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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 305 4TH STREET, NE |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20002 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 35068-12
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6. House ID# 328820000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Stanley E. Kolbe, Jr. |
Date | 10/10/2012 |
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
Worker Misclassification H.R. 3408 / S. 2882
Extending and preserving Davis - Bacon Act on all federal and federally assisted construction
The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act S. 1000
Amend the Internal Revenue Service Code to reduce the depreciation period for energy efficient mechanical equipment for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) to twenty years from teh current thirty-nine year depreciation period H.R. 2198
1099 reporting enacted in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Extension of Treasury Grants Program for Manufacturing Energy EfficiencyCombined Heat and Power (CHP)/Industrial Retrofit Efficiency
Extension of U.S. Treasury Program providing grants in lieu of tax credits for clean energy property
Expanding to 25 megawatts the size of combined heat and power systems allowed to take advantage of Sec. 48(C) tax credits as provided in Sec. 114 of the Advanced Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2010 S. 3935
DeMint Amendment to repeal The Davis-Bacon Act (S.A. 167) to S. 493, the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011
Guinta Amedment banning use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on federal construction
Provisions in H.R. 1, the Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011, which would slash the General Services Administration's (GSA) Federal Building Fund
FAA Re-Authorization Bill: prevailing wage coverage S. 223
Use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on federal funded construction
Government Neutrality in Contracting Act S. 119/H.R. 735
Scalise Amendment to H.R. 2017 banning use of PLAs on federal construction
Gosar Amendment to H.R. 2017 (prevailing wage coverage)
LaTourette Amendment to Military Construction Appropriations Bill H.R. 2055 (PLAs)
Job Creation
Extension of Tax Provisions (expiring in 2012)
Security in Bonding Act of 2011 - H.R. 3534
Amend and Repeal 3% Withholding Law - H.R. 674
Fiscal Year 2012 Funding for DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Information Administration - H.R. 2354
Roofing Efficiency Jobs Act of 2011 - H.R. 2962
Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs Act - S. 1575
Small Business participation in public contracting matters
High-Performance Federal Buildings Act - H.R. 3371
Extend in 2012 tax provisions that expired in 2011
The Smart Energy Act (support) - H.R. 4017
Support investments in industrial energy efficiencey, including combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat recovery (WHR)
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 |
Stanley E. Jr. |
Kolbe |
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N/A |
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Dana M. |
Thompson |
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N/A |
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
Green Builders Tax Incentive H.R. 2198
3% Withholding Tax Repeal S. 292 / H.R. 1023 and H.R. 275
Amend the Internal Revenue Service Code to reduce the depreciation period for energy efficient mechanical equipment for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) to twenty years from the current thirty-nine year depreciation period H.R. 2198
1099 reporting enacted in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Extension of Treasury Grants Program for Manufacturing Energy Efficiency/Combined Heat and Power (CHP)/Industrial Retrofit Efficiency
Extension of the U.S. Treasury Program providing grants in lieu of tax credits for clean energy property
Expanding to 25 magawatts the size of combined heat and power systems allowed to take advantage of Sec. 48(C) tax credits as provided in Se. 114 of the Advanced Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2010 (S. 3935)
The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act S. 1000
Extension of Tax Provisions (expiring in 2012)
Security in Bonding Act of 2011 - H.R. 3534
Amend and Repeal 3% Withholding Law - H.R. 674
Roofing Efficiency Jobs Act of 2011 - H.R. 2962
Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs Act - S. 1575
Small Business participation in public contracting matters
Extend in 2012 tax provisions that expired in 2011
High-Performance Federal Buildings Act - H.R. 3371
Detection and deterance of misclassification of workers as independent contractors
Extend in 2012 tax provisions that expired in 2011, especially energy efficiency incentives
The Smart Energy Act (support) - H.R. 4017
Support investments in industrial energy efficiencey, including combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat recovery (WHR)
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 |
Stanley E., Jr. |
Kolbe |
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N/A |
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Dana M. |
Thompson |
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N/A |
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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Green Schools Construction H.R. 2187
Green Schools Grant H.R. 58
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 |
Stanley E. Jr. |
Kolbe |
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N/A |
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Dana M. |
Thompson |
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N/A |
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
Water Quality/Drinking Water Grants S. 1005
Extension of Treasury Grants Program for Manufacturing Energy Efficiency/Combined Heat and Power (CHP)/Industrial/Retrofit Efficiency
Extension of the U.S. Treasury Program providing grants in lieu of tax credits for clean energy property
Provisions in H.R. 1, the Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011, which would slash the General Services Administration's (GSA) Federal Building Fund
Extending and preserving Davis - Bacon Act on all federal and federally assisted construction
The Smart Energy Act (support) - H.R. 4017
Support investments in industrial energy efficiency, including combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat recovery (WHR)
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 |
Stanley E. Jr. |
Kolbe |
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N/A |
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Dana M. |
Thompson |
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N/A |
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
3% Withholding Tax Repeal S. 292 / H.R. 1023, H.R. 275
Construction Bidding Reform H.R. 3854
Amend the Internal Revenue Service Code to reduce the depriciation period for energy efficient mechanical equipment for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) to twenty years from the current thirty-nine year depreciation period H.R. 2198
1099 reporting enacted in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Support of Extension of Treasury Grants Program for Manufacturing Energy Efficiency/Combined Heat and Power (CHP)/Industrial Retrofit Efficiency
Extension of the U.S. Treasury Program providing grants in lieu of tax credits for clean energy property
Expanding to 25 magawatts the size of combined heat and power systems allowed to take advantage of Sec. 48(C) tax credits as provided in Se. 114 of the Advanced Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2010 (S. 3935)
DeMint Amendment to repeal The Davis-Bacon Act (S.A. 167) to S. 493, the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011
Guinta Amedment banning use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on federal construction
FAA Re-Authorization Bill: prevailing wage coverage S. 223
Extending and preserving Davis - Bacon Act on all federal and federally assisted construction
Use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on federal funded construction
Government Neutrality in Contracting Act S. 119/H.R. 735
Scalise Amendment to H.R. 2017 banning use of PLAs on federal construction
Gosar Amendment to H.R. 2017 (prevailing wage coverage)
LaTourette Amendment to Military Construction Appropriations Bill H.R. 2055 (PLAs)
Job Creation
Extension of Tax Provisions (expiring in 2012)
Security in Bonding Act of 2011 - H.R. 3534
Amend and Repeal 3% Withholding Law - H.R. 674
Fiscal Year 2012 Funding for DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Information Administration - H.R. 2354
Roofing Efficiency Jobs Act of 2011 - H.R. 2962
Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs Act - S. 1575
Small Business participation in public contracting matters
High-Performance Federal Buildings Act - H.R. 3371
Extend in 2012 tax provisions that expired in 2011
Detection and deterance of misclassification of workers as independent contractors
Smart Energy Bill (support) - H.R. 4017
Extend in 2012 tax provisions that expired in 2011, especially energy efficiency incentives
Support adoption of energy efficiency retrofits and renovations in existing buildings in U.S.
