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A push to exempt utility company and oil company infrastructure plans from the Freedom of Information Act has fallen short.
State Representative Kurt Heise, R-Plymouth, is changing a bill he’s been pushing for almost a year to remove the controversial provision.
He contends keeping people from getting their hands on current and future infrastructure plans is a matter of national security.
Heise says a terrorist could use that information to plot an attack on a utility in Michigan.
However critics say the bill would have allowed companies to hide crucial safety information.
The bill, which cleared a House committee Tuesday, now allows cybersecurity plans to be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act.
