Scope
Sierra County Resolution No. 2026-51, opposing development of large-scale data centers, imposes an 18-month moratorium on the approval or support of any data center development within Sierra County, to the extent permitted by law, while the County studies impacts and considers whether ordinances, regulations or policies are needed. The resolution recognizes that Spaceport America is owned and operated pursuant to state law by the New Mexico Spaceport Authority and that Sierra County possesses no regulatory authority over development occurring upon Spaceport America property.
- Geographic scope
- Sierra County, New Mexico
- Jurisdiction
- Local
- Authority type
- Local government
- Issuing authority
- Sierra County Board of County Commissioners
Dates
- Adopted
- 21 July 2026
- Effective
- Effective status not verified
- Scheduled expiration
- See completion condition
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- The resolution imposes an 18-month moratorium but does not state when the 18 months begin, so no end date is stored.
- Source document
- 21 July 2026
- Last checked
- 1 November 2026
Summary
On 21 July 2026 the Sierra County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution No. 2026-51, which states the Board's opposition to large-scale data center development in the county, including a proposed data center at Spaceport America. The resolution imposes an 18-month moratorium on the approval or support of any data center development within the county, to the extent permitted by law. The resolution recognizes that Spaceport America is owned and operated pursuant to state law by the New Mexico Spaceport Authority and that Sierra County possesses no regulatory authority over development occurring upon Spaceport America property. The resolution does not state when the 18 months begin.
What this does not establish
- The official copy is a scanned resolution with character recognition errors.
- The resolution states that Sierra County possesses no regulatory authority over development occurring upon Spaceport America property; this record does not interpret how the moratorium on approval or support applies there.
- The resolution does not state when the 18 months begin, so no end date is stored.
Unresolved questions
- When the moratorium took effect and from what day the 18 months run.
- Which county approvals the Board treats as covered by "approval or support."
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
Primary source: Sierra County Board of County Commissioners page on sierraco.org
- Sierra County Clerk resolutions list — Lists Resolution 2026-51, "Opposing Large-Scale Data Centers, Imposing 18 Month Moratorium," dated 21 July 2026