September 15, 2004—The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) has recently released “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 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.
New Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioner Connie Hughes, who is Chair of NARUCs Ad Hoc Committee on Critical Infrastructure, added: “The impressive amount of effort by State commissions shows a bedrock commitment for ensuring that utility infrastructure protection efforts are adequately funded in order that our Nations consumers can continue to receive an uninterrupted supply of utility services.”
A copy of the report can be found on the NARUC Web site.
