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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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City | Rapid City |
State | SD |
Zip Code | 57709 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400898623-12
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6. House ID# 419830000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
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: Joshua Shields, Manager - Federal Governmental Affairs |
Date | 10/20/2014 |
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
See attached page.
Discussion drafts, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (cost-recovery, energy tax credits, taxation of derivatives, dividend tax rates, deduction for interest paid on corporate debt, corporate tax rate);
H.R. 1129, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013;
H.R. 259, the Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act, (tax incentives for electric vehicles and fueling infrastructure);
H.R. 407, the Clean Vehicles Incentive Act of 2013, (tax incentives for electric vehicles);
H.R. 1486, the No Carbon Tax Act of 2013;
H. Con. Res. 24, expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy;
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
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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Shields |
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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
See attached page.
H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act;H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013;
H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013;
H.R. 835, the Energy Assistance for American Families Act, (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program);
HR 1616: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013;
H.R. 1659, the Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013;
H.R. 2351, to repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction requirements for Federal buildings under the Energy Conservation and Production Act;
H.R. 3654, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013;
S. 570, the Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013, (energy efficiency; clean energy and carbon reduction measures);
S. 1020, the All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013;
S. 1084, the Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2013;
S. 1106, the SAVE Act;
S. 1191, the Better Buildings Act, (building energy benchmarking);
S. 1199, the All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013;
S. 1200, the Residential Energy Savings Act of 2013;
S. 1284, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program);
S. 1595, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013;
S 2074: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014
S. 2152, the Advanced Clean Coal Technology Investment in Our Nation (ACCTION) Act;
S.2440, the "BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014";
Natural gas supply and related issues;
Regulation of hydraulic fracturing generally;
Regulation of oil and gas development emissions generally.
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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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
H.R. 2218, the "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act," to establish federal minimum requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals;
hydraulic fracturing issues generally; Sue and settle issues generally.
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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Shields |
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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
See attached page.
H.R. 621, the Ensuring Affordable Energy Act to prohibit funding for EPA to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases;
H.R. 2081, the No More Excuses Energy Act of 2013 provisions to prohibit regulation of emissions of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act;
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. 2886, the Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013;
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;
H.R. 3684, to prohibit funding for EPA travel until the agency conducts public listening sessions on existing-source CO2 emissions regulations in each of the 15 states with the highest percentage of electricity generated by coal in 2012;
H.R. 3826, the Electricity Security and Affordability Act regarding EPA greenhouse gas regulations;
H. Con. Res. 57, expressing congressional opposition to EPAs proposed new source performance standards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants;
H. Con. Res. 59, expressing the sense of Congress that EPA should hold public listening sessions on existing-source CO2 emissions regulations in states most directly impacted by the potential regulations;
H.J. Res. 64, disapproving an EPA rule relating to Standards of Performance for GHG Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Generating Units;
S. 107, to prohibit the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions;
S. 163, to prohibit any regulation regarding carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions;
S. 318, the Environmental Protection Agency Accountability Act of 2013 to rescind funds made available to EPA if it fails to meet certain deadlines;
S. 332, the Climate Protection Act of 2013;
S. 558, the Accountability in Grants Act of 2013 to prohibit EPA grants or other financial assistance under Sec. 103 of the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity outside the United States;
S. 1324, the National Energy Tax Repeal Act to prohibit regulations relating to power sector carbon pollution standards unless explicitly authorized by Congress;
S. 1536, to require EPA to include in GHG rules offsets for costs imposed on other federal agencies;
S. 1905, the Electricity Security and Affordability Act regarding EPA greenhouse gas regulations;
S. 1988, the Electricity Reliability and Affordability Act regarding state waivers from certain Clean Air Act regulations;
S. 2170, the American Energy Renaissance Act provisions regarding EPA greenhouse gas and other Clean Air Act regulations;
S. 2414, the Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy from EPA Overreach Act;
S. 2496, the Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, (Waters of the U.S. legislation);
S. J. Res. 30, resolution of disapproval regarding EPA greenhouse gas regulations
Advocacy related to Waters of the U.S. draft guidance and rule-making (proposed rule released 3/25/2014);
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 |
Joshua |
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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
See attached page.
H.R. 624, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act;
H.R. 867, 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. 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. 3696, the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (NCCIP) Act of 2013;
H.R. 4298, the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act;
S. 394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013;
S. 1353, the Cybersecurity Act of 2013;
S. 1638, the Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013;
S. 2158, the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) 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
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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
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding generally.
FY 2015 Energy and Water Appropriations (Waters of the United States rule)
Forest fire funding generally
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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
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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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