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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 700 UNIVERSE BOULEVARD |
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| City | JUNO BEACH |
State | FL |
Zip Code | 33408 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 40030260-12
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6. House ID# 399240000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
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: Christopher Chapel, Vice President Government Affairs |
Date | 10/20/2014 |
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
Clean Water Act, Section 316(b)- cooling water intake structure rule-making. Effluent Limitation Guidelines rule-making
Sections 111(b) and 111(d) of the Clean Air Act
H.R. 2127, to prohibit EPA from finalizing NSPS for CO2 emissions from fossil-fueled EGUs until CCS is found to be technologically and economically feasible
S. 1988, the Electricty Reliability and Affordability Act regarding state waivers from certain Clean Air Act regulations
S. 2496, the Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014
Clean Water Act, Section 316(b)- cooling water intake structure rule-making
Advocacy related to Waters of the U.S. draft guidance and rule-making (proposed rule released 3/25/2014)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House Office, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy - 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 |
Christopher |
Chapel |
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Nadia |
Marquez |
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Whitney |
Drew |
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Sp. Asst/ LA House Energy and Comm. |
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Kathleen |
O'Connor |
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Exec. Asst, Speaker Hastert; |
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
FY 2015 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill
S. 1240, A bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adaquate funding for managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes
H.R. 3132, to ensure orderly conduct of NRC actions
H.R. 3354, to require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage, and for other purposes
H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013
H.R. 596, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013
H.R. 4327, regarding FERC decisions affecting electricity costs
S. 279, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013
S. 552, the Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2013
S. 1595, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013
Natural gas supply and related issues
Transmission siting, permitting, management issues general and associated return on equity
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
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 |
Christopher |
Chapel |
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Nadia |
Marquez |
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Whitney |
Drew |
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Sp. Asst/ LA House Energy and Comm. |
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Kathleen |
O'Connor |
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Exec. Asst, Speaker Hastert; |
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
Tax reform issues in general
S. 2260, the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, (energy tax extenders)
Discussion drafts, to amend the IRS Code of 1986 (cost-recovery, energy tax credits, taxation of derivatives, dividend tax rates, deduction for interst paid on corporate debt, corporate tax relief)
H.R. 4718, to amend the IRS Code to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation
S. 2003, the Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2014
S. 2148, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 (pension smoothing)
The Highway Trust Fund Extension (pension provisions and energy tax credits)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - 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 |
Christopher |
Chapel |
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Nadia |
Marquez |
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Whitney |
Drew |
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Sp. Asst/ LA House Energy and Comm. |
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Kathleen |
O'Connor |
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Exec. Asst, Speaker Hastert; |
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4800, FY 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to CFTC and CEA reauthorization, including deminimis exception level under swap dealer definition, margin requirements on swap transactions of commercial end-users, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transaction, physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality)
H.R. 4923, FY 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (potential appropriations issues related to DOE/ FERC/industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/ industry partnership on storm response and restoration, grid resilience, fossil fuel energy, nuclear energy, electric transportation, smart grid, energy innovation HUBs, transmission and renewable energy)
FY 2015 Interior, Environmental, and Related Agencies Appropriations (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, Effluent Limitation Guidelines rulemaking, and GHG NSPS for new and existing sources)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
Christopher |
Chapel |
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Nadia |
Marquez |
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Whitney |
Drew |
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Sp. Asst/ LA House Energy and Comm. |
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Kathleen |
O'Connor |
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Exec. Asst, Speaker Hastert; |
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
Project specific siting issues including but not limited to generation projects and transmission lines
H.R. 1810, "To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit in Florida"
Florida Land Issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Natl Park Service (NPS)
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 |
Christopher |
Chapel |
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Nadia |
Marquez |
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Whitney |
Drew |
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Sp. Asst/ LA House Energy and Comm. |
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Kathleen |
O'Connor |
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Exec. Asst, Speaker Hastert; |
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 CDT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4413, the "Customer Protection and End User Relief Act," to reauthorize the Commodities Futures Trading Commission
Dodd-Frank rulemakings
Refom in general
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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 |
Christopher |
Chapel |
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Nadia |
Marquez |
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Whitney |
Drew |
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Sp. Asst/ LA House Energy and Comm. |
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Kathleen |
O'Connor |
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2002-2006 Exec. Asst, Speaker Hastert; |
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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Electric vehicles in general
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 |
Christopher |
Chapel |
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Nadia |
Marquez |
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Whitney |
Drew |
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Sp. Asst/ LA House Energy and Comm. |
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Kathleen |
O'Connor |
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Exec. Asst, Speaker Hastert; |
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
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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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