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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
electrical grids; security; strengthening
Purpose
Requests the U.S. Congress to enact comprehensive legislation to strengthen the Arizona and U.S. electrical grids.
Background
Statute requires the Division of Emergency Management (Division) of the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs to develop preparedness recommendations for the public regarding the type and quantity of supplies, including food, water and medical supplies, that each person in Arizona should possess in preparation for an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that might occur over the United States. The Division must post the preparedness recommendations on its website and update the preparedness recommendations at least every five years (A.R.S. § 26-305.03).
An EMP is a burst of electromagnetic energy occurring in the form of a radiated electric magnetic field or conducted electrical current caused by: 1) a coronal mass ejection from the sun; 2) detonation of a nuclear bomb high in earth's upper atmosphere; or 3) a man-made electromechanical device (A.R.S. § 26-305.03).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requests the U.S. Congress to promptly enact comprehensive legislation to strengthen the Arizona and U.S. electrical grids.
2. Directs the Secretary of State to transmit copies of the memorial to the President of the U.S. Senate, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and each Member of U.S. Congress from Arizona.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 14, 2022
RC/MAH/slp