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Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
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Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act (Sec.2)This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to lands under their respective jurisdictions, to ensure that all existing and future rights-of-way for electrical transmission and distribution facilities on such lands include requirements for utility vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and maintenance activities that: are developed in consultation with the holder of the right-of-way; enable the owner or operator of a facility to operate and maintain it in good working order and comply with federal, state, and local electric system reliability and fire safety requirements; and minimize the need for case-by-case or annual approvals, and instead provide for expedited review and approval, for routine vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and maintenance activities within existing electrical transmission and distribution rights-of-way, as well as utility vegetation management activities necessary to control hazard trees within or adjacent to electrical transmission and distribution rights-of-way. Interior and USDA shall give facility owners and operators the option to submit to the appropriate agency a vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and maintenance plan. Interior and USDA shall develop jointly a consolidated and coordinated process for review and approval of these plans. Interior and USDA shall apply its categorical exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to plans developed by this bill. (A "categorical exclusion" under the NEPA is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and for which neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is required.) If vegetation on federal lands within, or hazard trees on federal lands adjacent to, an electrical transmission or distribution right-of-way granted by Interior or USDA has contacted, or is in imminent danger of contacting, one or more electric transmission or distribution lines, the owner or operator: may prune or remove the vegetation or hazard tree to avoid disruption of electric service and risk of fire, and shall notify the local agent of the relevant agency within 24 hours after such removal. The owner or operator of a transmission or distribution facility, after notifying Interior or USDA, as appropriate, may also conduct vegetation management activities on federal lands to meet clearance requirements under standards established by the Electric Reliability Organization or by state and local authorities. An owner or operator of a transmission or distribution facility shall not be held liable for wildfire damage, loss, or injury, including the cost of fire suppression, if Interior or USDA fails to allow it to: operate consistently with an approved vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and maintenance plan on federal lands within or adjacent to a right-of-way to comply with federal, state, or local electric system reliability and fire safety standards; or perform vegetation management activities in response to a hazard tree or a tree in imminent danger of contacting the owner's or operator's transmission or distribution facility. Interior and USDA may develop a program to train their personnel involved in vegetation management decisions on rights-of-way relating to transmission and distribution facilities. Interior and USDA shall prescribe regulations, or amend existing regulations, to implement this bill. An owner or operator does not have to develop and submit a vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and maintenance plan if one has already been approved by Interior or USDA before the enactment of this bill. (Sec.3)This bill shall not detract from the availability of funds or other resources for wild-fire suppression.
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-485.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 300 - 118 (Roll no. 315).
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 300 - 118 (Roll no. 315).
HouseThe House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5027-5029)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1873.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of the Carbajal Part A Amendment No. 1 which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
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2018 · third_quarter · Utilities
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program (Conaway) H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act (LaMalfa) H.R. 2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act Discussion draft legislation on facilitations of broadband deployment S.2073 National Forest System Vegetation Management Act Senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program (Roberts) Use of utility facilities for broadband and advanced telecommunications technologies in general
Client expense: $880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 3668 - Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act H.R. 1654 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act House Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions H.R. 2936 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 H.R. 1873 - Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 1731 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 H.R. 1819 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H. Con. Res. 27 - Celebrating public lands as national treasures held in public trust H.R. 232 - State National Forest Management Act of 2017 H.R. 2083 - Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act H.R. 2044 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 837 - Build Bridges Not Walls Act H.R. 739 - This Is Our Land Act H.R. 1784 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 H.R. 1778 - Moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted. H.R. 3177 - Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 H.R 3115 - Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 -Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 4558 - Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act H.R. 4532 - Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act H.R. 3990 - National Monument Creation and Protection Act H.R. 