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PUD staff have visited our nation’s capital twice in 2024, representing customer-owners and our public utility counterparts as part of the WPUDA and NRECA legislative efforts to bolster infrastructure projects.

PUD commissioner Dan Toepper (left), Finance Director Mike Bailey, and PUD General Manager Kevin Streett in front of the US Capitol between meetings with senators and representatives regarding region projects.

PUD representatives met with staffers for Senator Maria Cantwell, Senator Patty Murray, and House Representative Derek Kilmer to discuss both federal and state funding availability. 

During the more recent visit, the PUD met with staff for the Undersecretary of the US Navy regarding a project proposal benefiting Indian Island Naval Mag and our local infrastructure. The PUD also met with representatives from RUS (part of the USDA who provided financial backing to purchase our local grid from PSE), and the National Telecom and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding updates on federal funds for the PUD’s broadband buildout.

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