Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Offshore wind development policy; Natural Gas LNG Export policy; Natural Gas Infrastructure; Data Center Consolidation; HR 1189, "American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act," all provisions; HR 1191, "Keep American Natural Gas Here Act", all provisions; HR 1900, "Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act", all provisions; S. 1020, "All of the Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013", all provisions;S.761, "Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013" (Shaheen-Portman), all provisions; S.1209, State Energy Race to the Top, all provisions; S. 1240, "A bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes", all provisions; H.R. 3132, "To ensure orderly conduct of Nuclear Regulatory Commission actions", all provisions; H.R. 3208, "113th Congress (2013-2014) To clarify that certain natural gas facilities are not subject to the Natural Gas Act", all provisions; S. 2620, the "Grid Reliability Act of 2014", all provisions.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Alternative Fuels Clean Fuel Vehicle Policy Cybersecurity Export Import Bank (EXIM) Authorization Federal data center consolidation HR 1587 - Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act HR 1900 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act HR 2202/ S 1103 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 HR 2728 - Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act HR 3301 - North American Energy Infrastructure HR 3760 - Expedited Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports HR 4923 - Energy and Water Appropriations HR 580/ S 192 - Expedited LNG for America Allies Act of 2013 HR 6 - LNG Exports Natural Gas Production Nuclear Exports Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Authorization Resolution Wind Production Tax Credit (PTC) S 761, S 1392 - Energy Savings & Industrial Competitiveness Act S 812 - Transboundary Agreement Taiwan 123 Agreement Unconventional Gas Policy Vietnam 123 Agreement
Client expense: $2,920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2845, Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 1587, Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act S. 1767, Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1768, Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act Meetings regarding pipeline modernization and growth programs Pension Smoothing Provisions, pay-for Highway Trust Fund Support Incentives for expansion of natural-gas as transportation fuel and fueling stations Support incentives for natural gas vehicles Advocate for research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies Oppose the sale of natural gas by the Kilogram Legislation to eliminate a variety of energy tax credits, including those that benefit fuel cell, electric drive and alternative fuel (including natural gas)
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Banning Oil Exports Related to Keystone Pipeline (Holt Amendment to H.R. 3) Coal Exports Commercial Portable Air Conditioners DOE AVTM Loan Program DOE's Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Export Study Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act H.R. 4856, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 4899, Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act of 2014 H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act Keystone XL Pipeline Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports Natural Gas Export Ban Amendment (DeFazio Amendment to H.R. 2728) Pipelines S. 1106, the "Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2013" S. 2074, S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 S. 2280, H.R. 5682, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline
Client expense: $3,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Issues related to export of liquefied natural gas; H.R. 3301-North American Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1587-Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act;S. 1768-Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act; H.R. 1900-Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act; H.R. 2728-Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; H.R. 3826/S. 1905-The Electricity Security and Affordability Act; H.R. 1616/S. 1392-Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 641-Ensuring Affordable Energy Act; H.R. 1943-Super Pollutant Emissions Reduction Act of 2013 (Short-lived climate emissions; methane); S. 2112/H.R. 4293-Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S. 2170/H.R. 4286-American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014; S. 1767-Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 4338-To amend title 49, United States Code, to require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce, and for other purposes; H.R. 2836-Electricity Security and Affordability Act and issues related to EPA and regulations establishing carbon capture technology; Issues related to the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER); H.R. 6-Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; S. 2083-American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances Liquefied Natural Gas Act; Issues related to workforce development in the oil and gas sector; H.R. 3301/S. 2823-North American Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 2-American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; H.R. 4526-The 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014; S. 2274-A bill to expedite decisions on applications for authorization to export natural gas, and for other purposes; S. 2494-Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014; H.R. 4899-Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act of 2014 and related legislation; H.R. 4155-Fight Russian Energy Exploitation (FREE) Act; S. 2440-BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014; H.R. 3830/S. 1900-Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014; H.R. 2771-Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013; S. 192-Expedited Liquefied Natural Gas for American Allies Act of 2013; S. 2096-Freedom Through Energy Export Act; SAMDT2891 to H.R. 3979-Energy Security Act; S. 2638-Natural Gas Export Certainty Act of 2014.
