52:27F-16.2. Energy emergency preparedness; report
In order to evaluate the energy preparedness of the State, the commissioner shall, within 1 year of the effective date of this act and at least once every 3 years thereafter, prepare and submit to the Governor and the Legislature a comprehensive report on the status of the emergency allocation plan adopted pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1977, c. 146 (C. 52:27F-16). The report shall provide for:
a. A means to identify, monitor and evaluate situations and conditions which may give rise to a critical energy shortage, which shall include but not be limited to methods of evaluating supply and demand conditions which may trigger a critical energy shortage;
b. The evaluation of various emergency response measures, based on the relative technical and economic impact and effectiveness of each;
c. The evaluation of existing emergency response plans of other agencies and instrumentalities of the State government, including the Board of Public Utilities. The commissioner shall have the authority to require these plans to conform with the conclusions and recommendations of the report, and to require the development or modification of those plans or portions thereof which do not comply with the report;
d. A means for establishing a comprehensive energy information service to function during an energy emergency;
e. The development, in advance of and during an energy emergency, of a coordinated public and private sector plan to mitigate the effects of an energy emergency.
L.1983, c. 559, s. 2, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.
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