Pennsylvania § 1512 - Emergency response plans.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 1512 — Emergency response plans., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1512. Emergency response plans.
(a) Plans.--A public utility that engages in the delivery of natural gas liquids through a high consequence area in this Commonwealth as defined in 49 CFR 192.903 (relating to what definitions apply to this subpart?) shall make available upon written request the public utility's emergency response plans to all of the following:
(1) The secretary of the commission.
(2) The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
(3) The emergency management director of each county in this Commonwealth where the high consequence area is located.
(b) Confidential information.--
(1) If the emergency response plan under subsection (a) contains confidential security information as defined in section 2 of the act of November 29, 2006 (P.L.1435, No.156), known as the Public Utility Confidential Security Information Disclosure Protection Act, and the public utility has marked the information in the plan as confidential security information, each reviewer of the plan under subsection (a) shall have the following duties:
(i) Comply with all requirements of the Public Utility Confidential Security Information Disclosure Protection Act to protect the information from dissemination to the public.
(ii) Enter into a notarized agreement with the public utility for the purpose of maintaining the confidentiality requirements under this paragraph.
(2) A public utility shall provide a copy of a proposed agreement under paragraph (1)(ii) to the commission before making available an emergency response plan under subsection (a) that contains confidential security information as specified under paragraph (1).
(c) Penalties.--A public utility that fails to comply with subsection (a) may be subject to an enforcement action by the commission.
(Nov. 25, 2020, P.L.1245, No.130, eff. 60 days)
2020 Amendment. Act 130 added section 1512.
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 1512 cover?
Section 1512 ("Emergency response plans.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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