Nuclear Disaster Preparedness Act

H.R. 1268 - "Nuclear Power Licensing Reform Act of 2011" H.R. 1694 - "Nuclear Disaster Preparedness Act" H.R. 4230 - "Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2012" H.R. 4273 - "Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012" S. 1320 - "Nuclear Fuel Storage Improvement Act of 2011" S. 1394 - "A bill to allow a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not appointed and confirmed in a timely manner" S. 1510 - "Clean Energy Financing Act of 2011" S. 2146 - "Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012" Clean energy standards legislation generally Transmission issues generally

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE

Energy Legislation, generally; Clean energy standard legislation generally; Over-The-Counter derivatives issues generally; Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities in any legislation; Energy and climate legislation affecting natural gas utilities, including efficiency mandates; Oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production. H.R. 301, New Manhattan Project for Energy Independence to support RD&D to advance clean energy technologies; H.R. 909, A Roadmap for Americas Energy Future to address domestic energy policy, including renewable energy; S. 4, Make America the Worlds Leader in Clean Energy Act to promote clean energy; S. 559, Securing Americas Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act including renewable electricity and energy efficiency resource standards; S. 741, to amend PURPA to establish a renewable energy standard; S.1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011, (efficiency); S. 1321, the Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011; S. 2216, Rural Energy Savings Program Act, (energy efficiency); H.R. 2781, to establish a high efficiency gas turbine RD&D program; H.R. 2782, to establish a wind energy research and development program; H.R. 2994, the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2011; H.R. 3389, the Consortia-Led Energy Advancement Networks Act (clean energy); H.R. 3574, to revise the formula for allocating funding to States under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981; H.R. 3626, LIHEAP Protection Act; H.R. 3807, Guaranteed Energy Assistance Act of 2011; H.R. 4017, Smart Energy Act, (efficiency); H.R. 4026, Energy Assistance for American Families Act; H.R. 4230, HOMES Act, (efficiency); Utility Energy Services Contracts Guidance to Federal Agencies; H.R. 4273, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012; H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2012, (energy efficiency, electric transportation); H.R. 5967, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act to establish a federal RES/EERS program; S. 398,Implementation of National Consensus Appliance agreements Act of 2011 (efficiency); S. 1491, PURPAs Legislative Upgrade to State Authority (PURPA PLUS) Act; S. 1510, Clean Energy Financing Act of 2011; S. 1586, to establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Program; S. 1961, LIHEAP Protection Act; S. 2146, the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012; S. 2465, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2012, (energy efficiency, electric transportation); S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, (LIHEAP, rural transportation); S. 3352, Expanding Industrial Energy and Water Efficiency Incentives Act of 2012, (combined heat and power); Transmission siting, permitting, management issues generally and pricing incentives. S.512, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes S.1067, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes H.R.1808, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes; H.R.1710, To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives H.R.2054, To provide for the reenrichment of certain depleted uranium owned by the Department of Energy, and for the sale or barter of the resulting reenriched uranium, and for other purposes H.R.2075, To require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage, and for other purposes S.1320, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to offer to enter into temporary used fuel storage facility agreements S.2176, A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes; H.R.1682, To promote alternative and renewable fuels and domestic energy production, and for other purposes H.R.2072, To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes S.109, A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes. S.640, A bill to underscore the importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors, encouraging the efforts of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, supporting progress in improving nuclear safety, and enhancing the public availability of nuclear safety information H.R.502, To provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services H.R.617, To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States H.R.1280, To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes. H.R.1320, To strengthen United States nonproliferation activities and to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to strengthen nuclear energy cooperation and nonproliferation, and for other purposes H.R.1326, To underscore the importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors, encouraging the efforts of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, supporting progress in improving nuclear safety, enhancing the public availability of nuclear safety information, and for other purposes H.R.2004, To authorize the President to control the transfer of goods, services, technology, and software to protect the national security, and to promote the foreign policy, of the United States, and for other purposes H.R.2072, To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes H.R.2105, To provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran, North Korea, and Syria certain goods, services, or technology, and for other purposes H.R.2122, To renew the Export Administration Act of 1979, and for other purposes H.R.3606, To increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies. H.R.2068, To permit a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not timely appointed and confirmed S.1394, A bill to allow a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not appointed and confirmed in a timely manner. Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities in any legislation considered by the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee regarding energy and climate legislation affecting natural gas utilities, including efficiency mandates. These issues arose in: HR 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S 559, Securing Americas Future with Energy & Sustainable Technologies S 398, Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreement Act S 1000, Energy Saving Act of 2011 S1321, Practical Energy Plan of 2011 S 1737, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act HR 4017, Smart Energy Act S1914, Cut Energy Bills at Home Act H.R.2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011, (Over-the-Counter derivatives); H.R.3527, Protecting Main Street End User from Excessive Regulation Act, (Over-the-Counter derivatives). S.99, A bill to promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United States for medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical isotopes S.892, A bill to establish the Department of Energy and the Environment, and for other purposes S.1690, A bill to preserve the multiple use land management policy in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. S.2031, A bill to make funds available for the American centrifuge project research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy, with an offset. H.R.301, To ensure the energy independence of the United States by promoting research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies through a system of grants and prizes on the scale of the original Manhattan Project H.R.332, To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Department of Defense and all other defense-related agencies of the United States to fully comply with Federal and State environmental laws, including certain laws relating to public health and worker safety, that are designed to protect the environment and the health and safety of the public, particularly those persons most vulnerable to the hazards incident to military operations and installations, such as children, members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees, and persons living in the vicinity of military operations and installations H.R.908, To extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program H.R.909, To expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity, and for other purposes H.R.1023, To secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission H.R.1242, To ensure that nuclear power plants can withstand and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong storms, or other events that threaten a major impact H.R.1268, To provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities H.R.1436, To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a nuclear power facility licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State and county in which the facility is located within 24 hours of an unplanned release of radionuclides in excess of allowable limits, and for other purposes. H.R.1694, To require the President to issue guidance on Federal response to a large-scale nuclear disaster H.R.1705, To require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes H.R.1861, To greatly enhance America's path toward energy independence and economic and national security, to conserve energy use, to promote innovation, to achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land, to rebuild our Nation's aging roads, bridges, locks, and dams, and for other purposes H.R.2133, To increase domestic energy production, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and diversify the energy portfolio of the United States H.R.2208, To incorporate smart grid capability into the Energy Star Program, to reduce peak electric demand, to reauthorize a energy efficiency public information program to include Smart Grid information, and for other purposes. H.R.2401, To require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. H.R.3010, To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents H.R.3155, To preserve the multiple use land management policy in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes H.R.3630, A bill to extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation, Medicare physician payment, provide for the consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes H.R.4480, To provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in response to a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Energy Legislation, generally; Clean energy standard legislation generally; Over-The-Counter derivatives issues generally; Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities in any legislation considered by the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee regarding energy and climate legislation affecting natural gas utilities, including efficiency mandates. These issues arose in: HR 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011; S 559, Securing Americas Future with Energy & Sustainable Technologies; S 398, Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreement Act; S 1000, Energy Saving Act of 2011; S1321, Practical Energy Plan of 2011; S 1737, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act; HR 4017, Smart Energy Act; S1914, Cut Energy Bills at Home Act; Oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production. This issue arose in: HR 1084 & S 587, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act; Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities regarding pipeline safety legislation and any regulatory regime affecting natural gas utilities; H.R. 2845: Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011; H.R. 301, New Manhattan Project for Energy Independence to support RD&D to advance clean energy technologies; H.R. 909, A Roadmap for Americas Energy Future to address domestic energy policy, including renewable energy; S. 4, Make America the Worlds Leader in Clean Energy Act to promote clean energy; S. 559, Securing Americas Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act including renewable electricity and energy efficiency resource standards; S. 741, to amend PURPA to establish a renewable energy standard; S.1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011, (efficiency); S. 1321, the Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011; S. 2216, Rural Energy Savings Program Act, (energy efficiency); H.R. 