October 20, 2004—NARUC has announced the recent release of “Model State Protocols for Critical Infrastructure Protection Cost Recovery,” prepared for the Ad Hoc Committee on Critical Infrastructure by the National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI).
A crucial element of the NARUC Ad Hoc Committee on Critical Infrastructure is the issue of the cost recovery of expenses associated with protecting critical electric, natural gas, telecommunications and water infrastructures.
This report synthesizes the work of the Committee to date and identifies cost recovery protocols currently used by State regulatory commissions to address infrastructure security cost recovery requests. These cost recovery protocols can serve as models for States and will provide an essential means to help ensure that our nations critical utility infrastructures are protected.
The Ad Hoc Committee on Critical Infrastructure looks forward to continuing the important work on this issue within the future scope of activities for the Committee.
A copy of the report can be found on the NARUC Web site.
Additional information pertaining to the work of the Committee can be found online.