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Commerce-backed bill would shield sensitive energy-infrastructure records from public disclosure
Summary
Department of Commerce-backed legislation to exempt certain critical energy infrastructure information from the Public Records Act prompted debate over scope and definitions, with utilities supporting the bill and open-government advocates urging narrower language.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 16 10 would exempt from public-records disclosure certain critical energy infrastructure information (CEII) in the possession of any state agency. The Department of Commerce and utilities told the committee the change is necessary to enable secure information-sharing about vulnerabilities and emergency response plans without fear that those sensitive details could be publicly released.
Elizabeth King, director of Commerce’s Energy Resilience and Emergency Management Office, said…
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