1st Quarter - Report

BLACK HILLS CORPORATION for BLACK HILLS CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$70,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Energy/Nuclear ENG

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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAFAR KARIM New US Senate, US House, HHS, USDA

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act issues generally; Inflation Reduction Act Implementation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAFAR KARIM US House, US Senate, HHS, USDA

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 471- the Fix Our Forest Act; Wildfires and other natural disasters; EPA regulations generally;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAFAR KARIM US House, US Senate, HHS, USDA

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 471 (119th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

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. FY25 Labor-HHS Appropriations - Support fully authorized regular LIHEAP funding at $5.1 Billion. Continuing Appropriations Act - Supported inclusion of LIHEAP funding Appropriations language supporting delay of implementation for Energy Independence and Security Act Section 433

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAFAR KARIM US House, US Senate, HHS, USDA

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Transportation TRA

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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAFAR KARIM US House, US Senate, HHS, USDA

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Homeland Security HOM

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAFAR KARIM US House, HHS, USDA

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.