3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 4518 - Bears Ears National Monument Expansion Act H.R. 4419 - Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act H.R. 1483/S. 605 - Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act S. 820/H.R. 1889 - A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. S. 131/H.R. 513 - Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act S. 785/H.R. 1867 - Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act S. 1481 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act H.R. 520 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act H.R. 3808 - the Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 5753 - Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2018 H.R. 4644 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act H.R. 4423 - North Texas Water Supply Security Act H.R. 5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018. H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R.6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act H.R. 5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 6410 -Antiquities Act of 2018 H.R.6687 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Point Reyes National Seashore in the State of California consistently with Congress' long-standing intent to continue to authorize working dairies and ranches on agricultural property as part of the seashore's unique historic, cultural, scenic and natural values, and for other purposes. H.R. 302 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6939-Restoring Local Input & Access to Public Lands Act of 2018 H.R. 5727-Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 S. 1731 - Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 468 - Historic Route Preservation Act S. 941 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act S. 566 - Methow Headwaters Protection Act S. 748 - Protecting the Rights of Families and Immigrants Who Legally Entered from Detention (PROFILED) Act S. 668 - A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order regarding border security and immigration enforcement. S. 677 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S. 800 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S. 738 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 S. 1833 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017 S. 1460 - Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S. 1752 - Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 S. 1757 - Building America's Trust Act S. 879 - A bill to expedite and prioritize forest management activities to achieve ecosystem restoration objectives, and for other purposes S. 1991 - Wildland Fires Act of 2017 S. 2068 - Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 S. 2160 - Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act S. 1913/H.R. 3939 - American Prairie Conservation Act S. 3017 - Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2951 - Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of Americas Primary Evacuation Routes Act S. 2987 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments S.Amdt. 2523 - Amends H.R.5515 (John S. McCain NDAA for Fiscal Year 2019) S. 3333 -- Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2018 S. 2354 - Antiquities Act of 2018 S. 47 - Public lands package, including S. 785, the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment program S. 2078-Advancing Conservation and Education Act H.R. 2-Farm Bill 2018 - Conservation and Forestry Title Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions FY2018 Proposed Senate Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill Letter to Congress re opposing AK forest riders - letter to bicameral leadership urging no forest riders Letter to bicameral Approps chairs urging increases to 302(b) allocations Rulemakings/Secretarial Orders/Executive Orders BLM draft Environmental Assessment for a 30 day public comment period for renewing hardrock mineral leases near the Boundary Waters. (December 20, 2018) Department of Interior proposed rule to change Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Regulations, limiting FOIA. 83 FR 67175 (December 28, 2018) Executive Order On promoting active management of Americas Forests, Rangelands, and aother Feeral lands to Improve Conditions and Reduce Wildfire Risk (December 21, 2018) Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska, 83 Federal Register 44252-53 (August 30, 2018) Draft Bears Ears National Monument Indian Creek and Shash Jaa Units Monument Management Plans and Associated Environmental Impact Statement, 83 Federal Register 41111 (August 17, 2018) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal Lands Previously Included in the Monument that are excluded from the boundaries draft resource management plans and associated Environmental Impact Statement, 83 Federal Register 41108 (August 17, 2018) Proposed rulemaking RIN 1024-AE45 revising the National Park Services protest permitting process regarding demonstrations at the National Mall, Memorial Parks, and Presidents Park. (August 7, 2018) Letter to Zinke re near future BLM recommendation to Congress re amending the FOIA (BLM Report in Response to Secretarial Memorandum on Improving Planning and NEPA Processes and Secretarial Order 3355 at 14, available at https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4374829/BLM-Report-on-Improving-Planningandpdf. Executive Order on "critical mineral" mining in the United States, seeking to to increase production while "streamlining leasing and permitting processes to expedite exploration, production, processing, reprocessing, recycling, and domestic refining of critical minerals (December 20, 2017). Secretarial Order 3359, directing the initial steps to producing the first nationwide geological and topographical survey of the United States in modern history, and also directs Interior bureaus to begin work on identifying immediate domestic sources for critical minerals (Dec. 21, 2017). POTUS Proclamation: Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument, and modifying Pres. Obama Proclamation 9558 (Dec. 4, 2017) Secretary of the Interior review of certain National Monuments designated or expanded under the Antiquities Act of 1906, pursuant to Executive Order 13792 of April 26, 2017; 82 FR 20429 (May 1, 2017) Review of National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments Designated or Expanded