2781, to establish a high efficiency gas turbine RD&D program; H.R. 2782, to establish a wind energy research and development program; H.R. 2994, the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2011; H.R. 3389, the Consortia-Led Energy Advancement Networks Act (Markey); H.R. 4017, Smart Energy Act, (efficiency); H.R. 4230, HOMES Act, (efficiency); Utility Energy Services Contracts Guidance to Federal Agencies; H.R. 4273, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012 (Olson); S. 398,Implementation of National Consensus Appliance agreements Act of 2011 (efficiency); S. 1491, PURPAs Legislative Upgrade to State Authority (PURPA PLUS) Act; S. 1510, Clean Energy Financing Act of 2011; S. 1586, to establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Program; S. 2146, the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012; S.1067, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes; H.R.1682, To promote alternative and renewable fuels and domestic energy production, and for other purposes; H.R.2072, To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes; S.109, A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes; S.640. A bill to underscore the importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors, encouraging the efforts of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, supporting progress in improving nuclear safety, and enhancing the public availability of nuclear safety information; H.R.502, To provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services; H.R.617, To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States; H.R.1280, To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes; H.R.1320, To strengthen United States nonproliferation activities and to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to strengthen nuclear energy cooperation and nonproliferation, and for other purposes; H.R.1326, To underscore the importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors, encouraging the efforts of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, supporting progress in improving nuclear safety, enhancing the public availability of nuclear safety information, and for other purposes; H.R.2004, To authorize the President to control the transfer of goods, services, technology, and software to protect the national security, and to promote the foreign policy, of the United States, and for other purposes; H.R.2072, To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes; H.R.2105, To provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran, North Korea, and Syria certain goods, services, or technology, and for other purposes; H.R.2122 , To renew the Export Administration Act of 1979, and for other purposes; H.R.3606, To increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies; S.512, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes; S.1067, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes; H.R.1808, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes; H.R.1710, To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives; H.R.2054, To provide for the reenrichment of certain depleted uranium owned by the Department of Energy, and for the sale or barter of the resulting reenriched uranium, and for other purposes; H.R.2075, To require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage, and for other purposes; S.1320, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to offer to enter into temporary used fuel storage facility agreements; S.2176, A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and for other purposes; H.R.2068, To permit a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not timely appointed and confirmed; S.1394, A bill to allow a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not appointed and confirmed in a timely manner; S.99, A bill to promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United States for medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical isotopes; S.892A bill to establish the Department of Energy and the Environment, and for other purposes; S.1690, A bill to preserve the multiple use land management policy in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes; H.R.2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011, (Over-the-Counter derivatives); H.R.3527, Protecting Main Street End User from Excessive Regulation Act, (Over-the-Counter derivatives); S.2031, A bill to make funds available for the American centrifuge project research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy, with an offset; H.R.301, To ensure the energy independence of the United States by promoting research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies through a system of grants and prizes on the scale of the original Manhattan Project; H.R.332, To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Department of Defense and all other defense-related agencies of the United States to fully comply with Federal and State environmental laws, including certain laws relating to public health and worker safety, that are designed to protect the environment and the health and safety of the public, particularly those persons most vulnerable to the hazards incident to military operations and installations, such as children, members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees, and persons living in the vicinity of military operations and installations; H.R.908, To extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program; H.R.909, To expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity, and for other purposes; H.R.1023, To secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission; H.R.1242, To ensure that nuclear power plants can withstand and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong storms, or other events that threaten a major impact; H.R.1268, To provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities; H.R.1436, To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a nuclear power facility licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State and county in which the facility is located within 24 hours of an unplanned release of radionuclides in excess of allowable limits, and for other purposes; H.R.1694, To require the President to issue guidance on Federal response to a large-scale nuclear disaster; H.R.1705, To require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; H.R.1861, To greatly enhance America's path