do this was hailed as "replicable" in other states.
They exploited a state entity called MIDA (Military Installation Development Authority) that acts like a local municipality but which has authority that cannot be overridden by normal channels of regulation in the State Government.
- Utah State Code implementing MIDA (FindLaw)
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