The Chamber supports adequate funding levels to properly maintain the national transportation system.
as providing the materials needed to build and modernize our country’s infrastructure in an environmentally friendly manner; uses of water in energy exploration; a wide range of agricultural activities; and many other negative impacts. FREIGHT RAIL REGULATION The Chamber opposes any effort by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to impose additional economic or operational regulations on freight rail operators.
FEDERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS The Chamber supports continued funding for specific and available federal capital improvement grants being pursued by strategic partners such as the City of Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. MIKE MONRONEY CENTER (FAA)/ASSOCIATED FEDERAL AGENCIES The Chamber supports the continued viability of the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center as a strategically important national asset for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and further supports the continuation of its other essential federal government activities in the state. CLEAN AIR NONATTAINMENT The Chamber will work with the Oklahoma congressional delegation, ODOT, the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments, the City of Oklahoma City, the private sector and additional partners to take necessary proactive steps to ensure the Greater Oklahoma City region is not designated as being in nonattainment of federal air quality standards. NATIONAL AIR QUALITY STANDARDS The Chamber will oppose any effort to make air quality standards more stringent that would have negative economic impact. NATIONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE FORMULA PROGRAM (NEVI) The Chamber supports ODOT’s efforts to enhance Oklahoma’s existing EV charging network through partnerships with local stakeholders and the private sector. WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES The Chamber supports the May 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Sackett vs. EPA which limited the scope of the proposed expansive federal “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule to streams, oceans, rivers, lakes, and the wetlands that are virtually indistinguishable from them. Irrespective of the positive impact of this ruling, the Chamber acknowledges that many states and interest groups are still aggressively pursuing an expansive definition of “WOTUS”. Therefore, the Chamber opposes efforts to vaguely define the WOTUS rule in ways that are not traditionally regulated under the Clean Water Act.
Such an overly broad definition of navigable waters poses serious economic and regulatory complications for areas such
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