toward energy independence and economic and national security, to conserve energy use, to promote innovation, to achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land, to rebuild our Nation's aging roads, bridges, locks, and dams, and for other purposes; H.R.1938, To direct the President to expedite the consideration and approval of the construction and operation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, and for other purposes; H.R.2133, To increase domestic energy production, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and diversify the energy portfolio of the United States; H.R.2208, To incorporate smart grid capability into the Energy Star Program, to reduce peak electric demand, to reauthorize a energy efficiency public information program to include Smart Grid information, and for other purposes; H.R.2401, To require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; H.R.3010, To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents; H.R.3155, To preserve the multiple use land management policy in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes; H.R.3630, A bill to extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation, Medicare physician payment, provide for the consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes;

Generally, discussions related to promoting and protecting the interests of natural gas utilites regarding energy and climate legislation. HR 1084 & S 587, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act S. 741, to amend PURPA to establish a renewable energy standard S 1000, Energy Saving Act of 2011 S 1321, Practical Energy Plan of 2011 H.R.1694, To require the President to issue guidance on Federal response to a large-scale nuclear disaster H.R.909, To expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity, and for other purposes H.R.1242, To ensure that nuclear power plants can withstand and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong storms, or other events that threaten a major impact H.R.1436, To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a nuclear power facility licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State and county in which the facility is located within 24 hours of an unplanned release of radionuclides in excess of allowable limits, and for other purposes HR 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S 1000, Energy Saving Act of 2011 S1914, Cut Energy Bills at Home Act S. 4, Make America the Worlds Leader in Clean Energy Act, to promote clean energy S. 559, Securing Americas Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act S. 2216, Rural Energy Savings Program Act (energy efficiency) Utility Energy Services Contracts Guidance to Federal Agencies H.R. 4273, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012 S. 1510, Clean Energy Financing Act of 2011 S. 2146, the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 Transmission siting, permitting, management issues generally. H.R.908, a bill to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program H.R.909, a bill to expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity H.R. 2068/S. 1394, to permit a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if successor is not timely appointed and confirmed H.R.1710, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives H.R.2054, a bill to provide for the reenrichment of certain depleted uranium owned by the Department of Energy, and for the sale or barter of the resulting reenriched uranium H.R.2075, a bill to require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage S.1320, a bill to require the Secretary of Energy to offer to enter into temporary used fuel storage facility agreements S.2176, a bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require the President to certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste S.1067, a bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors H.R.1682, a bill to promote alternative and renewable fuels and domestic energy production

H.R. 1084 - "Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011" H.R. 1268 - "Nuclear Power Licensing Reform Act of 2011" H.R. 1694 - "Nuclear Disaster Preparedness Act" H.R. 2068 - "Nuclear Regulatory Commission Continuation Act" H.R. 1436 - "To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a nuclear power facility licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State and county in which the facility is located within 24 hours of an unplanned release of radionuclides in excess of allowable limits, and for other purposes" H.R. 2075 - "Dry Cask Storage Act" H.R. 4230 - "Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2012" H.R. 4273 - "Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012" S. 400 - "A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that rates and charges for electric energy are assessed in proportion to measurable reliability or economic benefit, and for other purposes" S. 587 - "Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act of 2011" S. 1320 - "Nuclear Fuel Storage Improvement Act of 2011" S. 1394 - "A bill to allow a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not appointed and confirmed in a timely manner" S. 1510 - "Clean Energy Financing Act of 2011" S. 2146 - "Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012" Clean energy standards legislation generally Transmission issues generally

Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Energy Legislation, generally; Clean energy standard legislation generally; Over-The-Counter derivatives issues generally; Natural Gas Utilities, generally; H.R.908, To extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program; H.R.909, To expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity, and for other purposes; H.R.1023, To secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission; H.R.1242, To ensure that nuclear power plants can withstand and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong storms, or other events that threaten a major impact; H.R.1268, To provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities; H.R.1436, To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a nuclear power facility licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State and county in which the facility is located within 24 hours of an unplanned release of radionuclides in excess of allowable limits, and for other purposes; H.R.1694, To require the