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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1920 L STREET, NW, #800 |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 71278-12
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6. House ID# 359980000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Tiernan S. Sittenfeld, SVP for Government Affairs |
Date | 04/22/2013 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support S. 401 & H.R. 924 Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act, 30% ITC for the first 3,000 megawatts of offshore wind service, incentivizing development and rewarding the first movers in the industry.
Support draft Energy Savings & Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 to promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry.
Support S. 329, Sustainable Energy Act to eliminate certain fuel subsidies and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain energy tax incentives.
Support S. 332, Climate Protection Act to address climate disruptions, reduce carbon pollution, enhance the use of clean energy, and promote resilience in the infrastructure of the United States, and for other purposes.
Support H.R. 601, Permanent Repeal of Oil Subsidies Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish an annual production incentive fee with respect to Federal onshore and offshore lands that are subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring.
Support H.R. 609, End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2013 to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies.
Support for S. 307, Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act to close big oil tax loopholes and reduce the deficit.
Oppose H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act that would approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the dangerous Keystone XL pipeline.
Oppose S. 582, legislation approving the toxic and dangerous Keystone XL pipeline.
Support the Obama administration making climate change a top priority through EPA setting standards reducing carbon pollution from new and existing power plants, rejecting dirty fuels starting with the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, and elevating climate changes impacts and solutions in the public discourse.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), State - Dept of (DOS), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support S. Con. Res. 8, Sen. Patty Murrays Budget, as originally drafted for its investments in clean energy, actions to reduce climate change, protecting public health, and promoting land conservation.
Oppose anti-environment amendments offered to S. Con. Res. 8, including the Hoeven amendment #494 to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, the Coats amendment #514 to undermine the Mercury & Air Toxics Standards for power plants, the Blunt amendment #261 to block a carbon fee, and the Inhofe amendment #359 to block funding for actions reducing climate change.
Oppose H. Con. Res. 25, Rep. Paul Ryans budget that irresponsibly slashes investments that benefit all Americans like clean air, clean water, and open spaces at the expense of rewarding those at the top like Big Oil.
Oppose the provisions within S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (WRDA) that undermine the National Environmental Policy Act and other fundamental environmental statutes.
Support the EPA taking actions to protect communities and ecosystems from mountaintop removal mining.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support H.R. 1175, the FRESHER Act that closes loopholes in the Clean Water Act for hydraulic fracturing drilling operations.
Support H.R. 1154, the BREATHE Act that closes loopholes in the Clean Air Act for hydraulic fracturing drilling operations.
Support the EPA protecting communities from water pollution through issuing a strong stormwater rule.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support H.R. 139, the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act that would protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
Support House and Senate committee leaders (Senate Energy & Natural Resources & House Natural Resources) to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools program in a manner that protects natural resources by decoupling payments from commodity receipts and introducing new funding for projects on public lands.
Encourage DOI to conduct a thorough, comprehensive anaylsis of 2012 Arctic Ocean drilling operations, especially given the serious technical and decision-making problems Shell encountered.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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