Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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. 332, A bill to address climate disruptions, reduce carbon pollution, enhance the use of clean energy, and promote resilience in the infrastructure of the U.S. and for other purposes


H.R. 2886, the Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013

S. 7, the Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act regarding clean energy and effects of climate change

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 the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing any rule imposing any standard of performance for carbon dioxide emissions from any existing or new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit unless and until carbon capture and storage is found to be technologically and economically feasible

H.R. 621, Ensuring Affordable Energy Act

H.R. 2916, the Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 to require congressional review of certain EPA rules

H.R. 2948, the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2013 to require analyses of cumulative and incremental impacts of certain EPA rules and actions

S. 319, A bill to require EPA to provide adequate data, modeling, and support in the development of a State implementation plan under the Clean Air Act

S. 1536, A bill to require EPA to include in GHG rules offsets for costs imposed on other federal agencies

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

H.R. 3080, the "Water Resources Reform and Development Act" (expansion of Corps authority to enter into cost recovery agreements)

S. 601, the Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including S.AMDT. 860 (Feinstein re: amending Section 214 to expand Corps authority to enter into cost recovery agreements)

Advocacy related to Waters of the U.S. draft guidance and rule-making (proposed rule released 3/25/2014)

Effluent Limitation Guidelines rule-making

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

Nuclear energy in general

FY 2015 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill (as it relates to NRC fees)

FY 2015 LIHEAP Funding

Nuclear Waste Fee Suspension

Natural Gas Supply and related issues

Transmission siting, permitting, management issues generally and associated return on equity

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

H.R. 3132, to ensure orderly conduct of Nuclear Regulatory Commission actions

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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. 55, the SHIELD Act of 2013
H.R. 624, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
S. 1353, the Cybersecurity Act of 2013
Cyber Security Executive Order
H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013

H.R. 967, Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013

H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013

S. 904, H.R. 2322, Strengthening the Resiliency of Our Nation on the Ground Act

H.R. 1468, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information and Technoology Act of 2013, to improve information security, and for other purposes

H.R. 867, S. 394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013

H.R. 2417, the Secure High Voltage Infrastructure for Electricity from Lethal Damage (SHIELD) Act regarding protection of the bulk-power system and defense critical electric infrastructure against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities

H.R.1121, Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2013, to protect cyber privacy, and for other purposes.

H.R.2281, Cyber Economic Espionage Accountability Act, to combat cyber espionage of intellectual property of United States persons, and for other purposes.

H.R. 86, Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2013

H.R. 1945, Fostering Resillience to Terrorism Act

H.R. 2256, Excellence in Cybersecurity Act

Cyber issues in general

H.R. 2962, the Saving More American Resources Today (SMART) Grid Study Act of 2013 regarding a National Research Council study on the resilience and reliability of the electric power transmission and distribution system

H.R. 3304, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2014, (EMP-related provisions)

H.R. 3696, the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (NCCIP) Act of 2013

H.R. 4007, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014

H.R. 4298, the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act

S. 1638, the Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013

S. 2158, the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), White House Office, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 draft, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for comprehensive income tax reform (taxation of derivatives).


Tax Reform Issues in general

Renewable energy tax incentives in general. Issues related to tax rates in general

H.R. 4196, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets

S. 2240, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets

H.R. 3091, To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends

H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, relating to inclusion of production tax credit

H.R. 1465, S. 1030, Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2013

S. 795, H.R. 1696, the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act

H.R.259, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate

H.R. 1569, the New Fair Deal Busting Americas Rigid Outdated & Needless Subsidies Act of 2013, (tax incentives for electric vehicles and fueling infrastructure)

S. 1225, the Solar Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) Act of 2013

S. 2003, the Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2014

S. 2148, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 (pension smoothing)

Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, (energy tax extenders)

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)



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)

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)

FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to NHTSA Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards)

FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding)

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)

FY 2015 Financial Services Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to public safety broadband network and electric utility pole attachments)

FY 2015 Defense Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to electric transportation, micro grids and grid security, smart meters, energy efficiency/renewable energy and Troops to Energy Jobs program)

H. Con. Res. 96, FY 2015 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally)

H.R. 3547, FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act (budget issues generally, regional haze issues, Low Income Home Energy Assistance)

H.J. Res. 106, FY 2014 Continuing Resolution (budget issues generally)

S.552, A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review, and for other purposes

H.R. 3547, the "Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes"

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

Regulatory reform issues in general

H.R. 835, The Energy Assistance for American Families Act, (Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program)

S. 1961, LIHEAP Protection Act

S. 1284, the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (LIHEAP)

H.R. 472, the Federal Cost Reduction Act of 2013 (Utility Energy Service Contracts)

H.R. 3587, the Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2013

S. 1652, the Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2013

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 ECN

16. Specific lobbying issues

Greater Fort Lauderdale Port Dredging Authorization

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

Waters of the U.S. proposed rule revision

H.R. 2122, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, a bill to revise/expand requirements for rulemakings under the Administrative Procedures Act
H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals

H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act to require internet publication of basis for determination that species are endangered or threatened

H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act (disclosure of expenditures)

H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law

General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation)

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013

H.R. 1256, The Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act

H.R. 1038, the Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013

H.R. 1003, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders

H.R. 992, the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act

H.R. 742, the Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013

H.R. 677, the Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act

H.R. 634, the Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization act of 2013

H.R. 935, The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013

Financial entity legislation draft

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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. 634, the "Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013," (end-users requirements for derivatives)

H.R. 677, the "Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act"

H.R. 1003, to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders

H.R. 3814, the Risk Management Certainty Act

H.R. 4267, the Commodity Delivery Relief Act

H.R. 1038, the Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013

S. 888, to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act

S. 1802, the Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013, (special entity issues for municipal utilities)

Dodd-Frank rulemakings

Reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Reauthorization of the Commodity Exchange Act, (derivative end-user protections)

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization