FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATION AND COORDINATION
- NWPPA Letter in Support of FY2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act (03/06/24)
- NWPPA Fast Facts About the Lower Snake River Dams (02/06/24)
- NWPPA Response to Northwest Forest Plan (02/02/24)
- NWPPA Response to USFS NOI to Prepare an EIS Regarding Its Land Management Plan Direction for Old-Growth Forest Conditions (01/29/24)
- NWPPA Letter to DOE Secretary Jennifer Granholm on USG Commitments (12/11/23)
- NWPPA 2023 August Recess Talking Points
- NWPPA Letter to DOE Secretary re. NOPR re. Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers (03/27/2023)
- Statement of Scott Corwin—U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries hearing on “Benefits and Access: The Necessity for Multiple Use of Water Resources” (03/08/23)
- Joint statement to BLM re. proposed rule “Update of the Communications Uses Program, Cost Recovery Fee Schedules, and Section 512 of FLPMA for Rights-of-Way”
- NWPPA 2022 April Talking Points
- Statement of Scott Corwin—Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate
- NWPPA Letters Supporting Hydropower Legislation
- NWPPA 2021 August Recess Talking Points
NWPPA provides a complement to statewide organizations who focus on legislative efforts affecting their respective states, and national and regional organizations, who are advocating on behalf of the public power industry at large. NWPPA has the unique opportunity to represent its members on regional issues at the federal level. We employ a local and a federal lobbyist to represent our members’ interests in Washington, D.C., while working closely with NWPPA’s Government Relations Committee. We sponsor an annual in-person trip to Washington, D.C., and we hold meetings with association leaders to coordinate federal legislative activities throughout the year. Each year the membership passes resolutions that become NWPPA’s position on energy issues affecting the region and the industry. These public power resolutions communicate our members’ positions to legislators and other important audiences and interest groups. As a utility member, you have the opportunity to propose resolutions and vote on them.
NWPPA utility members also have full access to a variety of issue alerts, reference materials, and related resources to help them with materials to distribute to their customers and legislators on key public power issues.
2024 Approved Changes to Resolutions
The GRC and Board have approved these resolutions and will be presenting them to our members for vote at the 2024 Annual Business Meeting on May 14, 2024 in Salt Lake City, UT.
2023 Resolutions approved by GRC
- 2023-01 Energy Efficiency
- 2023-02 In Support of All Hydropower as a Renewable Resource
- 2023-03 Protecting the Bulk Electric System from Cyber and Physical Attacks
- 2023-04 Ensuring a Reliable Grid
- 2023-05 In Support of Local Decision-Making for Regional Energy Policy and Regulation
- 2023-06 Opposition to the Changing Role and Rates of the Power Marketing Administrations
- 2023-07 Principles for Greenhouse Gas Reduction from the Electric Sector
- 2023-08 Support for Consumer-Owned Utility Financing Options
- 2023-09 Safeguarding Local Control – FCC & Pole Attachments
- 2023-10 In Support of Advanced and Small Modular Reactors
- 2023-11 Urging Consideration of the Economic Impacts of ESA
- 2023-12 In Support of Improved Efforts, by Utilities and the Federal Government, to Respond to Natural Disasters
- 2023-13 Support for Federal Policies to Combat and Prevent Catastrophic Wildfires
- 2023-14 Vegetation Management and Fire Prevention on Rights of Way
- 2023-15 Public Power Support of Electric Vehicle Polices
- 2023-16 In Support of Rural Broadband Deployment and Use
- 2023-17 Refundable Direct Pay Tax Credits for Consumer-owned Utilities
- 2023-18 Federal Incentives for Utility-Scale Hydrogen Projects
- 2023-19 Supply Chain Challenges for Distribution Transformers and Grid Components
2022 Archived Resolutions
2023 Resolutions for Consideration
- 2023-01 Energy Efficiency
- 2023-02 In Support of All Hydropower as a Renewable Resource
- 2023-03 Protecting the Bulk Electric System from Cyber and Physical Attacks
- 2023-04 Ensuring a Reliable Grid
- 2023-05 In Support of Local Decision-Making in Energy Policy and Regulation
- 2023-06 Opposition to Changing the Role and Rates of the Power Marketing Administrations
- 2023-07 Principles for Greenhouse Gas Reduction from the Electric Sector
- 2023-08 Support for Consumer-Owned Utility Financing Options
- 2023-09 Safeguarding Local Control – FCC & Pole Attachments
- 2023-10 In Support of Advanced and Small Modular Reactors
- 2023-11 Urging Consideration of Economic Impacts of the Endangered Species Act
- 2023-12 In Support of Improved Efforts, by Utilities and the Federal Government, to Respond to Natural Disasters
- 2023-13 Support for Federal Policies to Combat and Prevent Catastrophic Wildfires
- 2023-14 Vegetation Management and Fire Prevention on Rights of Way
- 2023-15 Public Power Support of Electric Vehicle Policies
- 2023-16 In Support of Rural Broadband Deployment and Use
- 2023-17 (proposed) Refundable Direct Pay Tax Credits for Consumer-Owned Utilities
- 2023-18 Federal Incentives for Utility-Scale Hydrogen Energy Storage Projects
- 2023-19 (Proposed) Supply Chain Challenges and Efficiency Standards for Distribution Transformers
2022 Resolutions Approved by GRC
- 2022-01 Energy Efficiency
- 2022-02 In Support of All Hydropower as a Renewable Resource
- 2022-03 Protecting the Bulk Electric System from Cyber and Physical Attacks
- 2022-04 Reliability Standards and Defining Resilience
- 2022-05 In Support of Local Decision-Making in Energy Policy and Regulation
- 2022-06 Opposition to Changing the Role and Rates of the Power Marketing Administrations
- 2022-07 Principles for Greenhouse Gas Reduction from the Electric Sector
- 2022-08 Support for Consumer-Owned Utility Financing Options
- 2022-09 Safeguarding Local Control – FCC & Pole Attachments
- 2022-10 In Support of Advanced and Small Modular Reactors
- 2022-11 Urging Consideration of Economic Impacts of the Endangered Species Act
- 2022-12 In Support of Improved Efforts, by Utilities and the Federal Government, to Respond to Natural Disasters
- 2022-13 Support for Federal Policies to Combat and Prevent Catastrophic Wildfires
- 2022-14 Vegetation Management and Fire Prevention on Rights of Way
- 2022-15 Public Power Support of Electric Vehicle Policies
- 2022-16 In Support of Rural Broadband Deployment and Use
- 2022-17 Comparable Energy Tax Incentives for Consumer-Owned Utilities
- 2022-18 Federal Incentives for Utility-Scale Hydrogen Energy Storage Projects
Legislative Leadership
Bill Swick
2023-2024 GRC Chair
Kootenai Electric Cooperative
Jonathan Dahl
2023-2024 GRC Vice Chair
Wells Rural Electric Company
ELIZABETH K. WHITNEY
WASHINGTON, D.C. CONSULTANT
Meguire Whitney, LLC
NICOLE CASE
CONSULTANT
Nicole K Case Consulting