63A-16-1301. Definitions.

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Effective 5/6/2026

As used in this part:

(1)"Critical infrastructure" means systems and assets operated or maintained by a governmental entity that are vital to the governmental entity's jurisdiction such that the incapacity or destruction of the systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, economic security, or public health, including:

(a)emergency services communications systems;

(b)electrical power systems;

(c)water and wastewater systems;

(d)transportation management systems;

(e)data centers and networks; and

(f)systems that store or process sensitive data or classified information.

(2)"Cyber Center" means the Utah Cyber Center created in Section 63A-16-1102 .

(3)"Foreign adversary" means a country listed in 15 C.F.R. Sec. 791.4 as that regulation existed on January 1, 2026.

(4)"Foreign principal" means:

(a)the government or an official of the government of a foreign adversary;

(b)a political party or member of a political party or subdivision of a political party of a foreign adversary;

(c)an entity, including a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons organized under the laws of or having a principal place of business in a foreign adversary, or a subsidiary of the entity;

(d)an individual who is domiciled in a foreign adversary and is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States; or

(e)an individual, entity, or collection of individuals or entities described in Subsections (4)(a) through

(d)having a controlling interest in a partnership, association, corporation, organization, trust, or other legal entity or subsidiary formed for the purpose of owning real property.

(5)"Governmental entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-2-103 .

(6)"Information and communications technology" means any technology, system, device, application, or service used to create, collect, store, process, transmit, receive, display, or exchange information by electronic or digital means, including computers, software, networks, telecommunications systems, and related infrastructure.

Enacted by Chapter 65 , 2026 General Session