President to issue guidance on Federal response to a large-scale nuclear disaster; H.R.1705, To require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; H.R.1861, To greatly enhance America's path toward energy independence and economic and national security, to conserve energy use, to promote innovation, to achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land, to rebuild our Nation's aging roads, bridges, locks, and dams, and for other purposes; H.R.1938, To direct the President to expedite the consideration and approval of the construction and operation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, and for other purposes; H.R.2133, To increase domestic energy production, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and diversify the energy portfolio of the United States H.R.2208, To incorporate smart grid capability into the Energy Star Program, to reduce peak electric demand, to reauthorize a energy efficiency public information program to include Smart Grid information, and for other purposes; H.R.2401, To require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; H.R.3010, To reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents; S.109, A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes; S.640, A bill to underscore the importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors, encouraging the efforts of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, supporting progress in improving nuclear safety, and enhancing the public availability of nuclear safety information; H.R.502, To provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services; H.R.617, To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States; H.R.1280, To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes; H.R.1320, To strengthen United States nonproliferation activities and to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to strengthen nuclear energy cooperation and nonproliferation, and for other purposes; H.R.1326, To underscore the importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors, encouraging the efforts of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, supporting progress in improving nuclear safety, enhancing the public availability of nuclear safety information, and for other purposes; H.R.2004, To authorize the President to control the transfer of goods, services, technology, and software to protect the national security, and to promote the foreign policy, of the United States, and for other purposes; H.R.2105, To provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran, North Korea, and Syria certain goods, services, or technology, and for other purposes; H.R.2122, To renew the Export Administration Act of 1979, and for other purposes; S.512, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes; S.1067, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes; H.R.1808, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes; Natural Gas Provisions contained in; HR 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S 559, Securing Americas Future with Energy & Sustainable Technologies S 398, Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreement Act S 1000, Energy Saving Act of 2011 S1321, Practical Energy Plan of 2011 S 1737, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act Oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production. This issue arose in: HR 1084 & S. 587, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act H.R.1710, To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives; H.R.2054, To provide for the reenrichment of certain depleted uranium owned by the Department of Energy, and for the sale or barter of the resulting reenriched uranium, and for other purposes; H.R.2075, To require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage, and for other purposes S.1320, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to offer to enter into temporary used fuel storage facility agreements; H.R.2068, To permit a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not timely appointed and confirmed; S.1394, A bill to allow a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not appointed and confirmed in a timely manner; S.99, A bill to promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United States for medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical isotopes; S.892, A bill to establish the Department of Energy and the Environment, and for other purposes; S.2031, A bill to make funds available for the American centrifuge project research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy, with an offset; H.R.301, To ensure the energy independence of the United States by promoting research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies through a system of grants and prizes on the scale of the original Manhattan Project; H.R.332, To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Department of Defense and all other defense-related agencies of the United States to fully comply with Federal and State environmental laws, including certain laws relating to public health and worker safety, that are designed to protect the environment and the health and safety of the public, particularly those persons most vulnerable to the hazards incident to military operations and installations, such as children, members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees, and persons living in the vicinity of military operations and installations; S.1067, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes; H.R.1682, To promote alternative and renewable fuels and domestic energy production, and for other purposes;

H.R. 1268 - "Nuclear Power Licensing Reform Act of 2011" H.R. 1694 - "Nuclear Disaster Preparedness Act" H.R. 2068 - "Nuclear Regulatory Commission Continuation Act" H.R.1436 - "To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a nuclear power facility licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State and county in which the facility is located within 24 hours of an unplanned release of radionuclides in excess of allowable limits, and for other purposes" H.R. 2075 - "Dry Cask Storage Act" S. 400 - "A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that rates and charges for electric energy are assessed in proportion to measurable reliability or economic benefit, and for other purposes" S. 587 - "Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act of 2011" S. 741 - "A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes" S. 1320 - "Nuclear Fuel Storage Improvement Act of 2011" S. 1394 - "A bill to allow a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not appointed and confirmed in a timely manner" S. 1510 - "Clean Energy Financing Act of 2011" Clean energy standards legislation generally Transmission issues generally

