PRINTER'S NO. 3527
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2509
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, HOHENSTEIN, GIRAL, PIELLI, PROBST,
SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS, HADDOCK, D. WILLIAMS, CURRY AND CIRESI,
JULY 23, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
UTILITIES, JULY 23, 2024
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of November 29, 2006 (P.L.1435, No.156),
2 entitled "An act relating to confidential security
3 information of public utilities; and imposing penalties,"
4 further providing for procedures for submitting, challenging
5 and protecting confidential security information.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 3 of the act of November 29, 2006
9 (P.L.1435, No.156), known as the Public Utility Confidential
10 Security Information Disclosure Protection Act, is amended by
11 adding a subsection to read:
12 Section 3. Procedures for submitting, challenging and
13 protecting confidential security information.
14 * * *
15 (f) Exception for governmental agency.--
16 (1) A public utility shall make available a public
17 utility record or emergency response under 66 Pa.C.S. § 1512
18 (relating to emergency response plans), regardless of whether
 1 it contains confidential security information if:
2 (i) requested by a Federal or State agency or
3 governmental body, including the National Transportation
4 Safety Board; and
5 (ii) there are reasonable grounds to believe that a
6 public utility facility may cause or has resulted in a
7 safety risk, including harm to any person or mass
8 destruction.
9 (2) A Federal or State agency or governmental body,
10 including the National Transportation Safety Board, acquiring
11 a public utility record or emergency response is not subject
12 to subsection (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e). Release or
13 disclosure of all or a portion of the utility record or
14 emergency response does not:
15 (i) constitute prohibited disclosure under section
16 5(a); and
17 (ii) cause the public utility record or emergency
18 response to become a public record subject to inspection
19 and duplication under the act of February 14, 2008
20 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.
21 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Statutes/Laws affected:
Printer's No. 3527: P.L.1435, No.156