| Republican |
| WV |
| Gregg Harper | Republican | MS |
| Jeff Duncan | Republican | SC |
| Jim Matheson | Democratic | UT |
| Joe Barton | Republican | TX |
| Joe Wilson | Republican | SC |
| John Kline | Republican | MN |
| Kevin Cramer | Republican | ND |
| Lee Terry | Republican | NE |
| Lou Barletta | Republican | PA |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Pete Olson | Republican | TX |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Ralph M. Hall | Republican | TX |
| Robert E. Latta | Republican | OH |
| Tim Murphy | Republican | PA |
| Tom Cotton | Republican | AR |
| Tom Marino | Republican | PA |
| Trey Radel | Republican | FL |
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2845, Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 1587, Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act S. 1767, Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1768, Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act Meetings regarding pipeline modernization and growth programs Pension Smoothing Provisions, pay-for Highway Trust Fund Support Incentives for expansion of natural-gas as transportation fuel and fueling stations Support incentives for natural gas vehicles Advocate for research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies Oppose the sale of natural gas by the Kilogram Legislation to eliminate a variety of energy tax credits, including those that benefit fuel cell, electric drive and alternative fuel (including natural gas)
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Shaheen Portman energy efficiency legislation S.761, S.1000 H.R. 1900 the Natural, Gas Pipeline and Permitting Reform Act Gas Electric Coordinating issues, Electricity Capacity Markets in Regional Transmission Organizations, Physical Commodities regulation and legislation impacting electricity markets
Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Shaheen Portman energy efficiency legislation S.761, S.1000 H.R. 1900 the Natural, Gas Pipeline and Permitting Reform Act Gas Electric Coordinating issues, Electricity Capacity Markets in Regional Transmission Organizations, Physical Commodities regulation and legislation impacting electricity markets
Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 335 - "Realize America's Maritime Promise (RAMP) Act" H.R. 1027 - "Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013" H.R. 1900 - "Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act" S. 218 - "Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013" S. 488 - "Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013" S. 638 - "Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013" S. 2777 - "Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014" Natural gas as a transportation fuel and fueling stations Natural gas vehicle technology issues
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2845, Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 1587, Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act S. 1767, Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1768, Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act Meetings regarding pipeline modernization and growth programs Pension Smoothing Provisions, pay-for Highway Trust Fund Support Incentives for expansion of natural-gas as transportation fuel and fueling stations Support incentives for natural gas vehicles Advocate for research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies Oppose the sale of natural gas by the Kilogram Legislation to eliminate a variety of energy tax credits, including those that benefit fuel cell, electric drive and alternative fuel (including natural gas)
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 335 - "Realize America's Maritime Promise (RAMP) Act" H.R. 1027 - "Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013" H.R. 1900 - "Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act" S. 218 - "Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013" S. 488 - "Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013" S. 638 - "Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013" S. 2777 - "Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014" Natural gas as a transportation fuel and fueling stations Natural gas vehicle technology issues
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Utilities
New York and New England energy infrastructure, including electric transmission projects, Midwest electric transmission projects in conjunction with Clean Line Energy; the Cape Wind project (MA), and the Deepwater Wind project (RI); New York and New England energy efficiency projects;regional economic development projects in New York and New England; New York and New England severe weather events and customer impacts including federal reimbursement of storm damage costs; Gowanus Canal Superfund Site; and Northeast Energy Direct Project. Western New York power generation/transmission options; and transition of the Long Island Power Authority operations. Legislation affecting LIHEAP funding, including H.R. 835 Energy Assistance for American Families Act (Markey); H.R. 933 - H.R. 3547, FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.R. 4923, FY 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R. 83, FY 2015 Omnibus, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (P.L. 113-235); H.J. Res. 130, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (until December 13, 2014); H. J. Res. 131, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (until December 17, 2014); FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; and related legislation. Legislation affecting utility energy service contracts, including: H.R. 3587/S.1652, the Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2013 (Gardner/Schatz); H. Res. 737 (Gardner), expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development; S. Res. 562 (Coons), expressing the sense of the Senate that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development. Implementation of P.L. 113-1, provisions related to extreme weather impacting the New York and New England region. H.R. 271 - Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 (Olson), provisions relating to FERC/EPA conflicts. Implementation of P.L. 112-197 - The New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act (Grimm-Meeks) (Brooklyn-Queens Interconnect Natural Gas Project). S. 904 - Strengthening the Resiliency of our Nation on the Ground Act (Gillibrand), provisions related to federal agency cooperation on the impact of extreme weather on infrastructure and improving community and business resilience; S. 2260 Grid Reliability Act of 2014 (McCaskill), provisions related to the linkages between federal, state or local environmental laws/regulations and the delivery, interchange, or interchange of electric energy during an emergency, and other associated matters. Implementation of P.L. 112-90 and provisions related to natural gas distribution lines. H.R. 1900 - The Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act (Pompeo), provisions related to natural gas permitting. H.R. 3080 - Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Shuster); S. 601 - Water Resources Development Act of 2014 (Boxer), provisions relating to U.S. Army Corp of Engineers permitting issues. Federal policy regarding the proposed FERC New Capacity Zone in New York. S. 1767 Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act (Markey), provisions related to guidelines for repair and replacement of gas piping/equipment. S. 1768, Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Growth Act (Markey), provisions related to capitalization funds for the repair or replacement of natural gas distribution pipelines. Implementation of Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500), provisions relating to cooling water intake structure rulemaking. Federal policy relating to scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act, EPA Rulemaking RIN 2040AF30 (Waters of the United States). Proposed EPA Carbon Pollution Standards for Existing Power Plants (known as the Clean Power Plan, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602), per its authority under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, provisions relating to power sector regulatory requirements. U.S. Department of Energy Natural Gas Infrastructure Modernization Initiatives, provisions relating to natural gas utilities. FERC commissioner nominations.FERC policies relating to New York and New England energy markets. H.R. 5078 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Regulatory Overreach Protection Act (Southerland) prohibiting EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers from finalizing the proposed WOTUS rule. S. 2496 Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014 (Barrasso) (Waters of the U.S. legislation).
