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

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

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.

TRA · Transportation

Pipeline Safety Reauthorization - draft pipeline safety reauthorization legislation pending. Easing Gas/Electric Infrastructure Locating Costs Due to Federally Incentivized Broadband Build-Out - relating to infrastructure development cost allocation.

HOM · Homeland Security

Cyber incident reporting generally; Cyber regulatory harmonization generally; Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 reauthorization.