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Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Zip Code | 20036 |
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) |
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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: Tiernan Sittenfeld, SVP, Government 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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support S. 401 & H.R. 924 Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act, 30% ITC for the first 3,000 megawatts of offshore wind service, incentivizing development and rewarding the first movers in the industry.
Support S. 329, Sustainable Energy Act to eliminate certain fuel subsidies and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain energy tax incentives.
Oppose all efforts to approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the dangerous Keystone XL pipeline.
Support the Obama administration's Climate Action Plan making climate change a top priority through EPA setting standards reducing carbon pollution from new and existing power plants.
Support for the Department of the Interior to continue promoting offshore wind energy.
Oppose H.J. Res. 64 and S.J. Res 30, resolutions of disapproval on the EPAs proposed standards limiting carbon pollution from future power plants.
Oppose H.R. 3826/S.1905, the Electricity Security and Affordability Act, that blocks all EPA actions to reduce carbon pollution from power plants.
Oppose H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act, a dangerous bill that would gut the review process for approving cross-border pipeline applications.
Oppose H.R. 4923, the FY15 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, which moves us backward on energy and environmental policy by slashing funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency while boosting funding for polluting, mature fossil fuel and nuclear generation technologies.
Support H.R. 3473, the floor vehicle for the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, which extended key expired tax incentives, including the Production Tax Credit that is essential to the continued growth of clean energy.
Oppose S. 2414, H.R. 4808, H.R. 4813, H.R. 4850 legislation that would undermine the EPAs ability to limit carbon pollution from power plants, the nations largest source of the pollution driving climate change.
Oppose an amendment offered by Representative James Lankford (R-OK) to H.R. 4923, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, which would force federal agencies to turn a blind eye to the economic costs of climate change.
Oppose an amendment by Representative David McKinley (R-WV) to H.R. 4923, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, which would prevent federal agencies from assessing the costs and dangers posed by climate change.
Oppose an amendment by Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) to H.R. 4923, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, which would block all funding for the Department of Energys (DOE) Climate Model Development and Validation program.
Oppose H.R. 4, the so-called Jobs for America Act a radical package of bills that threatens vital health and environmental safeguards and our public lands.
Oppose H.R. 2, the so-called American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, a package of more than a dozen bills all of which the House has already voted on. This legislation amounts to a huge giveaway to big polluters and threatens the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the landscapes that support our outdoor economy; thwarts progress on climate change; and compromises communities ability to have a say in projects in their backyards.
Encourage Secretary Jewell and the Department of the Interior not to include lease sales in the Chukchi Sea, Beaufort Sea or Bristol Bay planning areas in the 2017-2022 five year oil and gas program for the nation.
Encourage the Administration to develop smart and reasonable methane standards for the oil and gas industry through EPA and Interior rulemakings. These actions will protect public health and help reduce a potent greenhouse gas, consistent with the goals of the Climate Action Plan.
Support for H.R. 5559, the Bridge to a Clean Energy Future Act of 2014, legislation extending critical incentives for clean energy and energy efficiency.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), State - Dept of (DOS), Interior - Dept of (DOI), White House Office
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
Support the EPA taking actions to protect communities and ecosystems from mountaintop removal mining.
Support the EPA using its authority under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act to protect Bristol Bay from large-scale mining projects like the Pebble Mine.
Support for H.R. 1921, the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2013, which would require disclosure of the chemicals used in fracking fluids and would remove the oil and gas industrys exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Work to strengthen S. 1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, to update the Toxic Substances Control Act to better protect public health and the environment from toxic chemicals.
Opposition to H.R. 2641, the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013, which would severely undermine the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and, consequently, the quality and integrity of federal agency decisions.
Encourage the EPA and DHS to strengthen risk prevention practices at chemical management facilities to protect public health and safety.
Oppose H.R. 3830 and S 1900, The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act, which would revive the outdated and unsound 2002 Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority mechanism, undermining Congress ability to ensure trade agreements do not negatively impact our public health and environment laws and regulations.
Oppose the Chemicals in Commerce Act discussion draft, a TSCA reform proposal that would rollback EPAs current limited authority to regulate dangerous chemicals in commerce while also preempting states from taking actions to protect their citizens from toxic chemicals.
Oppose S. 2094, the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2014, which preempts states rights to protect their waters from ship discharges and continues a regulatory scheme that continues to place the economic burden associated with invasive species on taxpayers rather than shifting it to the industry responsible for bringing those species to the nations waters.
Oppose efforts to undermine effective marine fishery management by prohibiting the use of federal funds to approve limited access privilege programs (LAPPs), a kind of catch share, along the east coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Oppose H.R. 935 (Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013), which would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from protecting water supplies from direct applications of pesticides.
Work to remove provisions from S. 2198 and S. 2016 that would undermine Endangered Species Act protections in place in Californias Bay-Delta ecosystem.
Support the Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014 (S. 2572/H.R. 5033), which bans bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging and requires the FDA to review the safety of other chemicals in food packaging.
