Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019
This bill authorizes the Department of Energy to provide financial assistance to states for the development, implementation, review, and revision of a state energy security plan that assesses the state's existing circumstances and proposes methods to strengthen the ability of the state to have a reliable, secure, and resilient energy infrastructure.
A state energy security plan must contain specified content, including a risk assessment of energy infrastructure and cross-sector interdependencies and a risk mitigation approach to enhance reliability and end-use resilience. The plan must address potential hazards to each energy sector or system, including physical threats and cybersecurity threats.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-22 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 256. | Senate |
| 2019-10-22 | Committee | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-136. | Senate |
| 2019-09-25 | Committee | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate |
| 2019-09-11 | Committee | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-335. | Senate |
| 2019-07-11 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate |
| 2019-07-11 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |