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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 | 819 7th STREET NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 13712-152
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6. House ID# 323100007
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
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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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: Joseph S. Hezir, Managing Partner |
Date | 04/20/2009 |
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
S. 1776 Climate Change Energy policy Response Act.-Impact on electric utilities
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 :Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Impact on Electric Utilities
Energy Efficient Buildings Act of 2007 [H.R.84.IH] Impact on Electric Utilities Small Business Energy Efficiency Act of 2007[S.1657.IS]Energy for America Act [H.R.2483.IH]To provide for research, development, and demonstration on energy technologies to ensure the Nation's continued supply and efficient use of affordable, reliable, and clean energy, and for other purposes. Impact on Electric Utilities [H.R.2641.EH] S.1602 Clean, Reliable, Efficient and Secure Energy Act of 2007: A bill to improve the energy security of the United States by promoting diverse energy supplies and energy efficiency, and for other purposes. Impact on Electric Utilities. Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 [H.R.2337.IH] To promote energy policy reforms and public accountability, alternative energy and efficiency, and carbon capture and climate change mitigation, and for other purposes. Impact on Electric Utilities. Energy Savings Act of 2007 [H.R.2556.IH] To enhance the energy security of the United States by promoting biofuels, energy efficiency, and carbon capture and storage, and for other purposes. Impact on Electric Utilities. 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 [H.R.969.IH] Impact on Electric Utilities. Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 [H.R.6.EAS] An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers from price gouging, to increase the energy efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. Impact on Electric Utilities. . [H.R.2641.RH]Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007 [S.317.IS]A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a program to regulate the emission of greenhouse gases from electric utilities. Impact on Electric Utilities. [S3258]Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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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Campbell |
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Hezir |
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O'Bannon |
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Bracy |
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Sean |
James |
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Troy |
Hillier |
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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
Clean Air Sustainability Act of 2007 [H.R.942.IH] Impact on Electric Utilities. America's Climate Security Act of 2007,[S 2191]Impact on Electric Utilities. Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 [S.3036], Impact on Electric Utilities,
To amend the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, [S2602] , Impact on Electric Utilities.
H.R.955 : To amend the Clean Air Act to establish an inventory, registry, and information system of United States greenhouse gas emissions to inform the public and private sectors concerning, and encourage voluntary reductions in, greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. Impact on Electric Utilities. S.730 : A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish requirements concerning the operation of fossil fuel-fired electric utility steam generating units, commercial and industrial boiler units, solid waste incineration units, medical waste incinerators, hazardous waste combustors, chlor-alkali plants, and Portland cement plants to reduce emissions of mercury to the environment, and for other purposes. Impact on Electric Utilities. Climate Stewardship Act of 2007 [H.R.620.IH ] Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 [S.280.IS ]A bill to provide for a program to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, to support the deployment of new climate change-related technologies, and to ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other purposes. Impact on electric utilities. Global Warming Reduction Act of 2007 [S.485.IS ] Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act) Impact on electric utilities. [S.3698.IS ] Safe Climate Act of 2006 [H.R.5642.IH ] Keep America Competitive Global Warming Policy Act of 2006 [H.R.5049.IH ] H.R.2809: To ensure that the United States leads the world baseline in developing and manufacturing next generation energy technologies, to grow the economy of the United States, to create new highly trained, highly skilled American jobs, to eliminate American overdependence on foreign oil, and to address the threat of global warming.Impact on electric utilities. National Greenhouse Gas Registry Act of 2007 [S.1387.IS] To amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to provide for greenhouse gases. Impact on electric utilities. Greenhouse Gas Accountability Act of 2007 [H.R.2651.IH] To require large publicly traded companies and significant emitters of greenhouse gases to report their emissions to the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. Impact on electric utilities. Climate Stewardship Act of 2007 [H.R.620.IH] New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act [H.R.3221.IH] Impact on Electric Utilities. Safe Climate Act of 2007 [H.R.1590.IH] To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate. Impact on electric utilities. Clean Air Planning Act of 2007 [S.1177.IS]A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector. Impact on electric utilities. [S3258] Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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