Since April 28, 2007; public comment, per Executive Order 13795, Section 4(b), 82 FR 28827 (June 26, 2017) Secretarial Order 3348, which revokes Secretarial Order 3338, lifting the moratorium on federal coal leasing and terminating the PEIS process (March 29, 2017) EO 13778 Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the "Waters of the United States" Rule, 82 FR 12497 (March 3, 2017) EO 13795 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, 82 FR 20815 (May 3, 2017) Department of Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a two-year time-out on Yellowstone gateway mineral extraction 43 U.S.C. 1702(j); 43 C.F.R. 2300-0-5(h). (November 21, 2016) Council on Environmental Quality, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014) Council on Environmental Quality, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (August 2, 2016) Council on Environmental Quality, Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 83 Fed. Reg. 28591 (July 11, 2018). Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making, National Environmental Policy Act Regulations Revisions, 83 Fed. Reg. 302, (Jan 3, 2018). Department of Transportation, Transportation Infrastructure: Notice of Review of Policy, Guidance, and Regulation, 82 Fed. Reg. 26734 (June 8, 2017) Discussions on adding hard rock mining to be a category of covered projects under the Permitting Council established in Title 41 of the FAST Act. Nominations Department of Interior, David Bernhardt as Deputy Secretary Department of Agriculture, Sam Clovis as Chief Scientist Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Harnett White as Chair Department of Interior, Steven Gardner as Director of Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation (OSMRE)
2018 · third_quarter · Utilities
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program (Conaway) H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act (LaMalfa) H.R. 2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act Discussion draft legislation on facilitations of broadband deployment S.2073 National Forest System Vegetation Management Act Senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program (Roberts) Use of utility facilities for broadband and advanced telecommunications technologies in general
Client expense: $880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Utilities
SENATE LETTER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES REGARDING FISCAL YEAR 2019 APPROPRIATIONS RELATED TO LOW INCOME HOUSING ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROPOSAL (LIHEAP) HR 8: WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2018: PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES HR 695: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO USED FUEL AND DISASTER FUNDING HR 857: CALIFORNIA OFF-ROAD RECREATION AND CONSERVATION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 1625: CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018- DIVISION O; PROVISIONS RELATED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF VEGETATION MANAGEMENT/TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINE RIGHTS-OF-WAY HR 1873: ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY AND FOREST PROTECTION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 2365: DESERT COMMUNITY LANDS ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 3043: HYDROPOWER POLICY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS HR 5895: ENERGY AND WATER, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; PROVISIONS RELATED TO CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE ACTIVITIES AND RELATED COST RECOVERY S 32: CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTION AND RECREATION ACT OF 2018; ALL PROVISIONS S 1460: ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS S 2800: AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES S 3021: AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES (BILL NOT YET INTRODUCED) PIPELINE SAFETY REAUTHORIZATION ACT; PROVISIONS RELATED TO PIPELINE SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
Client expense: $1,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
SENATE LETTER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES REGARDING FISCAL YEAR 2019 APPROPRIATIONS RELATED TO LOW INCOME HOUSING ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROPOSAL (LIHEAP) HR 8: WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2018: PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES HR 695: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO USED FUEL AND DISASTER FUNDING HR 857: CALIFORNIA OFF-ROAD RECREATION AND CONSERVATION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 1625: CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018- DIVISION O; PROVISIONS RELATED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF VEGETATION MANAGEMENT/TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINE RIGHTS-OF-WAY HR 1873: ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY AND FOREST PROTECTION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 2365: DESERT COMMUNITY LANDS ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 3043: HYDROPOWER POLICY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS HR 3053: NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO USED FUEL HR 5895: ENERGY AND WATER, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; PROVISIONS RELATED TO CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE ACTIVITIES AND RELATED COST RECOVERY HR 6274: ELECTRIC CREDIT ACCESS READY AT SALE (CARS) ACT OF 2018; ALL PROVISIONS S 32: CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTION AND RECREATION ACT OF 2018; ALL PROVISIONS S 1460: ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS S 2800: AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES S 3021: AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES S 3449: ELECTRIC CREDIT ACCESS READY AT SALE (CARS) ACT OF 2018; ALL PROVISIONS (BILL NOT YET INTRODUCED) PIPELINE SAFETY REAUTHORIZATION ACT; PROVISIONS RELATED TO PIPELINE SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT LINE 13 NOTE: OF THE $1,660,000 DISCLOSED UNDER SECTION 162(E) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST $10,000 (ACTUAL EXPENSES ARE $1,663,713 OF WHICH $838,195 REPRESENTS NON-DEDUCTIBLE STATE AND LOCAL LOBBY ACTIVITIES, AND $825,518 REPRESENTS NON-DEDUCTIBLE FEDERAL LOBBY ACTIVITIES.)
