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House panel OKs cybersecurity reporting, assessments for water and wastewater systems
Summary
The House Environmental Affairs Committee passed Senate Bill 459 as amended, creating reporting requirements and annual vulnerability assessments for water and wastewater systems after cybersecurity incidents; the bill was amended to add wastewater and to align reporting windows with related cybersecurity legislation.
The House Environmental Affairs Committee voted unanimously to pass Senate Bill 459, requiring water and wastewater utilities to report cyber incidents to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the state's Office of Technology and to conduct annual vulnerability assessments, during a committee meeting.
The measure, introduced to address incidents such as a summer hack of networks serving Tipton, Indiana, directs the Environmental Rules Board to adopt standards for reclaimed wastewater and establishes a two-tiered incident reporting schedule and a requirement for annual vulnerability assessments. The committee adopted an amendment that explicitly adds wastewater systems to the bill’s scope and adjusts reporting language to align with another…
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