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Utilities
New York and New England energy infrastructure, including electric transmission projects, Midwest electric transmission projects in conjunction with Clean Line Energy; the Cape Wind project (MA), and the Deepwater Wind project (RI); New York and New England energy efficiency projects;regional economic development projects in New York and New England; New York and New England severe weather events and customer impacts including federal reimbursement of storm damage costs; Gowanus Canal Superfund Site; and Northeast Energy Direct Project. Western New York power generation/transmission options; and transition of the Long Island Power Authority operations. Legislation affecting LIHEAP funding, including H.R. 835 Energy Assistance for American Families Act (Markey); H.R. 933 - H.R. 3547, FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.R. 4923, FY 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R. 83, FY 2015 Omnibus, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (P.L. 113-235); H.J. Res. 130, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (until December 13, 2014); H. J. Res. 131, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (until December 17, 2014); FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; and related legislation. Legislation affecting utility energy service contracts, including: H.R. 3587/S.1652, the Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2013 (Gardner/Schatz); H. Res. 737 (Gardner), expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development; S. Res. 562 (Coons), expressing the sense of the Senate that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development. Implementation of P.L. 113-1, provisions related to extreme weather impacting the New York and New England region. H.R. 271 - Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 (Olson), provisions relating to FERC/EPA conflicts. Implementation of P.L. 112-197 - The New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act (Grimm-Meeks) (Brooklyn-Queens Interconnect Natural Gas Project). S. 904 - Strengthening the Resiliency of our Nation on the Ground Act (Gillibrand), provisions related to federal agency cooperation on the impact of extreme weather on infrastructure and improving community and business resilience; S. 2260 Grid Reliability Act of 2014 (McCaskill), provisions related to the linkages between federal, state or local environmental laws/regulations and the delivery, interchange, or interchange of electric energy during an emergency, and other associated matters. Implementation of P.L. 112-90 and provisions related to natural gas distribution lines. H.R. 1900 - The Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act (Pompeo), provisions related to natural gas permitting. H.R. 3080 - Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Shuster); S. 601 - Water Resources Development Act of 2014 (Boxer), provisions relating to U.S. Army Corp of Engineers permitting issues. Federal policy regarding the proposed FERC New Capacity Zone in New York. S. 1767 Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act (Markey), provisions related to guidelines for repair and replacement of gas piping/equipment. S. 1768, Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Growth Act (Markey), provisions related to capitalization funds for the repair or replacement of natural gas distribution pipelines. Implementation of Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500), provisions relating to cooling water intake structure rulemaking. Federal policy relating to scope of federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act, EPA Rulemaking RIN 2040AF30 (Waters of the United States). Proposed EPA Carbon Pollution Standards for Existing Power Plants (known as the Clean Power Plan, EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602), per its authority under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, provisions relating to power sector regulatory requirements. U.S. Department of Energy Natural Gas Infrastructure Modernization Initiatives, provisions relating to natural gas utilities. FERC commissioner nominations.FERC policies relating to New York and New England energy markets. H.R. 5078 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Regulatory Overreach Protection Act (Southerland) prohibiting EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers from finalizing the proposed WOTUS rule. S. 2496 Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014 (Barrasso) (Waters of the U.S. legislation).
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Support legislation (H.R. 2218) re: EPA regulation of coal ash as a non-hazardous waste. Opposed to EPA's proposed rulemaking on a New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for greenhouse gases at future fossil-fuel fired power plants, and do not believe CCS adequately demonstrated (EPAOAR-20130495). Opposed to EPA proposed rulemaking on NSPS for existing power plants (EPAHQOAR20130602), and briefed House Science Committee members and staff on state perspectives on the issue.Opposed to EPA's proposed Waters of the U.S. rule under the Clean Water Act (EPA-HW-OW-2011-0880. Supported H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Protection Act, which passed the House.Supported Whitfield-Manchin bill (H.R. 3826) to establish a more rigorous process for EPA to be able to establish NSPS for greenhouse gas emissions. Support H.R. 1900 related to Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act. Monitored Water Resources Development Act (WRDA/WRDDA) implementation, with emphasis on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reform and dam safety.
Client expense: $152,493 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S.2440: Amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project H.R. 2: American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 6: Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H.R.767: Amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project H.R. 1154: BREATHE Act H.R. 1582: Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1613: Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act H.R. 1900: Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 1921: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2013 H.R. 1965: Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act H.R. 2081: No More Excuses Energy Act of 2013 H.R. 2231: Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2259: North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 2265: More Energy More Jobs Act H.R. 2511: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 2513: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act H.R.2542: Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2728: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2825: CLEANER Act of 2013 H.R.2850 - EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 3080: The Water Resources Reform and Development Act H.R. 3826: Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4293: Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act H.R. 4304: Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act H.AMDT.234: Amendment requires the Secretary of the Interior to include those areas requested by State Governors in any environmental review conducted or statement prepared for the leasing program under the National Environmental Policy Act H.AMDT.237: Amendment limits Bureau of Ocean Energy and Ocean Energy Safety Service activities related to the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order 13547. The amendment requires a report be submitted to Congress identifying expenditures for fiscal years 2011-2013 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy, Ocean Energy Safety Service, and their predecessor agencies H.AMDT.240: An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 113-131 to require the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to permit seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf of the United States by December 31, 2013 H.AMDT.241: Amendment sought to prohibit offshore oil and gas leases in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska S. 601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013 S. 812: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico S. 1234: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act S. 1905: Electricity Security and Affordability Act S. 2083: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act S. 2112: Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act S.AMDT.803: To create the National Endowment for the Oceans to promote the protection and conservation of United States ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems H.R.4315: 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R.4316: Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R.4317: State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R.4318: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R.4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 S.2363: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2440: BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $395,252
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2014 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
