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MoreinformationisavailableonAPPA’swebsiteat:https://www.publicpower.org/policy- <br />positions <br />Minnesota typically supports all the APPA priorities, but not always. Regardless, Minnesota <br />Municipal Utilities Association’s (MMUA) Government Relations Committee develops federal <br />position statements every year which are specific to the MMUA membership’s concerns. These <br />position statements are published and distributed to our congressional members and their <br />staff. The MMUA membership who travels to DC then speaks on a focus few issues from these <br />position statements. This year’s key MMUA legislative talking points were: <br />1.Responding to climate change <br />2. Comparable incentives and modernizing tax-exempt financing <br />3.Protect Western Area Power Administration customers <br />This year had some scheduling challenges on the House side, and the Senate had left town on a <br />retreat. Representative Stauber and Representative Hagedorn were the only two congressional <br />members to meet with our group in person. Except for Representative Omar, the Minnesota <br />public power delegation was able to meet with all of the other congressional members’ staff to <br />deliver our Main Street stories as they relate to the MMUA position statements. And for the <br />fourth year, MMUA hosted a reception for congressional members and staff after the day on <br />Capitol Hill. This event was well attended. <br /> <br />During the trip to Washington D.C., we also had the opportunity to attend a Midwest Municipal <br />Transmission Group (MMTG) event to meet with our fellow municipal Brookings transmission <br />line owners. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br /> Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association 2020 Federal Position Statements <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />94 <br />