Georges Bank Preservation Act

Expanding and upgrading our electric power transmission system to convey greatly increased amounts of renewable energy Support for clean energy and climate legislation H.R. 5058 To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary determines whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. S. 2568 (companion bill) Prohibition on oil and gas drilling in Beaufort and Chukchi Seas unless conditions met. (SENATE Amendment #119--Drill Now Act of 2009 offered to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Stimulus Bill) by Senator DeMint. H.R.790 Title: To prohibit issuance of any lease or other authorization by the Federal Government that authorizes exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any marine national monument or national marine sanctuary or in the fishing grounds known as Georges Bank in the waters of the United States. H.R. 39 Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness S. 2316 Permanent protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Client expense: $96,387 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, White House Office

HR 49: American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act; Provisions regarding increasing oil and gas production. HR 790: Georges Bank Preservation Act; Provisions regarding liquefied natural gas and offshore production. H 871: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the taxable income limit on the allowance for depletion shall not apply in 2008 to domestic marginal oil or gas wells; Provisions regarding marginal well taxes. HR 1143: Developing Resources Immediately and Long-Term through Leases on Our Nation's Offshore Waters Act of 2009 (DRILL NOW Act of 2009); Provisions regarding the moratorium and state petition for oil and gas production. HR 1262: Water Quality Investment Act of 2009; Provisions regarding production. HR 1811: Getting Resources Efficiently and Effectively Now Act (GREEN Act); Provisions regarding the moratorium and state petition for oil and gas production. HR 1813: Emergency Energy Cut the Red Tape Now Act of 2009; Provisions regarding downstream issues. S 32: A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold at least 1 public hearing before issuance of a permit affecting public or private land use in a locality; Provisions regarding carbon tax and production. S 286: Marginal Well Production Preservation and Enhancement Act; Provisions regarding exploration and production. S 503: No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act; Provisions regarding exploration and production. S 587: Western Hemisphere Energy Compact; Provisions regarding increasing oil and gas production. General discussions and tracking regarding energy markets, access to resources, domestic access, oil shale leasing, heavy oils/oil sands, DOI Draft Proposed Program for OCS 5-Year Leasing Program 2010-2015, energy policy, energy and climate change issues, energy legislation review/regional product reserve issues.

Client expense: $9,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office