Bill Text: CT HB07221 | 2017 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Access To Water Planning Information.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-07-05 - Signed by the Governor [HB07221 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2017-HB07221-Comm_Sub.html
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January Session, 2017 |
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AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO WATER PLANNING INFORMATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (19) of subsection (b) of section 1-210 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
(19) Records when there are reasonable grounds to believe disclosure may result in a safety risk, including the risk of harm to any person, any government-owned or leased institution or facility or any fixture or appurtenance and equipment attached to, or contained in, such institution or facility, except that such records shall be disclosed to a law enforcement agency upon the request of the law enforcement agency. Such reasonable grounds shall be determined (A) (i) by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, after consultation with the chief executive officer of an executive branch state agency, with respect to records concerning such agency; and (ii) by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, after consultation with the chief executive officer of a municipal, district or regional agency, with respect to records concerning such agency; (B) by the Chief Court Administrator with respect to records concerning the Judicial Department; and (C) by the executive director of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, with respect to records concerning the Legislative Department. As used in this section, "government-owned or leased institution or facility" includes, but is not limited to, an institution or facility owned or leased by a public service company, as defined in section 16-1, other than a water company, as defined in section 16-1, a certified telecommunications provider, as defined in section 16-1, [a water company, as defined in section 25-32a,] or a municipal utility that furnishes electric [, gas or water] or gas service, but does not include an institution or facility owned or leased by the federal government, and "chief executive officer" includes, but is not limited to, an agency head, department head, executive director or chief executive officer. Such records include, but are not limited to:
(i) Security manuals or reports;
(ii) Engineering and architectural drawings of government-owned or leased institutions or facilities;
(iii) Operational specifications of security systems utilized at any government-owned or leased institution or facility, except that a general description of any such security system and the cost and quality of such system [,] may be disclosed;
(iv) Training manuals prepared for government-owned or leased institutions or facilities that describe, in any manner, security procedures, emergency plans or security equipment;
(v) Internal security audits of government-owned or leased institutions or facilities;
(vi) Minutes or records of meetings, or portions of such minutes or records, that contain or reveal information relating to security or other records otherwise exempt from disclosure under this subdivision;
(vii) Logs or other documents that contain information on the movement or assignment of security personnel; and
(viii) Emergency plans and emergency preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation plans, including plans provided by a person to a state agency or a local emergency management agency or official. [; and
(ix) With respect to a water company, as defined in section 25-32a, that provides water service: Vulnerability assessments and risk management plans, operational plans, portions of water supply plans submitted pursuant to section 25-32d that contain or reveal information the disclosure of which may result in a security risk to a water company, inspection reports, technical specifications and other materials that depict or specifically describe critical water company operating facilities, collection and distribution systems or sources of supply;]
Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 1-210 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
(d) Whenever a public agency, except the Judicial Department or Legislative Department, receives a request from any person for disclosure of any records described in subdivision (19) of subsection (b) of this section under the Freedom of Information Act, the public agency shall promptly notify the Commissioner of Administrative Services or the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, as applicable, of such request, in the manner prescribed by such commissioner, before complying with the request as required by the Freedom of Information Act. [and for information related to a water company, as defined in section 25-32a, the public agency shall promptly notify the water company before complying with the request as required by the Freedom of Information Act.] If the commissioner, after consultation with the chief executive officer of the applicable agency, [or after consultation with the chief executive officer of the applicable water company for information related to a water company, as defined in section 25-32a,] believes the requested record is exempt from disclosure pursuant to subdivision (19) of subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner may direct the agency to withhold such record from such person. In any appeal brought under the provisions of section 1-206 of the Freedom of Information Act for denial of access to records for any of the reasons described in subdivision (19) of subsection (b) of this section, such appeal shall be against the chief executive officer of the executive branch state agency or the municipal, district or regional agency that issued the directive to withhold such record pursuant to subdivision (19) of subsection (b) of this section, exclusively, or, in the case of records concerning Judicial Department facilities, the Chief Court Administrator or, in the case of records concerning the Legislative Department, the executive director of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management.
Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 1-210 of the general statutes is amended by adding subdivision (29) as follows (Effective October 1, 2017):
(NEW) (29) With respect to a water company, as defined in section 25-32a, that provides water service, records that identify, illustrate or describe:
(A) Cybersecurity plans and measures, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, information and communications systems, system access codes and specifications, vulnerability assessments, internal security audits, security manuals, security training or security reports, including, but not limited to, security assessments, plans and procedures, operational and design specifications of facility security systems or risk management plans;
(B) Emergency contingency plans and emergency preparedness plans, incident management plans, response, recovery and mitigation plans or critical customer lists, including plans provided by a person to a state agency or a local emergency management agency or official, or documents or portions of documents that identify or describe procedures for sabotage prevention and response;
(C) Specific locations, detailed schematics and construction details of wells, source water intakes, water mains, tunnels, storage facilities, treatment facilities or pump stations and pressure reducing stations, and other distribution system pressure and flow control valves and facilities, provided information regarding general location of water mains, wells and interconnections shall be subject to disclosure;
(D) Dam specifications or dam safety plans;
(E) Building floor or structural plans, specifications of structural elements or building security systems or codes;
(F) Detailed network topology maps;
(G) Specific locations of or specifications regarding electrical power, standby generators or fuel systems for water system facilities, except that general information regarding electrical power, standby generators or fuel systems for water system facilities may be disclosed;
(H) Operational specifications, schematics and procedures of treatment plant processes and associated equipment and chemicals, including, but not limited to, facility use of chlorine gas storage and delivery and the location of chemicals, except that a general description of any such treatment plant may be disclosed;
(I) Logs or other documents that contain information regarding the movement or assignment of water system facility and security personnel;
(J) Distribution system hydraulic models; or
(K) Any other record if there are reasonable grounds to believe the disclosure of such record may result in a security risk, including the risk of harm to any person, provided the water company has obtained a written determination from a public agency, as defined in section 4a-77, having cognizance of such matter that there are such reasonable grounds.
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to provide an exemption for all or any part of a water company record if the water company has released the information sought in the record, or the type of information sought in the record, into the public domain after September 1, 2003.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2017 |
1-210(b)(19) |
Sec. 2 |
October 1, 2017 |
1-210(d) |
Sec. 3 |
October 1, 2017 |
1-210(b) |
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 3(b)(29)(K), "section 4a-38c" was changed to "section 4a-77" for accuracy.
PH |
Joint Favorable Subst. |