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UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING TO:FROM: ERMU Commission Troy Adams, P.E. –General Manager MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: March 10, 2020 6.2 SUBJECT: American Public Power Association Legislative Rally Update ACTION REQUESTED: No action requested BACKGROUND: Every year the American Public Power Association (APPA) holds a legislative rally fly-in where public power representatives from around the nation travel to Washington D.C. to share their Main Street stories with congressional members and to advocate for the best interests of their consumer-owners. During this rally the APPA Legislation & Resolutions (L&R) Committee also held meetings to vote on APPA regulatory policy. DISCUSSION: This year more than 600 public power representatives, including more than 60 Minnesota public power representatives, attended the rally. This year’s rally was held on February 24-26. Commissioner Bell, Conservation & Key Accounts Manager Sagstetter, and I attend this year’s rally. The L&R Committee considered these five resolutions: 1. Resolution 20-01: Principles for Federal Climate ChangeLegislation 2.Resolution20-02: In Support of CongressionalEfforts to ProvidePublic Power Utilities with Comparable Incentives toEnergy-Related Tax Incentives 3. Resolution 20-03: In Support of Protecting Critical Electric Infrastructure Information from Public Disclosure 4. Resolution 20-04: In Support of the Preservation of Public Power’s Ability to Self-Supply without Risk of Paying for Capacity Twice 5. Resolution 20-05: Protecting Public Power Communications Systems in the 6 GHz Spectrum Band All five resolutions passed unanimously. The APPA legislative priorities included, but were not limited to, the following: comparable incentives, power marketing administrations (PMAs), Federal efforts to address climate change, pole attachments, electric vehicles, and 6 GHz spectrum band. ______________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 2 93