Support appropriate use of PLAs on public construction projects; oppose Bartlett amendment to H.R. 4310
Support Grimm amendment to the Military Construction and Veterans Affaris and related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013 (support PLAs)
Support investments in industrial energy efficiencey, including combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat recovery (WHR)
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 |
Stanley E. Jr. |
Kolbe |
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N/A |
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Dana M. |
Thompson |
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N/A |
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 RET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Savings Recovery Act H.R. 2021
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 |
Stanley E. Jr. |
Kolbe |
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N/A |
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Dana M. |
Thompson |
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N/A |
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
Amend the Internal Revenue Service Code to reduce the depreciation period for energy efficient mechanical equipment for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) to twenty years from teh current thirty-nine year depreciation period H.R. 2198
Extending and preserving Davis - Bacon Act on all federal and federally assisted construction
Extension of Treasury Grants Program for Manufacturing Energy Efficiency/Combined Heat and Power (CHP)/Industrial Retrofit Efficiency
Extension of the U.S. Treasury Program providing grants in lieu of tax credits for clean energy property
Expanding to 25 magawatts the size of combined heat and power systems allowed to take advantage of Sec. 48(C) tax credits as provided in Se. 114 of the Advanced Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2010 (S. 3935)
Fiscal Year 2012 Funding for DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Information Administration - H.R. 2354
Roofing Efficiency Jobs Act of 2011 - H.R. 2962
Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs Act - S. 1575
High-Performance Federal Buildings Act - H.R. 3371
Smart Energy Bill (support) - H.R. 4017
Innovative Energy System Act - H.R. 2784
Heat in Power Act (support) - H.R. 2812
Extend in 2012 tax provisions that expired in 2011, especially energy efficiency incentives
Support adoption of energy efficiency retrofits and renovations in existing buildings in U.S.
Support investments in industrial energy efficiency, including combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat recovery (WHR)
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 |
Stanley E. Jr. |
Kolbe |
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N/A |
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Dana M. |
Thompson |
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N/A |
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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
1099 reporting enacted in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
DeMint Amendment to repeal The Davis-Bacon Act (S.A. 167) to S. 493, the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011
Extending and preserving Davis - Bacon Act on all federal and federally assisted construction
Guinta amedment banning use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on federal construction
S. 223 FAA Re-Authorization Bill: prevailing wage coverage
Use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on federal funded construction
Government Neutrality in Contracting Act S. 119/H.R. 735
Scalise Amendment to H.R. 2017 banning use of PLAs on federal construction
Gosar Amendment to H.R. 2017 (prevailing wage coverage)
LaTourette Amendment to Military Construction Appropriations Bill H.R. 2055 (PLAs)
Job Creation
Extension of Tax Provisions (expiring in 2012)
Security in Bonding Act of 2011 - H.R. 3534
Amend and Repeal 3% Withholding Law - H.R. 674
Fiscal Year 2012 Funding for DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Information Administration - H.R. 2354
Roofing Efficiency Jobs Act of 2011 - H.R. 2962
Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs Act - S. 1575
Small Business participation in public contracting matters
High-Performance Federal Buildings Act - H.R. 3371
Extend in 2012 tax provisions that expired in 2011
Detection and deterance of misclassification of workers as independent contractors
Smart Energy Bill (support) - H.R. 4017
Extend in 2012 tax provisions that expired in 2011, especially energy efficiency incentives
Support adoption of energy efficiency retrofits and renovations in existing buildings in U.S.
Support appropriate use of PLAs on public construction projects; oppose Bartlett amendment to H.R. 4310
Support Grimm amendment to the Military Construction and Veterans Affaris and related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013 (support PLAs)
Support investments in industrial energy efficiency, including combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat recovery (WHR)
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 |
Stanley E. Jr. |
Kolbe |
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N/A |
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Dana M. |
Thompson |
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N/A |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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