§17-16F-7. Annual report.

(a) The division shall prepare and file a comprehensive report annually by December 31 with the Governor and the Joint Committee on Government and Finance setting forth the overall strategic plan for both short term and long term for goals and accomplishments of the purposes set forth in this article. Incidental to the development of a comprehensive strategic plan for multimodal transportation, the division shall analyze the intermodal shipment of products and passengers through the state, and shall be authorized to collect and analyze such information, which is maintained in the ordinary course of business by the person, firm, or corporation providing such information, pertaining to the transportation of products and passengers which has been moved by rail, water, or air to and from points within and without this state.

(b) Any such information and data supplied to the division shall be for exclusive use of the division. Such information is deemed confidential and is not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, §29B-1-1 et seq. of this code. The division shall not publicly disclose this information and data to any person, firm, corporation, or agent. It is unlawful for any employee of this State to divulge or make known in any manner any information obtained pursuant to this subsection or disclose information concerning the personal or business affairs of any individual or the business of any single firm or corporation, or disclose any particulars set forth or disclosed in any report or other information provided to the division. Violation of this subsection by any employee or former employee will result in a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both, together with costs of prosecution.