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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 101 CONSTITUTION AVE., NW, #200 EAST |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 13632-12
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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
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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: Kimberly H. Despeaux, Sr. VP, Federal Policy, Regulatory & Governmental Affairs |
Date | 07/21/2014 |
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3547, FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act budget issues generally, regional haze issues, Low Income Home Energy Assistance, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; 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 energy, nuclear energy, electric transportation,
smart gird, energy innovation HUBs, transmission and renewable energy, provisions pertaining to the utility industry;
H. Con. Res. 96, FY 2015 Budget Resolution, budget issues generally, provisions pertaining to the utility industry;
H.J. Res. 106, FY 2014 Continuing Resolution budget issues generally, provisions pertaining to the utility industry;
FY 2015 Interior, Environment, 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, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; Appropriations Act, 2014, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 2389, 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 transactions, physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 2437, FY 2015 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to public safety broadband network, NIST smart grid interoperability, cyber security standards and NSF STEM funding, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 2438, FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, potential appropriations issues related to NHTSA Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 2534, FY 15 Homeland Security Appropriations, potential appropriations issues related to industry/government coordination on critical infrastructure cybersecurity and industry partnerships with DHS, including ES-C2M2, Threat Scenario project, ICS-CERT, CRISP and RRAP, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; Advocated for appropriations for LIHEAP, advocated to maintain full funding for LIHEAP in the CR. The final FY14 appropriations bill and in FY15 funding requests, provisions pertaining to the utility industry.
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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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
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, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Act
of 2013 to require congressional review of certain EPA rules, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; H.R, 2848, Transparency
in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to require analyses of cumulative and incremental impacts of certain EPA rules and actions; H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, provisions pertaining to the expansion of Corps authority to enter into cost recovery agreements; H.R. 4947, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; H.R. 4957, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms (CLEER) Act of 2014, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; H. Con. Res. 57, expressing congressional opposition to EPAs proposed new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; H.J. Res. 64, disapproving an EPA rule relating to Standards of Performance for GHG Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Generating Units, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 provisions pertaining to the regarding Clean Air Act and climate change issues; S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the expansions of Corps authority to enter into cost recovery agreement including S.AMDT. 860; S. 1202, Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment (SAFE) Act, provisions pertaining to the establish an integrated Federal climate adaptation plan; S. 1324n National Energy Tax Repeal Act, provisions pertaining to prohibit regulations relating to power sector carbon pollution standards unless explicitly authorized by Congress; S. 1514, Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to prohibit regulations relating to power sector carbon pollution standards unless explicitly authorized by Congress;
S. 2414, Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy from EPA Overreach Act, provisions pertaining to the utility industry;
S. 2496, Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, provisions pertaining to Waters of the U.S. legislation;
S. J. Res. 30, resolution of disapproval regarding EPA greenhouse gas regulations, provisions pertaining to the utility industry;
Clean Water Act, Section 316(b) - cooling water intake structure rule-making; Waters of the U.S. draft guidance and rule-making; Effluent Limitation Guidelines rule-making.
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
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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 CDT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4413, Consumer Protection and End-User Relief Act, derivative end-user protections, provisions pertaining to the utility nuclear industry; S.2330, End User Protection Act, provisions pertaining to the utility nuclear industry.
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
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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
H.R. 271, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; H.R. 540, Energy Efficient Government Technology Act, provisions pertaining to the energy efficiency in the utility industry; H.R. 1616, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to natural gas utilities; H.R.1659, Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; H.R. 2351, to repeal the fossil fuel consumption
percentage reduction requirements for Federal buildings under the Energy Conservation and Production Act, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 1020, All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the nuclear energy industry, including efficiency mandates; S. 1199, All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the nuclear energy industry, including efficiency mandates; S. 1627, American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act, provisions pertaining to the nuclear industry; S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the natural gas utilities, including efficiency mandates;
S.2326, a bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for consultation with State and local governments, the consideration of State and local concerns, and the approval of post-shutdown decommissioning activities reports by the NRC, provisions pertaining to the nuclear industry; S.1240, a bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes, provisions pertaining to the nuclear energy industry. H.R. 4667, Atomic Energy Act of 2014, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for consultation with State and local governments, the consideration of State and local concerns, and the approval of post-shutdown decommissioning activities reports by the NRC, provisions pertaining to the nuclear industry.
General advocacy on oversight of Nuclear Regulatory Commission, provisions pertaining to the utility industry.
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
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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
H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act, provisions pertaining to the utility industry for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues); General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation), provisions pertaining to the utility industry; Discussion draft of Chemicals in Commerce Act, for moderization of the
Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues), provisions pertaining to the utility industry; General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues, provisions pertaining to the nuclear and utility industry; Draft legislation pertaining to the proposed draft rule to revise the definition of Waters of the U.S. in the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clean Waters Act definition, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; H.R. 4024.Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 332, Climate Protection Act of 2013, provisions pertaining the utility industry.
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
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4007, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014, provisions pertaining to the utility industry. H.R. 4298, Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act, provisions pertaining to the nuclear industry; H.R. 4871, TRIA Reform Act of 2014, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 2158, Grid Reliability and Infrastucture Defense (GRID) Act, provisions
pertaining to the utility industry; S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 2519, National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; Discussion draft of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (Feinstein-Chambliss), provisions pertaining to the utility industry; Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program, provisions pertaining the nuclear industry; H.R. 3107, Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014; provisions pertaining to the utility industry.
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
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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
Discussion drafts, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, provisions pertaining to(cost-recovery, energy tax credits, taxation of derivatives, dividend tax rates, deduction for interest paid on corporate debt, corporate tax rate, in the utility industry; H.R. 1129, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; H.R. 1486, No Carbon Tax Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; H.R. 3474, Hire More Heros Act of 2014, provisions pertaining to the
energy tax extenders in the utility industry; H.R. 4718, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 2148, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014, provisions pertaining to the pension smoothing, in the utility industry; S. 2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, energy tax extenders, provisions pertaining to the utility industry;
S. 2287, Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Act, regarding CCS technology incentives, TBD, the Highway Trust Fund Extension, pension provisions and energy tax credits, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 259, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate, provisions pertaining to the utility industry.
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
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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
S. 638, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 1859, Tax Extenders Act of 2013, credit for electric vehicles, provisions pertaining to the utility industry.
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
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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 UTI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3587, Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 1652, Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the utility industry
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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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