H 5542 Resolution, By Landing
Summary: Electromagnetic Pulse
    A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE MODERN SOCIETY'S RELIANCE UPON THE ELECTRICAL GRID AND THE HARM SOUTH CAROLINIANS COULD ENDURE IN THE EVENT OF AN EXTENDED DISRUPTION OF THE ELECTRICAL GRID DUE TO AN ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE OR SOLAR STORM AND TO ENCOURAGE THE SOUTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION TO CREATE A DETAILED PLAN WITHIN THEIR CURRENT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN THAT INCLUDES BOTH STEPS TO BE TAKEN TO HARDEN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FROM AN ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE OR A SOLAR STORM, AS WELL AS ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENCE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME SHOULD THE ELECTRICAL GRID BE INCAPACITATED, AND IN THE EVENT THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION UPDATES ITS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN TO INCLUDE FACTORS RELATED TO ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES OR SOLAR STORMS, THAT THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION BE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE THE UPDATED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN TO ALL MUNICIPALITIES IN THIS STATE.
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04/16/26	House	Introduced (House Journal-page 4)
04/16/26	House	Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions (House Journal-page 4)