Oklahoma § 51-24A.27 - Vulnerability assessments of critical assets in water

§ 51-24A.27. Vulnerability assessments of critical assets in water

and wastewater systems.

A. Any state environmental agency or public utility shall keep

confidential vulnerability assessments of critical assets in both

water and wastewater systems. State environmental agencies or

public utilities may use the information for internal purposes or

allow the information to be used for survey purposes only. The

state environmental agencies or public utilities shall allow any

public body to have access to the information for purposes

specifically related to the public bodies function.

B. For purposes of this section:

1. “State environmental agencies” includes the:

a.

Oklahoma Water Resources Board,

b.

Oklahoma Corporation Commission,

c.

State Department of Agriculture,

d.

Oklahoma Conservation Commission,

e.

Department of Wildlife Conservation,

f.

Department of Mines, and

g.

Department of Environmental Quality;

2. “Public Utility” means any individual, firm, association,

partnership, corporation or any combination thereof, municipal

corporations or their lessees, trustees and receivers, owning or

operating for compensation in this state equipment or facilities

for:

a.

producing, generating, transmitting, distributing,

selling or furnishing electricity,

b.

the conveyance, transmission, reception or

communications over a telephone system,

c.

transmitting directly or indirectly or distributing

combustible hydrocarbon natural or synthetic natural

gas for sale to the public, or

d.

the transportation, delivery or furnishing of water

for domestic purposes or for power.

Added by Laws 2003, c. 166, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 2003.