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.

2025 Policy Positions

1. Support protecting and expanding passenger rail service as an important
   transportation option for rural and urban Oklahomans.
   
2. 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.
   
3. Protect the right of companies and the state to use eminent domain for legitimate
   public purposes and infrastructure projects.
   
4. Protect the Eight Year Construction Work Plan and ensure ODOT autonomy to
   determine project needs.
   
5. Support the Rural Two-Lane Program to address roads in need of shoulders to
   ensure safety.
   
6. Ensure an adequately funded Federal Highway Transportation Program and
   support standalone legislation for stable, alternative, and equitable revenue
   sources for the Federal Highway Trust Fund.
   
7. 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.
   
8. 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.
   
9. 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.
   
10. Support Railroad Grade Cross separation funding as well as possible elimination
    of at grade crossing.
    
11. Support the continued effort to convert US Highway 412 into a federal interstate
    highway.
    
12. Support growth of the I-35 corridor from the Red River to the Oklahoma River.
    
13. Support efforts to expand capacity and improve the resiliency of Oklahoma’s
    water and wastewater systems and promote the use of water reuse projects.
    Support development, testing and implementation of advanced mobility systems
    in Oklahoma and oppose regulations which place unnecessary burdens on the
    growth of the industries.
    
14. Support the ongoing viability of the FAA Mike Moroney Center.
    
15. Oppose public funding being used to build broadband infrastructure where
    internet service meeting or exceeding the federal definition already exists.
    
16. Support an accurate map of where broadband is and is not available in
    Oklahoma.
    
17. Support funding for relocation of infrastructure located in rights-of-ways as
    transportation opportunities expand.
    
18. Support efforts to remove barriers to broadband access in Oklahoma, such as
    ensuring that providers are reasonably charged for use of the public rights-of-way
    or the facilities within the rights-of-way.
    
19. 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.
    
20. Oppose burdensome regulations that hinder the movement of goods through the
    supply chain.

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.