53-2a-1503.  Committee duties — Reporting — Staffing.

(1)  The committee shall:

Terms Used In Utah Code 53-2a-1503

  • Committee: means the Grid Resilience Committee created in Section 53-2a-1503. See Utah Code 53-2a-1501
  • Division: means the Utah Division of Emergency Management created in Section 53-21-103. See Utah Code 53-2a-1501
  • Energy: includes the energy resources defined in this chapter. See Utah Code 53-2a-102
  • Grid resilience: means efforts to provide greater resilience to the state's infrastructure with respect to:
(a) weather events;
(b) wildfire;
(c) acts of terrorism; or
(d) other potentially damaging events. See Utah Code 53-2a-1501
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • (a)  develop knowledge about grid resilience and critical infrastructure protection;

    (b)  invite, as necessary, presenters with expertise in grid resilience or critical infrastructure protection; and

    (c)  discuss recommendations for state action related to increasing grid resilience and enhancing critical infrastructure protection.

    (2)  The committee shall meet no fewer than four times each year.

    (3)  Annually, on or before November 30, the committee shall report recommendations to increase grid resilience and enhance critical infrastructure protection to the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee.

    (4)  Any recommendations the committee makes in accordance with Subsection (2) shall comply with national standards that are:

    (a)  developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers;

    (b)  developed by a federal regulatory agency; or

    (c)  commonly accepted by public utilities as best practices.

    (5)  The division shall provide staff and support to the committee.

    Enacted by Chapter 396, 2022 General Session