Infrastructure

Purpose

Monitor and analyze all legislation and proposed regulations that impact Oklahoma’s transportation system and make certain that the state’s transportation system infrastructure is capable of moving people and products efficiently.

2026 Policy Positions

1. Support Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) for the competitive selection of architecture and engineering services.  
2. Support tax reductions and cost savings for broadband providers to promote the deployment and maintenance for both wireline and wireless networks. 
3. Support funding more maintenance and expansion of the state’s waterway system. 
4. Opposes legislation to place disproportionate taxes or unnecessary regulations on infrastructure/ materials/ construction that would have a negative impact on Chamber supported transportation projects and economic development. 
5. Support initiatives to enhance Work Zone safety. 
6. Protect the right of companies and government entities to use eminent domain for legitimate public purposes and infrastructure projects. 
7. Oppose public funding being used to build broadband infrastructure where internet service meeting or exceeding the federal definition already exists. 
8. Oppose burdensome, lengthy, and/or costly permitting requirements for utility placement in easements and rights-of-ways. 
9. Support efforts that ease the movement of goods through the supply chain. 
10. Protect the Eight Year Construction Work Plan and ensure ODOT autonomy to determine project needs. 
11. Support raising the cap on the Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety (ROADS) Fund, the key funding mechanism for ODOT’s Eight-Year Plan, to combat ongoing inflation and reduced purchasing power for materials, manpower, and maintenance. 
12. Recognizing the importance of the Turnpike System to Oklahoma’s transportation network, support the long-range 15-year Advancing and Connecting Communities and Economies Safely Statewide (ACCESS) Oklahoma Plan to enhance safety, connectivity, access, and economic development across the states turnpike system. 
13. Support growth of Oklahoma’s 5-year CIRB plan and restore funding that is essential for counties to continue to address bridge and highway infrastructure needs. 
14. Support the Rural Two-Lane Program to address roads in need of shoulders to ensure safety. 
15. Support development, testing and implementation of advanced mobility systems in Oklahoma and oppose regulations which place unnecessary burdens on the growth of the industries. 
16. Support efforts to expand capacity and improve the resiliency of Oklahoma’s water and wastewater systems and promote the use of water reuse projects. 
17. Support growth of the I-35 corridor from the Red River to the Oklahoma River. 
18.  Support the continued effort to convert US Highway 412 into a federal interstate highway. 
19. Support protecting and expanding passenger rail service as an important transportation option for rural and urban Oklahomans. 
20. Support taking active steps with partners to pursue the objective of extending passenger rail service to Newton, KS to connect with national passenger rail network. 
21.  Preserve and protect Oklahoma’s airport funding and protect the Airport Capital Improvement Plan and Oklahoma Air Service Development Grant program and revolving fund. Support incentives for airline carriers to offer more direct flights in to/out of Oklahoma airports. 
22. Support funding for relocation of infrastructure located in rights-of-ways as transportation opportunities expand. 

Staff & Committee Contacts

Joining a Committee

State Chamber members are invited to join one or more of our committees and be a part of helping shape our policy agenda. Using the link below, you can fill out a committee application form.