Oppose an amendment by Senator Toomey to the Highway Trust Fund legislation, H.R. 5021 This Amendment proposes to completely exempt reconstruction activities from nearly all Federal environmental laws in declared disaster areas, including the National Historic Preservation Act, the Clean Water Act, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and any federal law relating to the protection of wetlands.
Support S. 2656, the Protecting Americas Families from Toxic Chemicals Act of 2014, which directs the EPA to identify and phase out persistent, bioaccumulative toxicant chemicals (PBTs) within five years, and also identifies 22 known PBTs for immediate phase out for non-essential uses.
Support S. 2811, the Children and Firefighters Protection Act of 2014, which directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban the top ten most dangerous flame retardants from upholstered furniture and childrens products, and establishes a Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel to research the need for additional future bans.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office
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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support H.R. 1175, the FRESHER Act that closes loopholes in the Clean Water Act for hydraulic fracturing drilling operations.
Support H.R. 1154, the BREATHE Act that closes loopholes in the Clean Air Act for hydraulic fracturing drilling operations.
Support the EPA protecting communities from water pollution through issuing a strong stormwater rule.
Support the EPA reducing air pollution by establishing strong ozone standards and finalizing vehicle tail pipe emission (Tier 3) standards.
Support H.R. 2983, Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development (SHARED) Act, which requires testing of water sources near planned fracking sites before fracking occurs to establish baseline conditions and determine the source of any water contamination.
Oppose the Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) proposal to delist the coalbed methane extraction industry and to discontinue Effluent Guidelines (ELGs) rulemaking around wastewater treatment technologies for coalbed methane extraction.
Support the EPAs on-going revisions to the Onshore Oil and Gas ELGs to address pollution from the unconventional oil and gas extraction industry but urge EPA to include not just shale gas wastewater, but all oil and gas exploration, stimulation and extraction techniques which can cause surface or groundwater pollution, in these revisions.
Support the EPAs Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters scientific assessment report regarding the connection between small streams and wetlands and downstream water sources.
Support EPAs efforts to develop a strong rule to regulate the disposal of coal ash under RCRA that has protective standards, federal enforceability, and addresses legacy sites.
Support the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers Waters of the United States proposed rule, which would clarify which waters deserve protection under the Clean Water Act, and oppose all Congressional attempts to block or undermine this rule.
Oppose H.R. 524, a bill that would eliminate EPAs Clean Water Act section 404(c) authority to prohibit, restrict, or withdraw authorization for projects that would discharge dredged or fill material into streams and other waterways.
Oppose an amendment offered by Representative Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) to H.R. 4923, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, which would undermine the Clean Water Act and jeopardize the waters Americans depend on for drinking, swimming, fishing, and flood protection.
Support the EPA finalizing its Assessment of the Effects of Large Scale Mining on the Salmon Ecosystems of the Nushagak and Kvichak Rivers (Watershed Assessment), and issuing a Proposed Determination to Restrict the Use of an Area as a Disposal Site; Pebble Deposit Area, Southwest Alaska (Proposed Determination).
Oppose H.R. 5078, the so-called Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014, which would allow the continued dumping of pollution into our small streams and wetlands by preventing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers from moving forward with their proposed Clean Water Rule.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), White House Office
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
Support H.R. 139, the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act, which would protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
Support for the President to continue using his authority to designate National Monuments to protect places of significant ecological, historical, and cultural value.
Opposition to H.R. 1459, the Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act, which would undermine the Presidents authority under the Antiquities Act to protect objects of historical, cultural, and environmental value. Opposition to all other efforts to undermine the Antiquities Act.
Opposition to S. 1966, the National Forest Jobs and Management Act of 2014, which purports to make all laws unenforceable in a near tripling of logging on national forests.
Support for President Obama to designate the Pacific Remote Islands National Monument, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.
Oppose H.R. 4315, H.R. 4316, H.R. 4317, and H.R. 4318, which would undermine the essential protections of the Endangered Species Act by obstructing the development and use of scientific research, squandering agency resources, and chilling citizen enforcement.
Support for S. 338, the Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2013, which would fully fund and permanently authorize our nations premier conservation program.
Oppose H.R. 4315, the so-called 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act, which would severely undermine the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Oppose harmful policy riders and inadequate funding level included in the Houses Fiscal Year 2015 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
Oppose H.R. 4742, Representative Doc Hastings bill to reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), which would threaten the future of healthy fish populations and sustainable fisheries by significantly weakening the Magnuson-Stevens Acts conservation provisions by creating loopholes, watering down legal standards, allowing costly delays, and decreasing transparency and accountability.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), White House Office
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for H.R.20, the Government by the People Act, and S. 2023, the Fair Elections Now Act, that would would raise the voices of everyday people in our political system, while combating the influence of concentrated money in politics.
Oppose efforts to undermine national environmental laws and regulations through trade negotiations in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Support S.J. Res. 19, H.J. Res 20, HJ Res 119, an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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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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