OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT (OPPD)

TRA · Transportation

Monitor infrastructure policy legislation and implementation.

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

Funding for Omaha Public Power District grid resiliency and modernization. Funding for Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) through the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administrations FY 2025-2026 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program. OPPD is seeking funding for its Arbor Rail Line Enhancements Project, which would make critical infrastructure improvements along the 56.4-mile Arbor Rail Line between Lincoln and Nebraska City, Nebraska.

ENG · Energy/Nuclear

Monitor energy policy legislation including energy efficiency and transmission line legislation. Support funding for transmission lines.

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Monitor tax policy legislation including protecting tax-exempt financing, and advanced refunding.

GOV · Government Issues

Advocating to amend section 1150 of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016 (P.L. 114-322). In the wake of ice jams on the Missouri River which can threatened energy generation and water delivery on the Missouri River, clearer protocols must be put in place by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. To accomplish this goal, the Army Corps of Engineers should update their winter management plan for the Missouri River so that adequate winter water flows and adequate water levels exist to ensure uninterrupted energy generation and water delivery; addressing and mitigating ice jams before they cause interruptions to utility operations.