Louisiana § RS 44:23.1 - Department of Transportation and Development; Sabine River Authority; exception for certain sensitive security information or critical infrastructure information
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§ RS 44:23.1. Department of Transportation and Development; Sabine River Authority; exception for certain sensitive security information or critical infrastructure information
A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this Section, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require disclosure of records of the Department of Transportation and Development or the Sabine River Authority, state of Louisiana, containing sensitive security information or critical infrastructure information.
B. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not be construed, interpreted, or enforced in any manner to prohibit a member of the legislature in the performance of his official duties from inspecting or examining any record in the custody of the Department of Transportation and Development.
C. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Critical infrastructure" shall mean a transportation facility or asset that is so vital to the state of Louisiana that the incapacity or destruction of the facility or asset would have a debilitating impact on the security, economy, public health, or public safety of the state.
(2) "Sensitive security information" shall mean security procedures, criminal intelligence information pertaining to terrorist-related activity, or threat or vulnerability assessments created, collected, or obtained in the prevention of terrorist-related activity, including but not limited to physical security information or critical infrastructure information, proprietary information, operational plans, and the analysis of such information, or internal security information.
Acts 2008, No. 693, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 762, §2, eff. June 30, 2010.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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