§ 35-46-10-1 — Definitions

(a) As used in this chapter, "critical
infrastructure facility" means any of the following:
(1) A chemical manufacturing facility.
(2) A refinery.
(3) A steelmaking facility.
(4) An aluminum manufacturing facility.
(5) An electric utility facility, including:
(A) a power plant;
(B) a power generation facility peaker;
(C) an electric transmission facility;
(D) an electric station or substation; or
(E) any other facility used to support the generation,
transmission, or distribution of electricity.
However, the term does not include electric transmission land or
right-of-way that is not completely enclosed, posted, and
maintained by the electric utility.
(6) A water intake structure or water treatment facility.
(7) A natural gas utility facility, including:
(A) an age station;
(B) a compressor station;
(C) an odorization facility;
(D) a main line valve;
(E) a natural gas storage facility; or
(F) any other facility used to support the acquisition,
transmission, distribution, or storage of natural gas. However,
the term does not include gas transmission pipeline property
that is not completely enclosed, posted, and maintained by the
natural gas utility.
(8) A gasoline, propane, liquid natural gas (LNG), or other fuel
terminal or storage facility.
(9) A transportation facility, including, but not limited to, a port,
railroad switching yard, or trucking terminal. However, the term
does not include a railroad track that is not part of a railroad
switching yard.
(10) A pulp or paper manufacturing facility.
(11) A pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
(12) A hazardous waste storage, treatment, or disposal facility.
(13) A crude oil exploration and production equipment or refined
products storage and distribution facility including, but not
limited to, valve sites, pipeline interconnections, a pump station,
a metering station, below or aboveground pipeline or piping, and
a truck loading or offloading facility.
(14) A communications services facility, including:
(A) a central office;
(B) a cable head end;
(C) a cable node;
(D) a cellular telephone tower site; and
(E) wires and equipment used to provide communications
service to a customer.
(15) A dam that is regulated by the department of natural
resources.
(16) A facility:
(A) whose owner or operator is required to submit a risk
management plan under the federal Chemical Safety
Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (42
U.S.C. 7412(r)); or
(B) identified and regulated by the United States Department of
Homeland Security Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
(CFATS) program.
(17) Any aboveground portion of an oil, gas, hazardous liquid, or
chemical pipeline, tank, railroad facility, or other storage facility
that is completely enclosed, posted, and maintained by the critical
infrastructure utility.
(18) A facility that is substantially similar to a facility, structure,
or station listed in this subsection.
(b) As used in this chapter, "critical infrastructure utility" means a
person that owns or operates, for public use, any plant, equipment,
property, franchise, or license for the production, storage, transmission,
sale, or delivery of the items listed in subsection (a).
(c) As used in this chapter, "person" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-31.5-2-234(a).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.276-2019, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.183-2025, SEC.5.