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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL

2. Address

Address1
5000 S. BROADBAND LANE #224
 Address2
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City
SIOUX FALLS
 State
SD
 Zip Code
57108
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​BRIAN JENNINGS
​6053343381
​bjennings@ethanol.org
5. Senate ID#
​311234-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL
6. House ID#
​386750000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2024
 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
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​700,000.00
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.
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

Signature
Digitally Signed By: BRIAN JENNINGS
 Date
1/23/2025 9:34:21 AM

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 FUE

16. Specific lobbying issues


Submitted virtual comments to the USDA in response to their request for information on the production of biofuel feedstocks using climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices. Encouraged USDA to continue engaging with Treasury and leverage ACE's Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) projects to help inform more accurate and updated GHG credit values for CSA practices as the Treasury Department implements the 45Z Clean Fuel Production tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Submitted responses to the Supply Chains and Rural America tax teams of the House Ways and Means Committee regarding the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit. Encouraged extending 45Z beyond its current sunset in 2027, advocated for regular updates to 45Z guidance based on the best available science and empirical data from ACE-led RCPP projects, urged allowing individual and stacked agricultural practices to qualify toward emission rates for 45Z credits, and urged Treasury and USDA to routinely update eligibility criteria to reflect advancements in agricultural technologies and practices.

Encouraged lawmakers to include a provision for nationwide, year-round E15 in the end-of-year federal funding bill.

Supported S. 3055 and H.R. 6152, the Adopt GREET Act, a bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its outdated lifecycle modeling for ethanol and biodiesel, specifically by adopting the latest Argonne National Labs Greenhouse Gas and Regulated Emissions and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) Model.

Supported S. 944 and H.R. 2434, the Next Generation Fuels Act, bills designed to overcome a host of barriers to the use of higher ethanol blends by creating a new high octane fuel standard, limiting aromatics in gas, ensuring all blends of ethanol receive the same RVP treatment as E10, and requiring future vehicles and retail fuel stations to be compatible with higher ethanol blends, among addressing other regulatory impediments to the deployment of higher octane blends.

Supported S. 785/H.R. 1608, the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022, legislation that clarifies E15 should be allowed for sale year-round by extending the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends containing gasoline and over 10 percent ethanol.

Supported S. 2707 the bipartisan Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act to ensure permanent access to E15 nationwide. Enactment of S. 2707 by Congress will avoid the need to rely on emergency conditions in the market and ad hoc EPA decision making in the future.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Treasury - Dept of

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
Brian
Jennings
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

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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)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

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:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
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State Country
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)