The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Alden A. Clement Jr.
DIGEST
SB 271 Original 2018 Regular Session Cortez
Present law provides that the crime of unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure is any of the
following:
(1) The intentional entry by a person without authority into any structure or onto any premises,
belonging to another, that constitutes in whole or in part a critical infrastructure that is
completely enclosed by any type of physical barrier.
(2) The use or attempted use of fraudulent documents for identification purposes to enter a
critical infrastructure.
(3) Remaining upon or in the premises of a critical infrastructure after having been forbidden to
do so, either orally or in writing, by any owner, lessee, or custodian of the property or by any
other authorized person.
(4) The intentional entry into a restricted area of a critical infrastructure that is marked as a
restricted or limited access area and that is completely enclosed by any type of physical
barrier, when the person is not authorized to enter that restricted or limited access area.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides that "critical infrastructure" includes chemical manufacturing facilities,
refineries, electrical power generating facilities, electrical transmission substations and distribution
substations, water intake structures and water treatment facilities, natural gas transmission
compressor stations, liquified natural gas terminals and storage facilities, natural gas and
hydrocarbon storage facilities, and transportation facilities, such as ports, railroad switching yards,
and trucking terminals.
Proposed law retains present law and adds a construction site that is not open to the public and
equipment used for any purpose by a person constructing an improvement on any real property
referenced in present law to the definition of "critical infrastructure".
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 14:61(B)(1))