H.R. 6: Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H. R. 1582: Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1613: Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act H.R. 2: American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 1965: Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act H.R. 2081: No More Excuses Energy Act of 2013 H.R. 1900: Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2231: Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2259: North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 2265: More Energy More Jobs Act H.R. 2511: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 2513: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act H.R.2542: Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2728: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2825: CLEANER Act of 2013 H.R.2850 - EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 3826: Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4293: Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act H.R. 4304: Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act H.R. 4315: Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R.4318: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act of 2014 H.R. 5078: Waters of the United States Regulatory Overrreach Protection Act of 2014 H.AMDT.234: Amendment requires the Secretary of the Interior to include those areas requested by State Governors in any environmental review conducted or statement prepared for the leasing program under the National Environmental Policy Act H.AMDT.237: Amendment limits Bureau of Ocean Energy and Ocean Energy Safety Service activities related to the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order 13547. The amendment requires a report be submitted to Congress identifying expenditures for fiscal years 2011-2013 by the Bureau of Ocean Energy, Ocean Energy Safety Service, and their predecessor agencies H.AMDT.240: An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 113-131 to require the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to permit seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf of the United States by December 31, 2013 H.AMDT.241: Amendment sought to prohibit offshore oil and gas leases in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska S. 601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013 S.696: Safe Chemicals Act of 2013 S. 812: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico S.1009: Chemical Safety Improvement Act S.1233: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1234: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act S. 1245: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1905: Electricity Security and Affordability Act S. 2083: American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act S. 2112: Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act S.AMDT.803: To create the National Endowment for the Oceans to promote the protection and conservation of United States ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems H.R.4899: Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 S.2363: Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 S.2440: BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $395,252
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
The Smart Energy Act Promoting Electric Vehicles Act Comprehensive Energy Policy Keystone XL Greenhouse Gas Regulations Energy Efficiency Northern Route Approval Act (H.R. 3) Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) Act of 2013 (H.R. 1465/S. 1030) Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (H.R. 1616/S. 761) Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act (H.R. 1900) Better Buildings Act of 2013 (H.R. 2126) Electricity Security and Affordability Act (H.R. 3826) North American Energy Infrastructure Act (H.R. 3301) Electricity Security and Affordability Act (S. 1905) Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act (S. 2189) State Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act of 2013 (S. 1218) The POWER Act (H.R. 4916) American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act (H.R. 2)
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2, the "American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act"; H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; H.R. 267, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013; H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; H.R. 367, the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act"; H.R. 540, the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (energy efficiency); H.R. 580, the Expedited LNG for American Allies Act; H.R. 596, the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013; H.R. 678, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act; H.R. 835, the Energy Assistance for American Families Act (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); H.R. 1211, the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014; H.R. 1422, the EPA Science Advisory Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 1465, the "Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) 2013 Act "; H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013; H.R. 1582, the Energy Consumer Relief Act; H.R. 1616, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 1659, the Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013; H.R. 1900, the "Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act"; H.R. 2122, the Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R. 2126, the Better Buildings Act of 2013" (building energy benchmarking); H.R. 2128, the Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 (HOMES Act); H.R. 2351, to repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction requirements for Federal buildings under the Energy Conservation and Production Act; H.R. 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013; H.R. 2576, To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents, and for other purposes.; H.R. 2641, the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development Act; H.R. 2689, the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act (energy efficiency); H.R. 2803, to establish a natural gas turbine RD&D program; H.R. 2804, the "All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act" (ALERT Act); H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act (permitting for cross-border energy infrastructure projects); H.R. 3654, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013; H.R. 3760, the Export American Natural Gas Act of 2013; H.R. 3860, the Low Income Heating Improvement Act; H.R. 3963, the Federal Leadership in Energy Efficient Transportation (FLEET) Act of 2014; H.R. 3985, the Expand Act; H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; H.R. 4066, to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; H.R. 4092, the Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act; H.R. 4315, the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act; H.R. 4316, the Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act; H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act; H.R. 4318, the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act; H.R. 4327, regarding FERC decisions affecting electricity costs; H.R. 4419, the "Sage-Grouse and Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Act"; H.R. 4536, the Department of Defense Energy Security Act; H.R. 4553, the Fossil Energy Encouragement and Accountability Act of 2014; H.R. 4801, directs the Department of Energy to report on using thermal insulation to save energy and water with water heating devices; H.R. 4874, the Searching for and Cutting Regulations That are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2014 (SCRUB Act); H.R. 5072, the "American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act," to establish federal RES and EERs; H.R. 5205, the Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act; H.R. 5301, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act; H.R. 5335, the "Marine and Hydrokinectic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2014"; S. 15, the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act"; S. 52, the Promoting Efficiency and Savings in Government Act (Federal Building energy efficiency); S. 157, the Denali National Park Improvement Act; S. 192, the Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013; S. 279, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013; S. 306, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act; S. 362, the Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act of 2013; S. 363, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 545, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013; S. 552, the Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2013; S. 570, the Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013 (energy efficiency; clean energy and carbon reduction measures); S. 714, the "Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act"; S. 717, the Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act; S. 761, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 763, the The Underground Gas Storage Facility Safety Act; S. 974, the Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2013; S. 1020, the All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013; S. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act; S. 1030, the Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) 2013 Act; S. 1084, the Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2013; S. 1106, the SAVE Act; S. 1191, the Better Buildings Act (building energy benchmarking); S. 1199, the All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013; S. 1200, the Residential Energy Savings Act of 2013; S. 1205, the Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act of 2013; S. 1206, a bill to encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings; S. 1218, the Senate Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act of 2013; S. 1230, the Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013; S. 1261, the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (energy efficiency); S. 1308, the Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act (energy efficiency); S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (energy efficiency); S. 1397, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 1595, the Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013; S. 1627, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act (Energy Efficiency Resource Standard; RES); S. 1739, a bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; S. 1767, the Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act of 2013; S. 1768, the Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act; S. 2074, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014; S. 2084, the Community Protection Act; S. 2112, the Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S. 2152, the Advanced Clean Coal Technology Investment in Our Nation (ACCTION) Act; S. 2161, the EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act; S. 2165, the Access to Consumer Energy Information Act; S. 2189, the Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives Act; S. 2198, the Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014; S. 2262, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (energy efficiency); S. 2273, the Department of Defense Energy Security Act; S. 2287, the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Act; S. 2288, the Expanding Carbon Capture through Enhanced Oil Recovery Act; S. 2379, the Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014; S. 2440, the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014; S. 2479, the "Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act"; S. 2480, the Nevada Native Nations Land Act; S. 2494, The Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014; S. 2613, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014; S. 2620, the Grid Reliability Act of 2014; S. 2727, the Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act of 2014; S. 2776, A bill to establish a Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Acceleration Fund to promote the establishment of not fewer than 10 commercial-scale carbon capture and sequestration units in the United States during the next 10 years, and for other purposes.; S. 2823, the "North American Infrastructure Act"; S. 2901, to provide rebates for purchase and installation of photovoltaic systems; S. 2971, the "Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014"; Advocacy related to natural gas supply and related issues; Advocacy related to transmission siting, permitting, management issues generally and associated return on equity; Advocacy related to public/tribal lands renewables project siting, leasing, permitting, and management issues generally; Extension of Presidential memorandum on implementation of energy savings projects and performance-based contracting for energy savings.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Supported H.R. 1587 Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act and H.R. 1900 Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act to facilitate natural gas infrastructure permitting
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Electricity issues; energy trading issues; renewable and clean energy issues; combined heat and power issues; natural gas issues; renewable energy incentives and programs; geothermal energy issues; demand response and energy efficiency issues; Congressional oversight of FERC rulemakings affecting electricity markets; electricity-natural gas coordination issues; electricity reliability; winter weather impacts on electricity reliability and natural gas supply/availability; H.R. 271 - Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 (Olson); S. 761 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (Shaheen-Portman); H.R. 1616 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (McKinley-Welch); H.R. 1900 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act (Pompeo); S. 2620 - Grid Reliability Act of 2014 (McCaskill-Blunt); H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act (Terry); H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015.
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2502 - The Renewable Energy Parity Act: Would amend the Internal Revenue Code to extend the energy tax credit to solar energy, fuel cell, microturbine, combined health and power system, small wind energy, and thermal energy properties for which construction does not begin before January 1, 2017.H.R. 1900 - The Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Act: Amends the Natural Gas Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve or deny a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a prefiled project within 12 months after receiving a complete application that is ready to be processed. H.R. 5682 & S. 2280 - A Bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline: Authorizes TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain the pipeline and cross-border facilities specified in an application filed by TransCanada Corporation to the Department of State on May 4, 2012.
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 148, Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2013 (DISCLOSE) Act H.R. 367 / S. 15, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, including provisions relating to principles of regulatory cost-benefit analysis, data quality, peer review, public comment period, risk assessment, and valuation of cost and benefits H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2014 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3863, Sound Regulation Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014, including provisions relating to regulatory economic analysis of health and climate benefits H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014 H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5300, EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 H.R. 5505 / S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies Act S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013, including provisions relating to economic impact of existing permitting rules and practices S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 S. 2153, National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2516, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2014 S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. J. Res. 19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections S. Res. 562, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development Nomination of Mr. Gilberto de Jesus, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to IRS proposed 501(c)(4) organizations rule and its implementation; EPA's use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by EPA; Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review; Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, including provisions relating to regulatory analysis and agency compliance with requirements; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; the Judgment Fund; citizen suits; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; modernizing environmental regulation and permitting; adoption of voluntary safety standards for recreational off-highway vehicles
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2014, including provisions relating to regulatory costs and benefits H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4315 / S. 2635, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 4318, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 4319, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding liquefied natural gas (LNG) export determinations H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014 H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5171, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5300, EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 H.R. 5314, Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience (PREPARE) Act of 2014 H.R. 5505 / S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 491, Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,233-75,411, December 17, 2014) Proposed regulations on the definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (79 Fed. Reg. 22,187-22,274, April 21, 2014) Various issues relating to Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-203); Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500) and (P.L. 95-217); the EPA's Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment; role of economy wide modeling in U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPA's review of the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards; EPA's use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; modernizing environmental regulation and permitting; Superfund policy; environment and energy policy; mining policy
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 527, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 1964, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 2128, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2689 / S. 1308, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4526, 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014 H.R. 4615 / S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2014 H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5120, Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2014 H.R. 5682, To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 S. Res. 562, Expressing the sense of the Senate that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Proposed regulations on energy efficiency program for commercial and industrial equipment, including provisions relating to economic costs and benefits (79 Fed. Reg. 58,947-59,020, September 30, 2014) Proposed regulations on standards for packaged terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps, including provisions relating to economic costs and benefits (79 Fed. Reg. 55,537-55,601, September 16, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Issues related to export of liquefied natural gas; H.R. 3301-North American Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1587-Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act;S. 1768-Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act; H.R. 1900-Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act; H.R. 2728-Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; H.R. 3826/S. 1905-The Electricity Security and Affordability Act; H.R. 1616/S. 1392-Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 641-Ensuring Affordable Energy Act; H.R. 1943-Super Pollutant Emissions Reduction Act of 2013 (Short-lived climate emissions; methane); S. 2112/H.R. 4293-Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S. 2170/H.R. 4286-American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014; S. 1767-Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 4338-To amend title 49, United States Code, to require gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk pipelines used in commerce, and for other purposes; H.R. 2836-Electricity Security and Affordability Act and issues related to EPA and regulations establishing carbon capture technology; Issues related to the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER); H.R. 6-Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; S. 2083-American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances Liquefied Natural Gas Act; Issues related to workforce development in the oil and gas sector; H.R. 3301/S. 2823-North American Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 2-American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act; H.R. 4526-The 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014; S. 2274-A bill to expedite decisions on applications for authorization to export natural gas, and for other purposes; S. 2494-Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014; H.R. 4899-Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act of 2014 and related legislation; H.R. 4155-Fight Russian Energy Exploitation (FREE) Act; S. 2440-BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014; H.R. 3830/S. 1900-Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014; H.R. 2771-Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013; S. 192-Expedited Liquefied Natural Gas for American Allies Act of 2013; S. 2096-Freedom Through Energy Export Act; SAMDT2891 to H.R. 3979-Energy Security Act; S. 2638-Natural Gas Export Certainty Act of 2014.
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Banning Oil Exports Related to Keystone Pipeline (Holt Amendment to H.R. 3) Coal Exports Commercial Portable Air Conditioners DOE AVTM Loan Program DOE's Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Export Study Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act H.R. 4856, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 4899, Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act of 2014 H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act Keystone XL Pipeline Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports Natural Gas Export Ban Amendment (DeFazio Amendment to H.R. 2728) Pipelines S. 1106, the "Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2013" S. 2074, S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 S. 2280, H.R. 5682, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline
Client expense: $3,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Pipeline permitting improvement: HR 1900, HR 1587, HR 3301 Nominations for FERC
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 3 and S. 582, Northern Route Approval Act, legislation to expedite permitting of the Keystone XL Pipeline. H.R. 4293, Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act, legislation to provide a categorical exclusion to natural gas gathering lines under certain circumstance from the National Environmental Policy Act on federal and tribal lands.H.R. 1587, Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act, legislation that clarifies the authority of the Departments Agriculture and Interior to grant permits and easements for the use of right-of-way in federal lands for pipelines. H.R. 787, Infrastructure Jobs and Energy Independence Act of 2011, legislation to promote domestic energy production and invest in American infrastructure, provision related to extension of immigration laws to the Outer Continental Shelf, and provisions related to labor standards for federally-assisted construction. Outer Continental Shelf oil leases and royalty revenue sharing. Building Infrastructure and Finance Innovation Act, legislation designed to provide federal financial assistance through the Economic Development Administration to install energy efficiency investments; provisions related to labor standards for federally-assisted construction North American Energy Act, legislation to eliminate the Presidential Permit process for oil and gas pipeline and electricity transmission. S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, provisions related to labor standards on federally-assisted construction, potential amendment related to Keystone XL, as well as workforce development provisions. H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Permitting Reform Act, legislation designed to limit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions permit review of natural gas pipelines to one year. H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act, legislation that would restructure and codify the permitting process for trans boundary pipelines and electric transmission lines. H.R. 2728, States Rights to Promote Energy Security Act, legislation that would allow states with existing regulatory structures for extraction of natural-gas to assume permitting responsibility on federal land, just as they would on private property within their jurisdiction.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Issues affecting the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas pipelines. H. Con. Res 24. Issues affecting construction of natural gas pipelines, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Act, H.R. 1900; Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act, H.R.1587.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Utilities
Issues affecting the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and natural gas pipelines; other air and solid waste issues affecting power plant operations.H. Con. Res 24; issues affecting construction of natural gas pipelines, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Act, H.R. 1900; Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act, H.R.1587. Oversight of FERC regulation of electricity and natural gas.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Issues affecting the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and natural gas pipelines; other air and solid waste issues affecting power plant operations. Issues pertaining to cyber security threats to electric and natural gas. Issues affecting natural gas vehicles and fuel infrastructure. Issues related to natural gas production, including emissions and waste water disposal, and regulation of exports of natural gas. H. Con. Res 24.Issues affecting construction of natural gas pipelines, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Act, H.R. 1900; Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act, H.R.1587. S. 2083 American Job creation and Strategic Alliance LNG Act. HR 6 Domestic Prosperity and Globel Freedom Act. S. 192 Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013. S. 2112 Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act. HR 3301 North American Energy Infrastructure Act. HR 3940 Natural Gas Long Haul Truck Competitiveness Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 271: Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 Amendment to establish that if an electric co-op complies with a Department of Energy emergency order and due to such compliance environmental laws or regulations are violated, the electric co-op will be protected from agency penalties and third party law suits.H.R. 1900: The Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act This bill would expedite the construction of interstate natural gas pipelines by providing for timely consideration of licenses, permits, and approvals required under federal law. H.R. 2126, S. 2971: The Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 Title II of the bill includes provisions to improve and promote energy efficiency in buildings, and to permit the manufacture of large capacity (exceeding 75 gallons) electric resistance water heaters for demand response programs. (Barkemeyer) H.R. 4066, S. 1739: A bill to permit the continued manufacture of large capacity electric resistance water heaters for demand response programs. S. 802: Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2013 Preventing duplicative regulation of pesticide applications. S. 1009: Chemical Safety Improvement Act Issues related to PCB Use Authorizations under TSCA S. 1020, S 1199: All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013 Legislation that repeals Section 433 of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act that requires new and renovated federal buildings to end their consumption of fossil fuel generated energy by 2030 and replaces Section 433 with provisions requiring federal buildings to become more energy efficient. S. 2262: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 Provisions dealing with energy savings in residential, commercial and federal buildings. Language to permit manufacture of large capacity electric resistance water heaters for demand response programs. Issues related to security and resilience of the grid. Issues related to permitting/utility access to federal electricity rights-of-way for vegetation management and routine maintenance. Issues related to Clean Water Act Enforcement. Issues related to Department of Energy fossil energy funding.