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 392, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Beyer Part A Amendment No. 3.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 392, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sinema Part A Amendment No. 2.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Carbajal Part A amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Carbajal demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 392, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Carbajal Part A Amendment No. 1.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1873.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Steve Womack to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 392 and Rule XVIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1873 and 1654, with 1 hour of general debate for each bill. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except a motion to recommit with or without instructions on each bill. Both measures will be considered read and have specified amendments.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 392. (consideration: CR H5022-5032)
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 392 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1873 and 1654, with 1 hour of general debate for each bill. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except a motion to recommit with or without instructions on each bill. Both measures will be considered read and have specified amendments.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 110.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-165, Part I.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2991)
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 14.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Reported by |
| June 12, 2017 |
| Natural Resources Committee | House | Markup by | April 27, 2017 |
| Agriculture Committee | House | Referred to | April 4, 2017 |
| Natural Resources Committee | House | Referred to | April 4, 2017 |
| April 4, 2017 |
| Democratic |
| CA |
| Ken Calvert | Republican | CA |
| Kurt Schrader | Democratic | OR |
| Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | AZ |
| Liz Cheney | Republican | WY |
| Mark E. Amodei | Republican | NV |
| Mark Meadows | Republican | NC |
| Martha McSally | Republican | AZ |
| Michael K. Simpson | Republican | ID |
| Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Republican | TX |
| Ron Kind | Democratic | WI |
| Stevan Pearce | Republican | NM |
| Thomas J. Rooney | Republican | FL |
| Tom Emmer | Republican | MN |
| Tom McClintock | Republican | CA |
| Tom O’Halleran | Democratic | AZ |
| Walter B. Jones | Republican | NC |
Client expense: $74,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
Client expense: $1,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2018 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 8: WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2018: PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES HR 857: CALIFORNIA OFF-ROAD RECREATION AND CONSERVATION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 1625: CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018- DIVISION O; PROVISIONS RELATED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF VEGETATION MANAGEMENT/TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINE RIGHTS-OF-WAY HR 1873: ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY AND FOREST PROTECTION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 2365: DESERT COMMUNITY LANDS ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 3043: HYDROPOWER POLICY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS HR 3053: NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO USED FUEL HR 5895: ENERGY AND WATER, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; PROVISIONS RELATED TO CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE ACTIVITIES AND RELATED COST RECOVERY S 32: CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTION AND RECREATION ACT OF 2018; ALL PROVISIONS S 1460: ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS S 2800: AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES S 3021: AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES (BILL NOT YET INTRODUCED) PIPELINE SAFETY REAUTHORIZATION ACT; PROVISIONS RELATED TO PIPELINE SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
Client expense: $1,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2018 · fourth_quarter · Utilities
H.R. 1625, 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions relating to vegetation management and other issues; and H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act, provisions relating to vegetation management, facility inspection, operation and maintenance relating to electric transmission.
Client expense: $710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
General discussion of legislation pertaining to vegetation management HR 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act General discussion of repealing and replacing Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Discussion draft of legislation pertaining to vegetation management General discussion regarding wildfire protection and response HR 1183, Wildfire Prevention Act - aspects related to energy infrastructure HR 1873, the Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act HR 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act HR 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - aspects related to wildfire prevention equipment General discussion regarding pipeline permitting and siting issues General discussion regarding changes to cross-border pipeline permitting processes General discussion of BIA/DOI process related to rights-of-way grants
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 3043, Hydropower Policy Modernization act of 2017 H.R 2786, To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as qualifying conduit hydropower facility H.R. 2880, Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act H.R 2872, Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act S. 1460, The Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S.1030, A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress a report on certain hydropower projects S. 1029, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to exempt certain small hydroelectric power projects that are applying for relicensing under the Federal Power Act from the licensing requirements of the Act S. 724, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals H.R. 2274, HYPE Act H.R. 1538, Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 3144, To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act S. 2539, A bill to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize certain projects to increase Colorado River System water S. 79, Securing Energy Infrastructure Act S. 214, a bill to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project at Terror Lake in the State of Alaska. S. 215, a bill to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. S. 490, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam. S. 491, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam. S. 710, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Jennings Randolph Dam. S. 723, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the W. Kerr Scott Dam. S. 724, a bill to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals. S. 730, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadlines for commencement of constructions of hydroelectric projects involving the Gathright and Flannagan Dams. S. 734, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Cannonsville Dam.
Client expense: $20,562 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act S. 3214, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act Proposed rule on emission guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions from existing electric utility generating units; revisions to emission guideline implementing regulations; revisions to new source review program (83 Fed. Reg. 44746, August 31, 2018) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; energy security; offshore energy exploration; energy security and implications for national security; Keystone XL environmental assessment; diversifying energy sources; Trans-Adriatic pipeline; offshore oil drilling; wind energy; fiscal year 2019 funding for energy efficiency programs managed by the Department of Energy; mobile air-conditioning (MAC) refrigerant credit option; establishing a durable program for managing used nuclear fuel
Client expense: $15,950,000 · 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 Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), 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. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Utilities
H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act; H.R. 2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act; H.Res.618, Expressing support for the designation of the third Wednesday of November as "Utility Scam Awareness Day"; S. 2073, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act; Senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management; H.R. 1625, 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions on vegetation management and other issues; H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program; Smart communities funding by Federal agencies; Buy America and utility relocation costs; Repeal and replace of Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act.
