Senate Bill S8794

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to critical energy infrastructure security and responsibility

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S8794 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10006
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Energy Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3-101 & 1-103, Energy L; amd §709, Exec L; amd §66, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S5579, A3904

2019-S8794 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to critical energy infrastructure security and responsibility; relates to the protection of critical infrastructure in the state.

2019-S8794 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8794 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8794
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 16, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the energy law, the executive law and the public service
   law, in  relation  to  critical  energy  infrastructure  security  and
   responsibility
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  3-101  of  the  energy  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  253  of  the  laws  of 2013, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. to obtain and maintain an adequate and continuous supply  of  safe,
 dependable  and economical energy for the people of the state, INCLUDING
 THROUGH THE PROTECTION OF CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE AS  DEFINED  IN
 SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF SECTION 1-103 OF THIS CHAPTER, and to accelerate
 development and use within the state of renewable energy sources, all in
 order to promote the state's economic growth, to create employment with-
 in  the  state,  to  protect  its  environmental values and agricultural
 heritage, to husband  its  resources  for  future  generations,  and  to
 promote the health and welfare of its people;
   §  2.  Section  1-103  of  the energy law is amended by adding two new
 subdivisions 14 and 15 to read as follows:
   14. "CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE" MEANS SYSTEMS,  INCLUDING  INDUS-
 TRIAL  CONTROL  SYSTEMS,  CUSTOMER  ELECTRICAL  OR GAS CONSUMPTION DATA,
 ASSETS, PLACES OR THINGS, WHETHER PHYSICAL OR VIRTUAL, SO VITAL  TO  THE
 STATE  THAT  THE  DISRUPTION,  INCAPACITATION  OR  DESTRUCTION  OF  SUCH
 SYSTEMS, INCLUDING INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS,  CUSTOMER  ELECTRICAL  OR
 GAS  CONSUMPTION  DATA,  ASSETS,  PLACES  OR THINGS COULD JEOPARDIZE THE
 HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, ENERGY DISTRIBUTION, TRANSMISSION, RELIABILITY,
 OR SECURITY OF THE STATE, ITS RESIDENTS OR ITS ECONOMY.
   15. "INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS" MEANS A COMBINATION OF CONTROL COMPO-
 NENTS THAT SUPPORT OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS IN  GAS,  DISTRIBUTION,  TRANS-
 MISSION,  AND  ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE CONTROL CENTERS, AND ACT
 TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE AN INDUSTRIAL OBJECTIVE, INCLUDING CONTROLS THAT ARE
 FULLY AUTOMATED OR THAT INCLUDE A HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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