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This bill mandates that the Governor of West Virginia develop comprehensive crisis preparedness plans to safeguard the state from major threats, including nuclear war, significant energy grid disruptions (which could be caused by events like HEMP attacks, solar flares, or cyber-attacks), widespread communication system failures due to cyber-attacks, invasion, and insurrection. These plans must outline preventative actions, mitigation strategies, immediate response protocols, remediation efforts, and recovery procedures. The Department of Homeland Security will present tentative plans and ongoing state government actions to the Interim Joint Standing Committee on Government Organization by their first interim meeting in 2027, with final plans due by July 30, 2027, and annual updates thereafter.

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