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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1120 G STREET, NW, #900 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 28242-12
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6. House ID# 324480000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2021 |
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 |
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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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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: Erik Milito |
Date | 7/20/2021 10:49:10 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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Potential market based solutions on climate change--Reducing methane emissions, and carbon emissions through a carbon tax, clean energy standard, or similar mechanism. Ability to meet Paris Accord targets.
HR 4153--Clean Energy Future Through Innovation Act of 2021--Provisions related to a clean energy standard.
HR 3039--Market Choice Act--Provisions related to a tax on carbon
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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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England |
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Erik |
Milito |
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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
General resource access (including leasing, permitting, energy interconnection, interagency coordination, and allocation of agency resources) and royalty rates in priority areas for offshore oil, gas, critical minerals and wind and related economic, environmental, and national security impacts.
EO 14008--Executive Order on Tackling The Climate Crisis At Home And Abroad--Ongoing review of the federal oil and gas leasing program and related court stay. Impact on timely leasing, permitting, and approvals of offshore oil and gas-related actions, including previously planned March lease sale 257 and creation of 2022-2027 Five Year Plan
S 2130--The Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems (RISEE) Act--Provisions on revenue sharing for energy, including potential changes related to fishing communities
HR 998, likely Senate companion--The Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act--Provisions related to offshore wind training
Hypothetical comprehensive legislation on offshore energy--Proposals including preserving access to the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas, the Atlantic for wind, and additional items related to wind including revenue share
Hypothetical comprehensive infrastructure legislation, including a version of the American Jobs Plan via budget reconciliation or a bipartisan compromise--Funding for ports related to offshore wind including in the Ports Infrastructure Development Program, tax credits related to offshore oil and gas, support for domestic shipbuilding, and jobs training, support for domestic renewable energy and energy-related infrastructure, tax assistance for renewable energy, potential for climate policies including a price on carbon
H.R. 4372, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022--FY 2022 Interior, Environment, And Related Agencies Appropriations--Funding for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management renewable energy programs, provisions on Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement including Section 115 in House bill regarding Alternative Compliance
Nomination of Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior
Memoranda on theWithdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition, 2020--Presidential withdrawals of acreage for energy leasing and potential avenues for reversal, including potential legislation or agency action.
HR 2635, Potential Senate Companion--Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act--Language supporting leasing for offshore wind, and potential changes related to wind impact mitigation
HR 1325--More Energy More Jobs Act--Language supporting leasing for offshore energy
S 76, HR 543--Protecting our Wealth of Energy Resources Act--Provisions impacting offshore oil and gas leasing.
HR 2515--The Builder Act--Provisions related to implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act
HR 1689--Offshore Wind For The Territories Act--Offshore Wind leasing
Implementation of Rigs-To-Reefs--Preserving opportunity to utilize program
Draft Mitigation Policy for Trust Resources--Provisions impacting offshore oil and gas development
BOEM 2021-0012--Final Environmental Impact Statement for Vineyard Wind LLC Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Massachusetts--Timely approval and community impacts
HR 4334--American Energy First Act--Provisions related to oil and gas leasing and offshore wind, including potential changes in support of wind.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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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Erik |
Milito |
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1848--The LIFT America Act--Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act--Potential provisions related to clean energy and offshore wind, including in TITLE III
FY 2022 Energy and Water Development Appropriations--Provisions related to energy innovation
HR 1512--The CLEAN Future Act--Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's Future Act--Provisions related to electrical transmission, a clean energy standard, and an exploration and production waste exemption
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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Erik |
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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 ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
RIN: 1018-BD76--Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds--Impact of offshore energy on migratory birds and efforts to reform legal framework on bird deaths
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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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Erik |
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. ____Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes--FY 2022 Transportation Housing and Urban Development Appropriations--Funding for ports related to offshore wind
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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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Erik |
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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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
General implementation of the Jones Act--Issues related to the offshore wind industry
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 1298/S 2118--Clean Energy For America Act--Provisions related to taxes on oil and gas. Provisions related to support for renewable energy.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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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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
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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) |