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HR 1084 & S 587, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act S. 4, Make America the World's Leader in Clean Energy Act, to promote clean energy; S. 741, to amend PURPA to establish a renewable energy standard S. 963, Reducing Federal Energy Dollars Act of 2011 (efficiency) S 1000, Energy Saving Act of 2011 S 1321, Practical Energy Plan of 2011 S 1737, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act H.R.1280, To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries H.R.1320, To strengthen United States nonproliferation activities and to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to strengthen nuclear energy cooperation and nonproliferation S.109, A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries H.R.1694, To require the President to issue guidance on Federal response to a large-scale nuclear disaster H.R.2068, To permit a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not timely appointed and confirmed HR 3527, a bill to protect commercial end-users from excessive regulation S.1394, A bill to allow a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not appointed and confirmed in a timely manner H.R.909, To expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity, and for other purposes H.R.1242, To ensure that nuclear power plants can withstand and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong storms, or other events that threaten a major impact H.R.1436, To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a nuclear power facility licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State and county in which the facility is located within 24 hours of an unplanned release of radionuclides in excess of allowable limits, and for other purposes H.R.2054, To provide for the reenrichment of certain depleted uranium owned by the Department of Energy, and for the sale or barter of the resulting reenriched uranium H.R.2075, To require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage, and for other purposes

Energy Legislation, generally; Clean energy standard legislation generally; Over-The-Counter derivatives issues generally; H.R. 301, the New Manhattan Project for Energy Independence to support RD&D to advance clean energy technologies; H.R. 909, the A Roadmap for Americas Energy Future to address domestic energy policy, including renewable energy; S. 4, the Make America the Worlds Leader in Clean Energy Act to promote clean energy; S. 559, the Securing Americas Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act including renewable electricity and energy efficiency resource standards; S. 741, to amend PURPA to establish a renewable energy standard; S. 963, Reducing Federal Energy Dollars Act of 2011, (efficiency); S.1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011, (efficiency); S. 1321, the Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011; H.R. 2781, to establish a high efficiency gas turbine RD&D program; H.R. 2782, to establish a wind energy research and development program; H.R. 2994, the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2011; S. 1491, the PURPAs Legislative Upgrade to State Authority (PURPA PLUS) Act; S. 1510, the Clean Energy Financing Act of 2011; S. 1586, to establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Program; H.R.1436 To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a nuclear power facility licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State and county in which the facility is located within 24 hours of an unplanned release of radionuclides in excess of allowable limits, and for other purposes. H.R.1694 To require the President to issue guidance on Federal response to a large-scale nuclear disaster H.R.1705 To require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes H.R.1861 To greatly enhance America's path toward energy independence and economic and national security, to conserve energy use, to promote innovation, to achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land, to rebuild our Nation's aging roads, bridges, locks, and dams, and for other purposes H.R.1938 To direct the President to expedite the consideration and approval of the construction and operation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, and for other purposes H.R.2133 To increase domestic energy production, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and diversify the energy portfolio of the United States H.R.2208 To incorporate smart grid capability into the Energy Star Program, to reduce peak electric demand, to reauthorize a energy efficiency public information program to include Smart Grid information, and for other purposes. H.R.2401 To require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities in any legislation considered by the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee regarding energy and climate legislation affecting natural gas utilities, including efficiency mandates. These issues arose in: HR 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S 559, Securing Americas Future with Energy & Sustainable Technologies S 398, Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreement Act S 1000, Energy Saving Act of 2011 S1321, Practical Energy Plan of 2011 Oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production. This issue arose in: HR 1084 & S 587, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act S.512, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes; S.1067 A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes; House Draft Bill To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes; H.R.1710 To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel alternatives; H.R.2054 To provide for the re-enrichment of certain depleted uranium owned by the Department of Energy, and for the sale or barter of the resulting re-enriched uranium, and for other purposes H.R.2075 To require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage, and for other purposes S.1320 A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to