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Urge investment into security, reliability of electric grid

Urge investment into security, reliability of electric grid

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Terry Johnson
Last action
Official status
As Enrolled
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Urge investment into security, reliability of electric grid

Urging Ohio electric utility stakeholders, the Governor, and the Congress of the United States to invest resources into the security, reliability, and resiliency of the state and national interconnected electric grids against natural and man-made threats.

What This Bill Does

  • Urging Ohio electric utility stakeholders, the Governor, and the Congress of the United States to invest resources into the security, reliability, and resiliency of the state and national interconnected electric grids against natural and man-made threats.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. Ohio Legislature

    As Introduced

  2. Ohio Legislature

    As Reported by the Senate Energy Committee

  3. Ohio Legislature

    As Adopted by the Senate

  4. Ohio Legislature

    As Reported by the House Energy Committee

  5. Ohio Legislature

    As Adopted by the House

  6. Ohio Legislature

    As Enrolled

Official Summary Text

Urging Ohio electric utility stakeholders, the Governor, and the Congress of the United States to invest resources into the security, reliability, and resiliency of the state and national interconnected electric grids against natural and man-made threats.

Current Bill Text

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(136th General Assembly)

(Senate
Concurrent Resolution Number 2)

A concurrent resolution

Urging Ohio electric utility
stakeholders, the Governor, and the Congress of the United States to
invest resources into the security, reliability, and resiliency of
the state and national interconnected electric grids against natural
and man-made threats.

Be it resolved by the Senate of
the State of Ohio (The House of Representatives concurring):

WHEREAS,
The nation's electric grid is critical infrastructure that every
citizen relies on each day; and

WHEREAS, The reliability and
resiliency of the electric grid remains a paramount necessity; and

WHEREAS, The electrical grid
is vulnerable to threats from both natural occurrences and man-made
threats; and

WHEREAS, There have been
recommendations from the Government Accountability Office and some
proposed via federal Executive Order regarding electric grid
security; and

WHEREAS, No action has been
taken to implement any of these recommendations; and

WHEREAS, There exists
legislation, such as New Jersey's "Microgrid Pilot Program Act"
to address concerns surrounding electric grid diversification and
security; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, That we, the
members of the 136th General Assembly of the State of Ohio, urge the
Governor and the Congress of the United States take seriously the
threat posed to the state's and nation's electrical grids by
investing resources to increase grid diversification and site
security; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we, the
members of the 136th General Assembly of the State of Ohio, must
consider adopting legislation such as the "Microgrid Pilot
Program Act" for our state's electric grid to be diverse and
secure; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of
the Senate transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to
the Governor, the President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the United
States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of
Representatives, the Commissioners of the Public Utilities Commission
of Ohio, the Director of the Department of Development, the Director
of the Department of Education and Workforce, and representatives
from Duke Energy Corporation, American Electric Power Company, Inc.,
AES Corporation, and First Energy Corporation.

Speaker __________________
of the House of Representatives.

President
__________________ of the Senate.

Adopted _____________________, 20____