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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 700 UNIVERSE BOULEVARD |
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| City | JUNO BEACH |
State | FL |
Zip Code | 33408 |
Country | USA |
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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
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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: Christopher Chapel, Vice President Government Affairs |
Date | 07/21/2014 |
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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
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 EPA from finalizing NSPS for CO2 emissions from fossil-fueled EGUs until CCS is found to be technologically and economically feasible
H.R. 2916, the Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 to require congressional review of certain EPA rules
H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (expansion of Corps authority to enter into cost recovery agreements)
H.R. 4795, the Promoting New Manufacturing Act regarding EPA NAAQS permits
H.R. 4799, the Clean Air Fairness Act of 2014 regarding CAA NAAQS SIP deadlines
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)
S. 1961, the Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014 establishes new above ground storage tank regulatory program under the Safe Drinking Water Act
S. 1988, the Electricity Reliability and Affordability Act regarding state waivers from certain Clean Air Act regulations
S. 2496, the Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014, (Waters of the U.S. legislation)
Clean Water Act, Section 316(b) - cooling water intake structure rule-making
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
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Marquez |
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Chapel |
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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
Nuclear energy in general
FY 2015 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill (as it relates to NRC fees)
Nuclear Waste Fee Suspension
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
H.R. 3354, To require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage, and for other purposes.
H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013
H.R. 596, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013
H.R. 1659, the Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013
H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act (permitting for cross-border energy infrastructure projects)
H.R. 3654, the "Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013"
H.R. 4327, regarding FERC decisions affecting electricity costs
S. 279, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013
S. 552, the Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2013
S. 1020, the All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013
S. 1206, a bill to encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings
S. 1595, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013
S. 2074, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014
S. 2262, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (energy efficiency)
Natural gas supply and related issues
Transmission siting, permitting, management issues generally and associated return on equity
Extension of Presidential memorandum on implementation of energy savings projects and performance-based contracting for energy savings.
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
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Marquez |
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Chapel |
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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. 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
S. 394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013
S. 2158, the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act
Discussion draft of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (Feinstein-Chambliss)
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, White House Office, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST),
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Marquez |
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Chapel |
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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
Expiring Provisions Improvement Report and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act
Tax reform issues in general
S. 2260, the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, (energy tax extenders)
Renewable energy tax incentives in general.
Issues related to tax rates in general
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. 1569, the New Fair Deal Busting Americas Rigid Outdated & Needless Subsidies Act of 2013, (tax incentives for electric vehicles and fueling infrastructure)
H.R. 4718, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation
S. 795, the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act
S. 2003, the Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2014
S. 2148, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 (pension smoothing)
The Highway Trust Fund Extension, (pension provisions and energy tax credits).
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
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Nadia |
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Christopher |
Chapel |
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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)
FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding)
H.R. 4660, 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)
H.R. 4800, FY 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to CFTC and CEA reauthorization, including deminimis exception level under swap dealer definition, margin requirements on swap transactions of commercial end-users, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions, physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality)
H.R. 4870, 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.R. 4903, FY 15 Homeland Security Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to industry/government coordination on critical infrastructure cybersecurity and industry partnerships with DHS, including ES-C2M2, Threat Scenario project, ICS-CERT, CRISP and RRAP)
H.R. 4923, 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)
H.R. 5016, FY 2015 Financial Services Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to public safety broadband network and electric utility pole attachments)
H. Con. Res. 96, FY 2015 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally)
H.J. Res. 106, FY 2014 Continuing Resolution (budget issues generally)
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 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding)
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
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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 UTI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Regulatory reform issues in general
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
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Project specific siting issues including but not limited to generation projects and transmission lines
H.R. 1810, "To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit in Florida"
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
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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. 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
S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues)
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 CDT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 677, the "Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act"
H.R. 4413, the "Customer Protection and End User Relief Act", to reauthorize the Commodities Futures Trading Commission
H.R. 992, the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act
H.R. 1256, The Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act
S. 888, to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act
Dodd-Frank rulemakings
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
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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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
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. 2075, the Electric Transportation Advancement Act of 2013
H.R. 2493, the Open Fuel Standard Act of 2013
H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (home energy assistance; Rural Transportation Study)
H.R. 4645, the Electric Vehicle Charging Offers Modern Utility Terminals for Employees Act
S. 488, the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013, (R&D for electric vehicles)
S. 638, the Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013
S. 954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, (home energy assistance; Rural Transportation Study)
S. 1230, the Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013
S. 1264, the Clean Vehicle Corridors Act
S. 1859, the Tax Extenders Act of 2013, (credit for electric vehicles)
S. 2065, the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Development Act
S. 2322, the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, (alternative fuel vehicles)
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
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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