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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1301 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 200 |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| 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 | 2019 |
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 |
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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: Richard G. Beach |
Date | 1/21/2020 4:17:39 PM |
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 1315 - To amend title II of the Department of Energy Organization Act to reauthorize an office within the Department of Energy, to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry out a comprehensive, nationwide energy-related industries jobs program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1502, PURPA Modernization Act of 2019 (entire bill)
S. 859 and House draft legislation to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives;
S.2470 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 (Atlantic Coast Pipeline
H.R. 2960 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 (Atlantic Coast Pipeline)
H.R. 2043 - Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act (HOMES) - entire bill
S.1234 - Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2019 - entire bill
H.R.2699 - Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019 - entire bill
H.R.3136 - Storage and Transportation Of Residual and Excess Nuclear Fuel Act of 2019 - entire bill
S.903 - Nuclear Energy Leadership Act - entire bill
H.R.3306 - Nuclear Energy Leadership Act - entire bill
S.1760 - UPDATE PURPA Act - entire bill
S.1593 - Promoting Grid Storage Act of 2019 - entire bill
H.R.1743 - Advancing Grid Storage Act of 2019 - entire bill
S.2580 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 (Atlantic Coast Pipeline)
H.R.3052 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 (Atlantic Coast Pipeline)
H.R.2500 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Atlantic Coast Pipeline)
S.1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Atlantic Coast Pipeline)
No specific bill number:
Pipeline safety affecting natural gas utilities.
Natural gas vehicle incentives.
Utility Service Vehicle exemption in SAFETEA-LU
Natural-gas as transportation fuel and fueling stations.
Research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies.
R&D funding for Smart Grid energy and technologies
Nuclear Regulatory Commission user fees and annual charges, and for other purposes
EV incentives - non tax credit
Repeal of Section 433 - the repeal of Section 433 which provides for the elimination of the use of fossil fuels in federal buildings
Bills to improve energy performance in Federal buildings and for other purposes
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Energy - Dept of, White House Office, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
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 |
Michael |
Sewell |
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Thomas |
Craig |
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Pepper |
Natonski |
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Louis |
Renjel |
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William |
Sauer |
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Colleen |
Moss |
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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
Implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017 - interest deductibility, AMT credits, and issues impacting regulated utilities; global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI)
H.R. 2096 - H.R.2096 - Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019 (Storage Investment Tax Credit)
S.1142 - Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019 (Storage Investment Tax Credit)
S 617 - Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act of 2019 - energy tax credits
H.R.5409 - Incentivizing New and Valuable Energy Storage Technology (INVEST) Act of 2019 (energy storage ITC)
No specific legislation:
Renewable energy, transportation electrification & electric vehicle tax credits
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Michael |
Sewell |
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Pepper |
Natonski |
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Thomas |
Craig |
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Louis |
Renjel |
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William |
Sauer |
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Colleen |
Moss |
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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.1359 - Clean Energy Standard Act of 2019 - entire bill
S.1685 - Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 - entire bill
H.R.2597 - Clean Energy Standard Act of 2019 - entire bill
No specific bill:
Draft climate legislation on carbon emissions and clean energy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy - Dept of, White House Office, Vice President of the U.S., Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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 |
Michael |
Sewell |
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Thomas |
Craig |
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Pepper |
Natonski |
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Louis |
Renjel |
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Victoria |
Sullivan |
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William |
Sauer |
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Colleen |
Moss |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.2470 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 related to natural gas pipeline safety, carbon capture and storage, renewable energy and nuclear energy
H.R.2960 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 related to natural gas pipeline safety, carbon capture and storage, renewable energy and nuclear energy
H.R. 2740 - Labor-HHS Appropriations Legislation (LIHEAP)
H.R.1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (LIHEAP)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Michael |
Sewell |
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Thomas |
Craig |
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Pepper |
Natonski |
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Louis |
Renjel |
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William |
Sauer |
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Colleen |
Moss |
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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
No specific legislation:
Clean Water Act issues generally, especially regarding the process for state certifications under CWA section 401 and the definition of waters of the United States.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Louis |
Renjel |
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Michael |
Sewell |
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Pepper |
Natonski |
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Thomas |
Craig |
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Victoria |
Sullivan |
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William |
Sauer |
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Colleen |
Moss |
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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
HR 1315, the Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act;
S.2393 - Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2019
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Michael |
Sewell |
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Pepper |
Natonski |
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Tom |
Craig |
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Louis |
Renjel |
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William |
Sauer |
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Colleen |
Moss |
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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.3931 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 related to federal R&D support for grid resiliency technology development
S.2582 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 related to federal R&D support for grid resiliency technology development
No specific legislation:
Cyber and physical security bills that uphold our current security partnership with the Transportation Security Administration public-private partnership (no top-down regulatory process);
Liability protections for information sharing;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Louis |
Renjel |
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Pepper |
Natonski |
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Michael |
Sewell |
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Tom |
Craig |
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William |
Sauer |
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Colleen |
Moss |
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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
H.R.2741 - Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act
H.R. 3432 - Safer Pipelines Act of 2019
S.2299 - PIPES Act of 2019
No specific legislation:
Natural Gas Vehicles (development of the natural gas vehicle market)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Louis |
Renjel |
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Michael |
Sewell |
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Pepper |
Natonski |
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Tom |
Craig |
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William |
Sauer |
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Colleen |
Moss |
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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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
No specific legislation:
Street light co-location in utility pole regulation
Regulations pertaining to unlicensed use of 6GHz spectrum
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), White House Office
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 |
Louis |
Renjel |
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Tom |
Craig |
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William |
Sauer |
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Pepper |
Natonski |
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Michael |
Sewell |
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Colleen |
Moss |
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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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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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