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Committee makes drinking water cybersecurity bill a committee measure after briefing on recent attacks
Summary
Representative Jack presented a bill requiring water system cyber plans and two‑hour breach reporting; the division of drinking water described recent local and national incidents and said faster reporting helps recovery and response; the committee voted to make the measure a committee bill.
SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers moved to make a drinking water cybersecurity bill a committee measure after a presentation from Representative Andrew Jack and Nathan Lundstedt, director of the Division of Drinking Water, who described local breaches and the need for faster reporting and coordinated response.
Representative Jack said the bill requires community water systems to have cybersecurity and emergency response plans and to report cyber breaches to state authorities so the state can marshal resources to help recovery. He told the committee the bill…
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