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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 526 S. CHURCH STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202 |
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| City | CHARLOTTE |
State | NC |
Zip Code | 28202 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 12744-12
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6. House ID# 309010000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
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: Beverly K. Marshall, Vice President Federal Government Affairs |
Date | 10/20/2008 |
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
HR 5658 Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Authorization
S 3002 Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Authorization
SA 4154 2008 Budget Resolution
SA 4203 2008 Budget Resolution
S. Con. Res. 70 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary leels for fiscal year 2008 and and 2010 through 2013
Fiscal Year 2009 Energy & Water Appropriations
S 2787 National Defese Authorization Act for FY 2009
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 |
Beverly |
Marshall |
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Toby |
Short |
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Brian |
Vanderbloemen |
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John |
Haysbert |
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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
S 1766 Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007
S 280 Global Warming Bill-Climate Stewardship & Innovation Act of 2007
S 485 Global Warming Reduction Act of 2007
HR 1590 Safe Climate Act of 2007
S 309 Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act
S 317 Electric Utility Cap & Trade Act of 2007
S 1168 Clean Air/Climate Change Act of 2007
HR 2069 Save Our Climate Act of 2007
HR 620 The Climate Stewardship Act of 2007
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 |
Beverly |
Marshall |
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Toby |
Short |
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Brian |
Vanderbloemen |
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John |
Haysbert |
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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 809 To repeal sction 216 of the Federal Power Act (as added by the Energy Policy Act of 2005) providing for the use of eminent domain authority for the construction of certain electric ower lines, and for other purposes.
HR 810 Protecting Communities from Power Line Abuse Act
S 2144 Pipeline Study Act of 2007
HR 969 To amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities and for other purposes.
HR 6001 The Main Street USA Energy Security Act of 2008
S 2531 A bill to amend the Tarriff Act of 1930 to revise the antidumping duties and countervailing duties relating to the roduction of low-enriched uranium
S 3215 The SMART Act of 2008 (used fuel recycling legislation)
S 3224 The 10 Million-Solar Roofs Act of 2008
HR 6899 Comprehensive American Energy Security and Protection Act
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 |
Beverly |
Marshall |
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Toby |
Short |
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Brian |
Vanderbloemen |
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John |
Haysbert |
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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
HR 2776 Renewable Energy & Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007
HR 5351 Renewable Energy & Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008
HR 2305 Smart Meters Act of 2007
S 822 EXTEND the Energy Efficiency Incentives of 2007
HR 6049 The Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008
HR 2137 Super Efficient Appliance Incentives & Market Transformation Act of 2007
HR 7060 Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008
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 |
Beverly |
Marshall |
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Toby |
Short |
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Brian |
Vanderbloemen |
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John |
Haysbert |
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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 RRR
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2116 Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007
S 1125 Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007
HR 1650 Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007
HR 2125 Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act of 2007
S 953 Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act of 2007
S 772 Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007
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 |
Beverly |
Marshall |
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Brian |
Vanderbloemen |
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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
S 1177 Clean Air Planning Act of 2007
S 2191 America's Climate Security Act of 2007
S 2076 Clean Renewable Energy and Development Act
S 3036 The Lieberman Warner Climate Security Act of 2008
SA Boxer Substitute Amendment
HR 6186 Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act
S 1870 Clean Water Restoration Act 2007
HR 2421 Clean Water Restoration Act 2007
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 |
Beverly |
Marshall |
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Toby |
Short |
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Brian |
Vanderbloemen |
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John |
Haysbert |
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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
S 669 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Emergency Reform Act
HR 3776 The Energy Storage Advancement Ac of 2007
HR 6401 Renewable Energy Jobs and Security Act
HR 6258 Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act
S 3186 Warm in the Winter and Cool in Summer act
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 |
Beverly |
Marshall |
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Toby |
Short |
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Brian |
Vanderbloemen |
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John |
Haysbert |
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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 INT
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 2248 Amend Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 2007
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
John |
Haysbert |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 1041 The Employee Free Choice Act
HR 1955 Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act
S 1753 The Healthy Workforce Act of 2007
HR 1424 The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act
HR 1338 Fairness Labor Standards Act
S 3406 ADA American Disablities Act Amended
HR 3185 The 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act
S 1843 The Fair Pay Restoration Act
HR 3195 ADA Restoration Act of 2007
S 1881 ADA Restoration Act of 2007
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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Haysbert |
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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
HR 5577 Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2008
HR 5533 Chemical Facilities Security Act of 2008
HR 6831 Copper Theft Prevention Act of 2008
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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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Haysbert |
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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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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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