H.R. 7257
SECURE Grid Act
Sponsor: Robert E. Latta · 4 cosponsors
Follow this billOfficial summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Securing Community Upgrades for a Resilient Grid Act or the SECURE Grid Act
This bill extends through FY2031 and modifies requirements for state energy security plans. Under current law, states are required to submit to the Department of Energy (DOE) state energy security plans that meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to receive federal financial assistance for state energy conservation programs.
The bill specifies that DOE is not required to approve the plans.
The bill requires DOE to provide information, technical assistance, and other assistance in the development, implementation, or revision of a state energy security plan upon the request of a state.
The bill also requires states to address additional factors in their energy security plans, such as (1) weather-related threats and vulnerabilities; (2) supply chain risks for equipment for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity; and (3) the security of local distribution systems and the bulk-power system. A local distribution system is energy infrastructure owned and operated by an electric utility at a voltage of 100 kilovolts or less.
In addition, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on the efficacy of state energy security plans.
Text of the bill
Section 366 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6326) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
(3) Local distribution system. The term local distribution system means any energy infrastructure owned and operated by an electric utility at a voltage of 100 kilovolts or less.
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting , and suppliers of equipment for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity to, after owners and operators of;
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
(3) address potential hazards to each energy sector or system, including—
(A) physical threats and vulnerabilities, including—
(i) weather-related threats and vulnerabilities;
(ii) physical attacks on local distribution systems and the bulk-power system; and
(iii) supply chain risks for equipment for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity; and
(B) cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities, including threats to, and vulnerabilities of, local distribution systems that may impact the bulk-power system;
; and
(B) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
(5) provide a risk mitigation approach to enhance reliability and end-use resilience, including methods of responding to, mitigating, and recovering from potential hazards described in paragraph (3); and
(4) in subsection (d)(3)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
(B) supplying equipment for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity; and
(5) in subsection (e)—
(A) by striking A State is not eligible and inserting the following:
(1) Submission required. A State is not eligible
(B) in paragraph (2), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively (and by moving the margins accordingly); and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
(2) State determination. A submission under paragraph (1) is not required to be approved by the Secretary.
(6) in subsection (f), by striking may and inserting shall;
(7) in subsection (h), by inserting , local distribution system, after electric utility; and
(8) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following:
(i) Sunset. This section shall expire on September 30, 2031.