Assembly Bill 1036 aims to enhance transparency regarding data centers in Wisconsin by prohibiting both data centers and political subdivisions from entering into nondisclosure agreements that conceal information about the development of data centers from the public. Specifically, the bill creates new statutory provisions that define a data center and outline the restrictions on agreements that could prevent public review of such facilities. The bill clarifies that these prohibitions do not apply to agreements solely intended to protect trade secrets.

Additionally, the bill stipulates that political subdivisions cannot approve or permit projects for data centers if there is a violation of the nondisclosure agreement prohibitions. The new legal language introduced in the bill includes definitions and specific prohibitions related to data centers, ensuring that the public has access to information about their development and operations.