offer to enter into temporary used fuel storage facility agreements Draft of Bill To permit a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not timely appointed and confirmed; S.1394 A bill to allow a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not appointed and confirmed in a timely manner; S.99 A bill to promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the United States for medical isotope production, and to condition and phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the production of medical isotopes S.892 A bill to establish the Department of Energy and the Environment, and for other purposes H.R.301 To ensure the energy independence of the United States by promoting research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies through a system of grants and prizes on the scale of the original Manhattan Project H.R.332 To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Department of Defense and all other defense-related agencies of the United States to fully comply with Federal and State envcivilian employees, and persons living in the vicinity of military operations and installations H.R.908 To extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program H.R.909 To expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity, and for other purposes H.R.1023 To secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission H.R.1242 To ensure that nuclear power plants can withstand and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong storms, or other events that threaten a major impact H.R.1268 To provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities ironmental laws, including certain laws relating to public health and worker safety, that are designed to protect the environment and the health and safety of the public, particularly those persons most vulnerable to the hazards incident to military operations and installations, such as children, members of the Armed Forces, S.1067 A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes H.R.1682 To promote alternative and renewable fuels and domestic energy production, and for other purposes H.R.2072 To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes S. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes. S. A bill to underscore the importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors, encouraging the efforts of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, supporting progress in improving nuclear safety, and enhancing the public availability of nuclear safety information H.R.502 To provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services H.R.617 To prohibit the importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the United States H.R.1280 To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes. H.R.1320 To strengthen United States nonproliferation activities and to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to strengthen nuclear energy cooperation and nonproliferation, and for other purposes H.R.1326 To underscore the importance of international nuclear safety cooperation for operating power reactors, encouraging the efforts of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, supporting progress in improving nuclear safety, enhancing the public availability of nuclear safety information, and for other purposes H.R.2004 To authorize the President to control the transfer of goods, services, technology, and software to protect the national security, and to promote the foreign policy, of the United States, and for other purposes H.R.2105 To provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran, North Korea, and Syria certain goods, services, or technology, and for other purposes H.R.2122 To renew the Export Administration Act of 1979, and for other purposes

H.R.1242 - "Nuclear Power Plant Safety Act of 2011" H.R. 1268 - "Nuclear Power Licensing Reform Act of 2011" H.R. 1694 - "Nuclear Disaster Preparedness Act" H.R. 2068 - "Nuclear Regulatory Commission Continuation Act" H.R.1436 - "To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a nuclear power facility licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State and county in which the facility is located within 24 hours of an unplanned release of radionuclides in excess of allowable limits, and for other purposes" H.R. 2075 - "Dry Cask Storage Act" S. 587 - "Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act of 2011" S. 741 - "A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes" S. 1000 - "Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011" S. 1320 - "Nuclear Fuel Storage Improvement Act of 2011" S. 1394 - "A bill to allow a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not appointed and confirmed in a timely manner" S. 1510 - "Clean Energy Financing Act of 2011" Clean energy standards legislation generally

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S. 741, to amend PURPA to establish a renewable energy standard S. 963, Reducing Federal Energy Dollars Act of 2011(efficiency) S.1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011(efficiency) S. 1321, Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011 H.R.1280, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries H.R.2075, to require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage H.R.909, to expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity H.R. 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1084 & S 587, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act: Oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production. S. 4, the Make America the Worlds Leader in Clean Energy Act, to promote clean energy S.109, a bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes. S. 559, the Securing Americas Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act including renewable electricity and energy efficiency resource standards; S. 1510, the Clean Energy Financing Act of 2011 H.R.1242 , To ensure that nuclear power plants can withstand and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong storms, or other events that threaten a major impact H.R.1694, To require the President to issue guidance on Federal response to a large-scale nuclear disaster H.R.2068, To permit a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not timely appointed and confirmed S.1394, A bill to allow a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not appointed and confirmed in a timely manner.