42 U.S.C. § 18715b — Interregional and offshore wind elec-

Page 9207 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 18721 Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of Pub. L. 117–169, and not as part of div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, which enacted this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITIONS For definitions of ‘‘Secretary’’ and ‘‘State’’ as used in this section, see section 50111 of Pub. L. 117–169, set out as a note under section 17113b of this title. § 18715b. Interregional and offshore wind elec- tricity transmission planning, modeling, and analysis (a) Appropriation In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, to carry out this section. (b) Use of funds The Secretary shall use amounts made avail- able under subsection (a)— (1) to pay expenses associated with con- vening relevant stakeholders to address the development of interregional electricity trans- mission and transmission of electricity that is generated by offshore wind; and (2) to conduct planning, modeling, and anal- ysis regarding interregional electricity trans- mission and transmission of electricity that is generated by offshore wind, taking into ac- count the local, regional, and national eco- nomic, reliability, resilience, security, public policy, and environmental benefits of inter- regional electricity transmission and trans- mission of electricity that is generated by off- shore wind, including planning, modeling, and analysis, as the Secretary determines appro- priate, pertaining to— (A) clean energy integration into the elec- tric grid, including the identification of re- newable energy zones; (B) the effects of changes in weather due to climate change on the reliability and re- silience of the electric grid; (C) cost allocation methodologies that fa- cilitate the expansion of the bulk power sys- tem; (D) the benefits of coordination between generator interconnection processes and transmission planning processes; (E) the effect of increased electrification on the electric grid; (F) power flow modeling; (G) the benefits of increased interconnec- tions or interties between or among the Western Interconnection, the Eastern Inter- connection, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, and other interconnections, as ap- plicable; (H) the cooptimization of transmission and generation, including variable energy re- sources, energy storage, and demand-side management; (I) the opportunities for use of nontrans- mission alternatives, energy storage, and grid-enhancing technologies; (J) economic development opportunities for communities arising from development of interregional electricity transmission and transmission of electricity that is generated by offshore wind; (K) evaluation of existing rights-of-way and the need for additional transmission corridors; and (L) a planned national transmission grid, which would include a networked trans- mission system to optimize the existing grid for interconnection of offshore wind farms. (Pub. L. 117–169, title V, § 50153, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2048.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of Pub. L. 117–169, and not as part of div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, which enacted this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITION OF ‘‘SECRETARY’’ ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Energy, see sec- tion 50111 of Pub. L. 117–169, set out as a note under sec- tion 17113b of this title. PART B—CYBERSECURITY § 18721. Enhancing grid security through public- private partnerships (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Bulk-power system; Electric Reliability Or- ganization The terms ‘‘bulk-power system’’ and ‘‘Elec- tric Reliability Organization’’ has the mean- ing given the terms in section 824o(a) of title 16. (2) Electric utility; State regulatory authority The terms ‘‘electric utility’’ and ‘‘State reg- ulatory authority’’ have the meanings given the terms in section 796 of title 16. (b) Program to promote and advance physical se- curity and cybersecurity of electric utilities (1) Establishment The Secretary, in coordination with the Sec- retary of Homeland Security and in consulta- tion with, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the heads of other relevant Fed- eral agencies, State regulatory authorities, in- dustry stakeholders, and the Electric Reli- ability Organization, shall carry out a pro- gram— (A) to develop, and provide for voluntary implementation of, maturity models, self-as- sessments, and auditing methods for assess- ing the physical security and cybersecurity of electric utilities; (B) to assist with threat assessment and cybersecurity training for electric utilities; (C) to provide technical assistance for elec- tric utilities subject to the program; (D) to provide training to electric utilities to address and mitigate cybersecurity sup- ply chain management risks;