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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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Address1 | 1920 L STREET, NW, #800 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 71278-12
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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Tiernan Sittenfeld, SVP, Government Affairs |
Date | 07/17/2014 |
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.
Oppose efforts to weaken S. 2262, Energy Savings & Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, to promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and 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.
Support the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, extending incentives to clean energy, including extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC), Investment Tax Credit (ITC), and tax credits for energy efficiency.
Oppose H.R. 3826/S.1905, the Electricity Security and Affordability Act, that blocks all EPA actions to reduce carbon pollution from power plants.
Support for the EPA and DOI advancing regulations to reduce methane emissions from oil and natural gas systems the largest source of methane pollution in the U.S.
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. 4899, the Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014, which prioritizes oil industry profits at the expense of the publics interest in participating in government decision-making on energy projects in our backyards, sustaining robust local economies based on healthy public lands and coastal areas, and maintaining access to enjoy our public lands and preserving them for our children and grandchildren.
Support Representative Earl Blumenauers amendment to H.R. 4899, the Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act, which would eliminate up to $15.5 billion in taxpayer subsidies over the next 10 years by closing a royalty payment loophole for oil companies operating offshore.
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 Representative David McKinleys an amendment to H.R.4435, the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would prevent the Department of Defense (DoD) from assessing the costs and dangers posed by climate change.
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), State - Dept of (DOS), 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 |
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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 for the Environmental Protection Agency to use 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 to strengthen risk prevention practices at chemical management facilities to protect public health and safety.
Opposition to H.Con.Res. 96, Rep. Paul Ryans budget for fiscal year 2015, which slashes funding for core domestic programs including our national parks, our environmental protections, our critical infrastructure as well as energy and health research far below crippling sequestration levels.
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 the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, a Magnuson-Stevens Act reform proposal that would reverse the progress made in restoring Americas fisheries by extending overfishing on the most vulnerable fish populations, undermine the scientific basis for fisheries management, and restrict public access to vast amounts of fisheries data.
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.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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.
Encourage the EPA, Department of Interior, and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to update their regulations and policies regarding onshore and offshore methane air pollution from oil and gas drilling.
Support the Administrations implementation of its Methane Strategy as part of its Climate Action Plan.
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.
Work to improve S. 2016, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 by removing problematic provisions that raise significant environmental concerns.
Support the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Waters of the United States proposed rule, which would clarify which waters deserve protection under the Clean Water Act.
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.
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 H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (also referred to as the House Farm Bill) that contains radical and far-reaching anti-environmental provisions and unrelated riders.
Support for S. 954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (also referred to as the Senate Farm Bill), which advances conservation efforts on farms via inclusion of conservation compliance and a nationwide sodsaver provision.
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.
Revise farm bill reference to add in support for final Farm Bill. Support for HR 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014, the final Farm Bill conference report, which included key conservation provisions and kept out anti-environmental riders pushed in the House-passed legislation.
Encourage the Department of the Interior to conduct no new oil and gas leasing in the Chukchi Sea.
Support for President Obama to designate the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks 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.
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), 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).
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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