SB 1501 — grid security; cybersecurity; reviews; commission

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cybersecurity A.NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 40-360.02, THE COMMISSION SHALL CONDUCT AN ANNUAL GRID SECURITY REVIEW.

NOTWITHSTANDINGIN SECTIONCONDUCTING 40-360.02, THE COMMISSIONREVIEW, SHALL CONDUCT A GRID SECURITY REVIEW AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS OR AS A PART OF THE COMMISSION'SCOMMISSION INTEGRATEDSHALL: RESOURCE PLANNING PROCESS OR BIENNIAL TRANSMISSION ASSESSMENT.

THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT AN ORDER SPECIFYING THE FREQUENCY OR PROCESS WITHIN WHICH IT WILL CONDUCT A REVIEW AND MAY MODIFY OR AMEND THE ORDER FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE COMMISSION DEEMS REASONABLE AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST PURSUANT TO SECTION 40-252.

B.

IN CONDUCTING THE REVIEW, EACH INVESTOR-OWNED PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE SHALL:

RESEARCH AND EVALUATE THE GENERATION AND GRID MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES THAT CANWILL PROTECTACCOMMODATE AGAINSTA ORTWO-WAY WITHSTANDFLOW OF ELECTRICITY AND THAT PROTECT AGAINST A PHYSICAL ATTACK AND A CYBERATTACK.

EVALUATE THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE AND THE STEPS NECESSARY TO SECURE A CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY TO THE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATESTATE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE.

UPDATEENCOURAGE ANDINVESTOR-OWNED SUBMITUTILITIES THETO PUBLICRECTIFY SERVICEDEFICIENCIES CORPORATION'STHAT CYBERSECURITYWERE ANDIDENTIFIED IN THE GRID PROTECTIONSECURITY PROTOCOLSREVIEW TOAND DEVELOP SECURITY PLANS THAT EVALUATE AND CONSIDER THE COMMISSIONTIME FORAND REVIEW.COSTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLEMENTING CHANGES.

C.THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY TO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES AND PUBLIC POWER ENTITIES.

IN5. CONDUCTING THE REVIEW, THE COMMISSION SHALL:

1.EVERY TWO YEARS, REVIEW THE CYBERSECURITY AND GRID PROTECTION PROTOCOLS.

CONFIRM THAT EACH INVESTOR-OWNED PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE HAS ACTIVE CYBERSECURITY AND GRID PROTECTION PROTOCOLS IN PLACE.

2.

CONFIRM WHETHER EACH CYBERSECURITY AND GRID PROTECTION PROTOCOL SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION IS ADEQUATE, INADEQUATE OR NEEDS MODIFICATIONS.

3.

MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO RECTIFY DEFICIENCIES AND DEVELOP SECURITY PLANS THAT EVALUATE AND CONSIDER THE TIME AND COSTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLEMENTING CHANGES.

D.

THE REVIEW, PLANS, PROTOCOLS, DANGERS OR DEFICIENCIES AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION OR CONTENT RECEIVED, REVIEWED, CREATED OR PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION ARE NOT OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION.

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