Nebraska Legislature - Lobbyist Reporting Application

Clerk of the Legislature

Room 2014 State Capitol

PO Box 94604

Lincoln, NE 68509

(402) 471-2608

NEBRASKA LOBBYIST
STATEMENT of ACTIVITY

NADC FORM D

Submission Date: May 2, 2024

Each registered lobbyist shall file a Statement of Activity within 45 days after the end of a regular session of the Legislature. The statement must be filed even if the lobbyist engaged in no activity.
Any registered lobbyist who engages in lobbying activity in connection with a special session of the Legislature shall file a Statement of Activity within 45 days after the end of the special session. Late filing fees are $25.00 per day, not to exceed $750.00.
Lobbyists having more than one principal shall file a separate report for each principal.

ITEM 1

NATURE OF FILING (Check appropriate box)

For Calendar Year of

2024

Regular Session

Special Session

Amended Report

ITEM 2

NAME OF LOBBYIST AND PRINCIPAL

LOBBYIST

Lobbyist Name

Russell, David

Phone

(402) 474-4759

Address

8377 Glynoaks Drive

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68516

PRINCIPAL

Principal Name

Nebraska Municipal Power Pool

Office Phone

(402) 474-4759

Office Address (Street, Box, or Route)

8377 Glynoaks Drive

City

Lincoln

State

Zip

68516

List all the legislation upon which the lobbyist acted on behalf of the principal including bills, resolutions, amendments and procedural matters. Identify by number of bill, resolution, amendment or procedural matter and state the position taken. This statement should include a list of amendments or procedural matters which the lobbyist has acted upon for the principal, even if the lobbyist has not acted upon the bill or resolution from which the amendment or procedural matter arises.

Identify bill or resolution number	Describe bill, resolution, amendment or procedural matter	Position taken
LB26	Adopt the Rural Municipal Broadband Access Act	Support
LB61	Change provisions relating to regulation of dark fiber	Support
LB120	Eliminate obsolete provisions relating to a Nebraska Power Review Board study	Oppose
LB133	Provide that entities exercising the power of eminent domain are subject to the Open Meetings Act	Oppose
LB237	Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy	Support
LB399	Change provisions relating to certain proposed electric generation facilities and privately developed renewable energy generation facilities	Neutral
LB505	Provide for motor vehicle registration of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, impose an excise tax on electric energy used at commercial electric vehicle charging stations, provide for regulation of commercial electric vehicle charging stations, and provide a sales tax exemption for certain electric energy	Neutral
LB513	Change proof of publication requirements for legal notices and requirements for published notice and virtual conferencing under the Open Meetings Act	Support
LB541	Change provisions relating to election of public power district directors	Neutral
LB566	Require a study and report by the Natural Resources Committee of the Legislature regarding intermittent renewable energy generation	Neutral
LB567	Change provisions relating to public power and irrigation districts and electric suppliers	Neutral
LB568	Adopt the Nuclear and Hydrogen Development Act	Support
LB650	Allow certain cybersecurity records to be withheld from the public	Neutral
LB725	Change provisions relating to electric companies and electric cooperative corporations	Oppose
LB733	Adopt the Broadband Pole Placement and Undergrounding Fund Act	Neutral
LB743	Adopt the Investment Neutrality in Public Funds Act	Neutral
LB866	Change provisions relating to service on the Nebraska Power Review Board	Support
LB1260	Provide authority for public power and irrigation district directors to take action on certain agreements in which they have an interest	Support
LB1277	Change provisions relating to emergency proclamations for disasters, emergencies, and civil defense emergencies made by the Governor	Support
LB1370	Provide requirements for electric generation facilities, transmission lines, wind energy conversion systems, and retirement of a dispatchable electric generation facility and change provisions relating to public power districts	Neutral
LR21	Provide for a special committee of the Legislature to be known as the Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Study Committee	Support
LR178	Interim study to create a Select Committee to examine the feasibility of constructing and operating small modular nuclear reactors to generate electric power in Nebraska	Support

I certify that all information presented in this form is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

David Russell

Lobbyist Name

May 2, 2024

Date