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Draft legislation to require the use of ultra-low sulfur home heating oil (not introduced). Opposed the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act (H.R.1900). Consulted with members of Congress and the Department of Health and Human Services on concerns on concerns with the administration of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Supported legislation to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline, H.R. 5682 and S.2280.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; H.R. 259, the Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act, (tax incentives for electric vehicles and fueling infrastructure); H.R. 835, the Energy Assistance for American Families Act, (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); H.R. 1900, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act S. 52, the Promoting Efficiency and Savings in Government Act, (Federal Building energy efficiency); S. 570, the Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013 (energy efficiency; clean energy and carbon reduction measures) S. 717, the Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act S. 761, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act S. 1084, the Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2013 S. 1191, the Better Buildings Act S. 1199, the All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act S. 1200, the Residential Energy Savings Act S. 1205, the Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act S. 1206, the Benchmarking/ energy information for commercial buildings S. 1209, the State Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act S. 1218, the Race to the Top S. 1284, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); S.2074, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 S. 2262, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 S. 2620, The Grid Reliability Act S. 2971, The Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 Natural gas supply and related issues; HR 5529, the Healthy Employee Loss Prevention Act General matters related to natural gas as transportation fuel General matters related to electric program loan funding General matters related to Bonneville Power Administration
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Offshore wind development policy; Natural Gas LNG Export policy; Natural Gas Infrastructure; Data Center Consolidation; HR 1189, "American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act," all provisions; HR 1191, "Keep American Natural Gas Here Act", all provisions; HR 1900, "Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act", all provisions; S. 1020, "All of the Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013", all provisions;S.761, "Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013" (Shaheen-Portman), all provisions; S.1209, State Energy Race to the Top, all provisions; S. 1240, "A bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes", all provisions; H.R. 3132, "To ensure orderly conduct of Nuclear Regulatory Commission actions", all provisions; H.R. 3208, "113th Congress (2013-2014) To clarify that certain natural gas facilities are not subject to the Natural Gas Act", all provisions; S. 2620, the "Grid Reliability Act of 2014", all provisions.
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Transportation
H.R. 259, the Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act, (tax incentives for electric vehicles and fueling infrastructure); H.R. 407, the Clean Vehicles Incentive Act of 2013, (tax incentives for electric vehicles); H.R. 1027, the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013, (R&D for electric vehicles); H.R. 1569, the New Fair Deal Busting Americas Rigid Outdated & Needless Subsidies Act of 2013, (tax incentives for electric vehicles and fueling infrastructure); H.R. 2075, the Electric Transportation Advancement Act of 2013; H.R. 2493, the Open Fuel Standard Act of 2013; H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (home energy assistance; Rural Transportation Study); S. 488, the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013, (R&D for electric vehicles); S. 638, the Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013; S. 954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, (home energy assistance); S. 1264, the Clean Vehicle Corridors Act; S. 1859, the Tax Extenders Act of 2013, (credit for electric vehicles); S. 2065, the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Development Act; S 488: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013; HR 1027: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013; S 570: Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013; S 656: Natural Gas Energy and Alternative Rewards (NGEAR) Act; H.R. 4338: Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act; S. 1767: Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 4339: Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act; S. 1768: Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act; H.R. 1900: Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act. H.R. 4645, the Electric Vehicle Charging Offers Modern Utility Terminals for Employees Act; S. 2322, the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, (alternative fuel vehicles); H.R. 1027, the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013, (R&D for electric vehicles); H.R. 2075, the Electric Transportation Advancement Act of 2013; S. 2777, the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014.
Client expense: $281,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Issue related to the role of natural gas in energy policy; issues related to permitting of pipeline and midstream infrastructure; H.R. 1900-The Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act; issues related to natural gas export; issues related to electric and natural gas reliability; H.R. 3301-The North American Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1587-Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act; issues related to LNG export; H.R. 6-The Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act
Client expense: $310,337 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to the role of natural gas in energy policy; issues related to permitting of pipeline and midstream infrastructure; H.R. 1900-The Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act; oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production; H.R. 3301-The North American Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1587-Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act
Client expense: $310,337 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Issues related to methane emissions and permitting of pipeline and midstream infrastructure; H.R. 1900-The Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act; oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production; H.R. 3301-The North Americn Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1587-Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act.
