Section 19-13-502 - Critical infrastructure zones; reporting of conveyances; investigations; rulemaking(a) The governor, in consultation with the director, shall designate any property or area of property that qualifies under this article as a critical infrastructure zone. The governor and director shall identify each property designated as a critical infrastructure zone by using a legal description of the property. Any designation under this section shall be the least restrictive designation necessary to ensure the security of the critical infrastructure to be protected. The director, in consultation with the governor, may remove a designation of a critical infrastructure zone from any property. Not later than July 1, 2025 and each July 1 thereafter, the director, in consultation with the governor, shall review the designations made under this subsection to determine whether designations should be removed or amended. Any property designated as a critical infrastructure zone under this subsection shall remain designated until removed in accordance with this subsection or by order of a court.(b) Not later than July 1 of each year, the director shall provide a list of all currently designated critical infrastructure zones to each county clerk.(c) Within fifteen (15) days after the conveyance is executed and completed, the county clerk shall report each conveyance that involves any property located within a critical infrastructure zone or that is located not more than five (5) miles from a critical infrastructure zone to the director and to the division of criminal investigation.(d) Upon receiving a report from a county clerk under subsection (c) of this section, the director and the division of criminal investigation shall, upon reasonable suspicion, investigate the conveyance to determine if the conveyance involves a designated country or person or if the conveyance poses a threat to national or state security or to critical infrastructure.(e) The director, the attorney general and the division of criminal investigation may take any action authorized by law to determine the actual identity of any party to a conveyance reported under this section if the party's actual identity is not clear from the conveyance. Any investigation and information obtained during the investigation shall remain confidential and shall not be open to public inspection.(f) The director shall promulgate any rules necessary for the designation of critical infrastructure zones in accordance with this section.Added by Laws 2024, ch. 72,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.