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66-2302. Definitions. As used in this act:

(a) "Armed nuclear security guard" means a security guard who works at a nuclear generating facility, who is employed as part of the security plan approved by the nuclear regulatory commission and who meets the requirements mandated by the nuclear regulatory commission for carrying a firearm;

(b) "nuclear generating facility" means an electric power generating facility that is owned by an electric utility or a consortium of electric utilities and that produces electricity by means of a nuclear reactor and includes the property on which the facility is located;

(c) "electric utility" means every public utility as defined by K.S.A. 66-104, and amendments thereto, which owns, controls, operates or manages any equipment, plant or generating machinery for the production, transmission, delivery or furnishing of electricity or electric power;

(d) "enter" means the intrusion of any part of any instrument or any part of a person's body inside of a nuclear generating facility or a structure or fenced yard of a nuclear generating facility;

(e) "entering or remaining unlawfully" means an act by a person who enters or remains in or on a nuclear generating facility or a structure or fenced yard of a nuclear generating facility if that person's intent for entering or remaining is not licensed, authorized or otherwise privileged;

(f) "structure or fenced yard" means any structure, fenced yard, wall, building or other similar barrier or any combination of structures, fenced yards, walls, buildings or other barriers that surrounds a nuclear generating facility and that is posted with signage indicating it is a felony to trespass.

History: L. 2006, ch. 27, § 2; July 1.