Client expense: $310,337 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Education on potential changes to Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act Allowing permitting for liquified natural gas (LNG) exports Regulations related to methane emissions Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform (HR 1900) Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act (HR 1587) Protecting States' Rightst to Promote American Energy Security Act (HR 2728) Regulations related to the operation of offshore drilling vessels
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $479,560
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Natural Gas Pipeline infrastructure and permitting related issues. Oil Pipeline infrastructure related issues. Cybersecurity issues. H.R.1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, Siting and permitting of Natural Gas Pipeline infrastructure issues. H.R.1587, Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act, Pipeline permitting issues. H.R.3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act, Pipeline permitting issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Natural Gas Pipeline infrastructure and permitting related issues. Oil Pipeline infrastructure related issues. Cybersecurity issues. H.R.1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, Siting and permitting of Natural Gas Pipeline infrastructure issues. H.R.1587, Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act, Pipeline permitting issues. H.R.3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act, Pipeline permitting issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Natural Gas Pipeline infrastructure and permitting related issues. Oil Pipeline infrastructure related issues. Cybersecurity issues. H.R.1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, Siting and permitting of Natural Gas Pipeline infrastructure issues. H.R.1587, Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act, Pipeline permitting issues. H.R.3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act, Pipeline permitting issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Natural Gas Pipeline infrastructure and permitting related issues. H.R.1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, Natural Gas Pipeline infrastructure and permitting related issues. H.R.1587, Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act, Pipeline permitting issues. H.R.3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act, Pipeline permitting issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Natural Gas Pipeline infrastructure and permitting related issues. H.R.1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, Natural Gas Pipeline infrastructure and permitting related issues. H.R.1587, Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act, Pipeline permitting issues. H.R.3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act, Pipeline permitting issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Natural Gas Pipeline infrastructure and permitting related issues. H.R.1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, Natural Gas Pipeline infrastructure and permitting related issues. H.R.1587, Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act, Pipeline permitting issues. H.R.3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act, Pipeline permitting issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Issues associated with pipeline expansions and permitting, including H.R. 1900 - The Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Issues associated with energy pipeline permitting including HR 1900 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act. Issues associated with the electric/gas interface and wholesale electricity markets.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act of 2014; H.R. 787, Infrastructure Jobs and Energy Independence Act; H.R. 1616, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act; H.R. 2034, Advanced Composites Development Act of 2013; H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014; H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act; H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 4899, Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014; H.R. 5682, A Bill to Approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; S. 630, FAIR Act of 2013; S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013; S. 2074, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014; CAFE Standards; Energy Efficiency; Green Building Policy, Including "LEED"; Natural Gas Supply; Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies FY 2015 (NHTSA Highway Safety Roadmap Funding for Plastic Composite Intensive Vehicles); Renewable Energy; Renewable Fuel Standard
Client expense: $2,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation S. 601 Water Resources Development ActS. 1135 - FRAC Act H.R. 1921 - Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2013 H.R.139 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R. 1175 - the Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation (FRESHER) Act H.R. 1154 - the Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects (BREATHE) Act S. 23 - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act H.R. 2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (House Farm bill) H.R. 3188 - Yosemite Rim Fire Emergency Salvage Act H.R. 3333 - Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013 S. 1784 - Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2013 S. 954 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (Senate Farm Bill) H.R. 3080 - Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (House WRDA Bill) S. 1396 A bill to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to award mitigation financial assistance in certain areas affected by wildfires S. 1966 National Forest Jobs and Management Act of 2014 H.R. 2954 Public Access and Lands Improvement Act McClintock Amdt, Lummis Admt #7, and Labrador Amdt #11 to H .R. 2954 Ellison NEPA Amendment to H.R. 3590 Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act H.R. 2641 RAPID Act H.R. 1459 Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act H.R. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014: Division G --DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 H.R. 2728 - Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act S. 2112 - Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act H.R. 6 - Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act S. 2083 - American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act H.R. 1900 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 4272 - Forest Access in Rural Communities Act H.R. 3301 - North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3992 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2014 H.R. 1526 - Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act S. 1875 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2013 S. 2494 - Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014 H.R. 4293 - Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act H.R. 4899 - Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 H.R. 5065 - SAFE Act S. 2593 - FLAME Act Amendments Act of 2014 H.R. 1363 - Exploring for Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act H.R. 5412 - Bureau of Reclamation Surface Water Storage Streamlining Act Toomey Amendment on Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (H.R. 5021) H.R. 2 - American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4 - Jobs for America Act S. 2734 - Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2014 Title III National Security and Federal Lands Protection of Secure the Southwest Border Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 5230) H.R. 5171 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 1965 - Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act of 2013 H.R. 1394 - Planning for American Energy Act of 2013 H.R. 83 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015Rulemakings DOI, Bureau of Land Management; 43 CFR 3160; Well Stimulation, Including Hydraulic Fracturing, on Federal and Indian Lands; Proposed Rule at 78 FR 31635 77 FR 27691 pages 31635 -31677 27691 -27711 (May 11, 2014, 20123) USDA, U.S. Forest Service; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Tongass Forest Plan Amendment at 79 Fed. Reg. 30,074 (May 27, 2014) DOI, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Request for Information and Comments on the Preparation of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program; RFI at 79-FR-34349, pages 34349-34355 (June 16, 2014) DOI, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Alaska OCS Region, Beaufort Sea Planning Area, Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 242 MMAA104000; 79-FR-44060, pages 44060-44064 (July 29, 2014) CEQ, Draft Guidance on Effective Use of Programmatic National Environmental Policy Act Reviews at 79 Fed. Reg. 50,578 (Aug. 25, 2014)
Client expense: $43,444 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office