The County’s fast-track review and permitting process is available only if Amazon enters into a cost-reimbursement agreement covering the County’s third-party consulting and inspection fees, creating an additional project cost. the fast-track process will only apply if there is a cost reimbursement agreement

Development of the project’s public water and sewer infrastructure is tied to a separately negotiated Water Services Agreement, which must include Amazon’s commitment to provide the County or Service Authority with 600,000 gallons per day of raw surface water at no charge. The Water Services Agreement will include a commitment by the Company to provide 600,000 gallons per day

The County is not obligated to approve land-use actions for the project; the agreement expressly does not bind the County or Board of Supervisors to approve permits, plans, rezonings, or conditional-use permits. nothing herein will require or otherwise bind the County

Amazon remains subject to all applicable laws and County laws governing the project, and the agreement does not exempt it from those requirements. The Company is subject to all applicable laws pertinent to the Project

Annual infrastructure grants equal to 60% of the project's incremental real and personal property tax revenue, subject to a total maximum of the lesser of 10% of qualifying infrastructure costs or $36,636,000. The grants are calculated at 60% of Incremental Tax Revenue

Investment performance grants become available after the company reaches at least $6 billion in capital investment and receives the maximum infrastructure-cost reimbursement. The grants equal 10%, 15%, or 20% of incremental tax revenue depending on whether total investment is $6–$10 billion, over $10–$15 billion, or over $15 billion, respectively. Investment Performance Grants

The county establishes a favorable computer-equipment tax package: a $1.25 tax rate per $100 of assessed value and accelerated depreciation from 50% of original cost in year one to 5% from year five onward. established a tax rate for Computer Equipment of $1.25 per $100 of assessed value

If the county raises the computer-equipment tax rate or changes the depreciation schedule in a way that increases the company's taxes, the EDA must pay an additional annual grant equal to the resulting excess tax, subject to annual appropriation. This protection ends after June 30, 2040 if capital investment has not reached $6 billion, except for amounts already due. any taxes on Computer Equipment owed ... above the taxes that would have been owed ... will be payable as an additional grant

The county must use best efforts to implement fast-track plan review, permitting, and construction processes for applicable data-center development, conditioned on the company reimbursing related third-party consulting or inspection costs under a cost-reimbursement agreement. Implement a fast-track plan review, permitting, and construction process

The county commits to timely construction inspections, additional coordination with company personnel when necessary, and coordination with state and federal regulators during project review, permitting, and construction. Perform applicable permit inspections ... in a timely manner

The county must provide a single point of contact to coordinate activities, resolve potential issues, and facilitate project interactions. Utilize a single point of contact

The county must assist, within its authority, with completing public water and sewer infrastructure under a Water Services Agreement. That agreement must include the company's commitment to provide 600,000 gallons per day of raw surface water to the county or Service Authority at no charge. 600,000 gallons per day of raw surface water at no charge

The county's infrastructure and investment grants may count toward the required local match for Virginia's Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund. payments through the Annual Infrastructure Grants and the Investment Performance Grants will contribute towards the Local Match

If a force majeure event, including insufficient or unavailable project utilities, delays performance, the affected party receives an equivalent extension of time, up to an aggregate maximum of three years. including insufficient or unavailable utilities for the Project

The company may assign the agreement or amounts due under it to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, reorganization, sale of substantially all assets, or similar transaction, without the otherwise required consent of the other parties. the Company may assign this Agreement ... to any affiliate

Annual infrastructure and investment performance grants that are due, owing, and unpaid when the agreement terminates survive termination, subject to the agreement's appropriation requirement. obligation to pay ... grants that are due, owing and unpaid ... will survive

Constructing the data center required a special exception permit; the Board considered the application to authorize the data center and accessory uses on approximately 497 acres. Special Exception application

Approval of the special exception was contingent on approval of the related rezoning application. Approval was contingent on rezoning

Authorizes a data center and accessory uses on approximately 497 acres; approval is contingent on approval of the related rezoning application. data center and accessory uses on approximately 497 acres

Allows building heights beyond the zoning limits, including heights greater than 50 feet. building heights greater than 50 feet

Allows walls and fences up to 50 feet high for screening outdoor equipment. walls and fences up to 50 feet in height to screen outdoor equipment