One Hundred Ninth Legislature - First Session - 2025 Introducer€s Statement of Intent LB548 € Chairperson: Senator Tom Brandt Committee: Natural Resources Date of Hearing: February 19, 2025 € The following constitutes the reasons for this bill and the purposes which are sought to be accomplished thereby: LB 548 would allow government-owned natural gas systems to utilize provisions of the IRS code to provide natural gas price discounts to large industrial customers not currently served by another public or investor-owned utility € Principal Introducer:________________________________ Senator Loren Lippincott - 1 -