BLACK HILLS CORPORATION

ENG · Energy/Nuclear

Load growth, reliability, and resource adequacy generally; Data center issues generally; Energy security issues generally; Issues related to energy grid supply chain; Issues related to energy sector impacts from tariff policies; Energy Access - Work relating to continued access to natural gas for direct use.

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

H.R. 1- The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Issues related to energy sector impacts from tariff policies

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1

ENV · Environment/Superfund

H.R. 471- the Fix Our Forest Act; Wildfires and other natural disasters; EPA regulations generally; Siting and permitting generally.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 471

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

H.R.5371 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 - Keeps government running/funding programs like LIHEAP. Also includes an anomaly to extend authorization for CISA. FY25 Energy, Water & Related Agencies Appropriations Legislation - Supported research and development for natural gas technologies; opposed use of DOE funds for limiting access to natural gas direct use. FY25 Labor-HHS Appropriations Legislation - Support fully authorized regular LIHEAP funding at $5.1 Billion. Appropriations language supporting delay of implementation for Energy Independence and Security Act Section 433 H.R. 4553, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Act, 2026; H.R. 5304/S. 2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Act, 2026 Energy R&D funding LIHEAP Issues generally

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.5371, H.R. 4553, H.R. 5304, S. 2587

TRA · Transportation

Pipeline Safety Reauthorization - draft pipeline safety reauthorization legislation pending. - H.R. 5301, Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES Act) Act of 2025, bipartisan pipeline safety bill passed by House T&I. - Pipeline Integrity, Protection, and Enhancement for Leveraging Investments in the Nations Energy to Assure Safety (PIPELINE Safety Act) Act of 2025, draft pipeline safety legislation from Senate Commerce Committee - Draft pipeline safety legislation currently being written by House Energy and Commerce Committee. Easing Gas/Electric Infrastructure Locating Costs Due to Federally Incentivized Broadband Build-Out - relating to infrastructure development cost allocation.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 5301

HOM · Homeland Security

Legislation to reauthorize the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 through 2035- Basis for public-private cyberthreat information sharing and related legal, regulatory, and public disclosure protections that protect private sector engagement. - HR. 5079, the Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act (WIMWIG Act), bipartisan bill to update and reauthorize CISA thru 2035. - S.1337, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act, provides a clean ten year CISA extension. - Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) draft CISA modification and 2- year reauthorization legislation Cyber incident reporting generally Cyber regulatory harmonization generally

Literal federal measure citations: HR. 5079, S.1337