---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 6326"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "6326"
heading: "State energy security plans"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/6326"
units:
  - "Chapter 77 — Energy Conservation"
  - "Subchapter III — Improving Energy Efficiency"
  - "Part B — State Energy Conservation Plans"
---

# §6326. State energy security plans

- (a) **Definitions—** In this section:
  - (1) **Bulk-power system—** The term “bulk-power system” has the meaning given the term in section 824o(a) of title 16.
  - (2) **State energy security plan—** The term “[State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) security plan” means a [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) security plan described in [subsection (b)](#b).
- (b) **Financial assistance for State energy security plans—** Federal financial assistance made available to a [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) under this part may be used for the development, implementation, review, and revision of a [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) security plan that—
  - (1) assesses the existing circumstances in the [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4); and
  - (2) proposes methods to strengthen the ability of the [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4), in consultation with [owners](/usc/42/13641.md?p=4) and operators of [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) infrastructure in the [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4)—
    - (A) to secure the [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) infrastructure of the [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) against all physical and cybersecurity threats;
    - (B)
      - (i) to mitigate the risk of [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) supply disruptions to the [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4); and
      - (ii) to enhance the response to, and recovery from, [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) disruptions; and
    - (C) to ensure that the [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) has reliable, secure, and resilient [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) infrastructure.
- (c) **Contents of plan—** A [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) security plan shall—
  - (1) address all [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) sources and regulated and unregulated [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) providers;
  - (2) provide a [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) profile, including an assessment of [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) production, transmission, distribution, and end-use;
  - (3) address potential hazards to each [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) sector or system, including—
    - (A) physical threats and vulnerabilities; and
    - (B) cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities;
  - (4) provide a risk assessment of [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) infrastructure and cross-sector interdependencies;
  - (5) provide a risk mitigation approach to enhance reliability and end-use resilience; and
  - (6)
    - (A) address—
      - (i) multi-[State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) and regional coordination, planning, and response; and
      - (ii) coordination with Indian Tribes with respect to planning and response; and
    - (B) to the extent practicable, encourage mutual assistance in cyber and physical response plans.
- (d) **Coordination—** In developing or revising a [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) security plan, the [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) office of the [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) shall coordinate, to the extent practicable, with—
  - (1) the public utility or service [commission](/usc/42/6291.md?p=18) of the [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4);
  - (2) [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) providers from the private and public sectors; and
  - (3) other entities responsible for—
    - (A) maintaining fuel or electric reliability; and
    - (B) securing [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) infrastructure.
- (e) **Financial assistance—** A [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) is not eligible to receive Federal financial assistance under this part for any purpose for a fiscal year unless the [Governor](/usc/42/6371.md?p=21) of the [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) submits to the [Secretary](/usc/42/6202.md?p=1), with respect to that fiscal year—
  - (1) a [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) security plan that meets the requirements of [subsection (c)](#c); or
  - (2) after an annual review, carried out by the [Governor](/usc/42/6371.md?p=21), of a [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) security plan—
    - (A) any necessary revisions to the [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) security plan; or
    - (B) a certification that no revisions to the [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) security plan are necessary.
- (f) **Technical assistance—** On request of the [Governor](/usc/42/6371.md?p=21) of a [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4), the [Secretary](/usc/42/6202.md?p=1), in consultation with the [Secretary](/usc/42/6202.md?p=1) of Homeland Security, may provide information, [technical assistance](/usc/42/6371.md?p=17), and other assistance in the development, implementation, or revision of a [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) security plan.
- (g) **Requirement—** Each [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) receiving Federal financial assistance under this part shall provide reasonable assurance to the [Secretary](/usc/42/6202.md?p=1) that the [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) has established policies and procedures designed to assure that the financial assistance will be used—
  - (1) to supplement, and not to supplant, [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) and local funds; and
  - (2) to the maximum extent practicable, to increase the amount of [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) and local funds that otherwise would be available, in the absence of the Federal financial assistance, for the implementation of a [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4) [energy](/usc/42/6291.md?p=3) security plan.
- (h) **Protection of information—** Information provided to, or collected by, the Federal Government pursuant to this section the disclosure of which the [Secretary](/usc/42/6202.md?p=1) reasonably foresees could be detrimental to the physical security or cybersecurity of any [electric utility](/usc/42/6341.md?p=9) or the bulk-power system—
  - (1) shall be exempt from disclosure under [section 552(b)(3) of title 5](/usc/5/552.md?p=b-3); and
  - (2) shall not be made available by any Federal [agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1), [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4), political subdivision of a [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4), or Tribal authority pursuant to any Federal, [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4), political subdivision of a [State](/usc/42/6202.md?p=4), or Tribal law, respectively, requiring public disclosure of information or records.
- (i) **Sunset—** The requirements of this section shall expire on October 31, 2025.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 366, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 935; Pub. L. 94–385, title IV, § 431, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1158; Pub. L. 95–619, title VI, § 691(b)(2), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3288; Pub. L. 101–440, § 2(b), Oct. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 1006; Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title I, § 40108(a)(2)–(4), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 941, 942.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 117–58, § 40108(a)(4), amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section defined terms used in this part.

Pub. L. 117–58, § 40108(a)(3), redesignated pars. (1) to (8) as pars. (1) to (8) of section 6321(c) of this title.

Pub. L. 117–58, § 40108(a)(2)(B), inserted headings in pars. (1) to (8).

Par. (3)(B)(i). Pub. L. 117–58, § 40108(a)(2)(A), substituted “; and” for “approved under section 6327 of this title, and”.

Pars. (6), (7). Pub. L. 117–58, § 40108(a)(2)(C), redesignated pars. (6) and (7) as (7) and (6), respectively, and rearranged pars. in numerical order.

1990—Par. (4). Pub. L. 101–440 substituted “building, building system, energy consuming device associated with the building, or industrial” for “building or industrial”, “May 1, 1989” for “August 14, 1976”, and “maintain or improve the efficiency” for “improve the efficiency”.

1978—Pars. (1), (3)(A), (B)(ii), (4), (A), (6), (B), (B)(i). Pub. L. 95–619 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”, meaning Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration, wherever appearing.

1976—Pub. L. 94–385 redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as (7) and (8), respectively, and added pars. (1) to (6).

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Wage Rate Requirements

For provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for construction, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, including authority of Secretary of Labor, see section 18851 of this title.