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 3668 - Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act H.R. 1654 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act House Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions H.R. 2936 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 H.R. 1873 - Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 1731 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 H.R. 1819 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H. Con. Res. 27 - Celebrating public lands as national treasures held in public trust H.R. 232 - State National Forest Management Act of 2017 H.R. 2083 - Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act H.R. 2044 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 837 - Build Bridges Not Walls Act H.R. 739 - This Is Our Land Act H.R. 1784 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 H.R. 1778 - Moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted. H.R. 3177 - Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 H.R 3115 - Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 -Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 4558 - Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act H.R. 4532 - Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act H.R. 3990 - National Monument Creation and Protection Act H.R. 3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 4518 - Bears Ears National Monument Expansion Act H.R. 4419 - Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act H.R. 1483/S. 605 - Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act S. 820/H.R. 1889 - A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. S. 131/H.R. 513 - Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act S. 785/H.R. 1867 - Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act S. 1481 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act H.R. 520 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act H.R. 3808 - the Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 5753 - Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2018 H.R. 4644 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act H.R. 4423 - North Texas Water Supply Security Act H.R. 5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018. H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R.6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act H.R. 5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 6410 -Antiquities Act of 2018 H.R.6687 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Point Reyes National Seashore in the State of California consistently with Congress' long-standing intent to continue to authorize working dairies and ranches on agricultural property as part of the seashore's unique historic, cultural, scenic and natural values, and for other purposes. H.R. 302 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6939-Restoring Local Input & Access to Public Lands Act of 2018 H.R. 5727-Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 S. 1731 - Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 468 - Historic Route Preservation Act S. 941 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act S. 566 - Methow Headwaters Protection Act S. 748 - Protecting the Rights of Families and Immigrants Who Legally Entered from Detention (PROFILED) Act S. 668 - A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order regarding border security and immigration enforcement. S. 677 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S. 800 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S. 738 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 S. 1833 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017 S. 1460 - Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S. 1752 - Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 S. 1757 - Building America's Trust Act S. 879 - A bill to expedite and prioritize forest management activities to achieve ecosystem restoration objectives, and for other purposes S. 1991 - Wildland Fires Act of 2017 S. 2068 - Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 S. 2160 - Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act S. 1913/H.R. 3939 - American Prairie Conservation Act S. 3017 - Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2951 - Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of Americas Primary Evacuation Routes Act S. 2987 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments S.Amdt. 2523 - Amends H.R.5515 (John S. McCain NDAA for Fiscal Year 2019) S. 3333 -- Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2018 S. 2354 - Antiquities Act of 2018 S. 47 - Public lands package, including S. 785, the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment program S. 2078-Advancing Conservation and Education Act H.R. 2-Farm Bill 2018 - Conservation and Forestry Title Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions FY2018 Proposed Senate Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill Letter to Congress re opposing AK forest riders - letter to bicameral leadership urging no forest riders Letter to bicameral Approps chairs urging increases to 302(b) allocations Rulemakings/Secretarial Orders/Executive Orders BLM draft Environmental Assessment for a 30 day public comment period for renewing hardrock mineral leases near the Boundary Waters. (December 20, 2018) Department of Interior proposed rule to change Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Regulations, limiting FOIA. 83 FR 67175 (December 28, 2018) Executive Order On promoting active management of Americas Forests, Rangelands, and aother Feeral lands to Improve Conditions and Reduce Wildfire Risk (December 21, 2018) Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska, 83 Federal Register 44252-53 (August 30, 2018) Draft Bears Ears National Monument Indian Creek and Shash Jaa Units Monument Management Plans and Associated Environmental Impact Statement, 83 Federal Register 41111 (August 17, 2018) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal Lands Previously Included in the Monument that are excluded from the boundaries draft resource management plans and associated Environmental Impact Statement, 83 Federal Register 41108 (August 17, 2018) Proposed rulemaking RIN 1024-AE45 revising the National Park Services protest permitting process regarding demonstrations at the National Mall, Memorial Parks, and Presidents Park. (August 7, 2018) Letter to Zinke re near future BLM recommendation to Congress re amending the FOIA (BLM Report in Response to Secretarial Memorandum on Improving Planning and NEPA Processes and Secretarial Order 3355 at 14, available at https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4374829/BLM-Report-on-Improving-Planningandpdf. Executive Order on "critical mineral" mining in the United States, seeking to to increase production while "streamlining leasing and permitting processes to expedite exploration, production, processing, reprocessing, recycling, and domestic refining of critical minerals (December 20, 2017). Secretarial Order 3359, directing the initial steps to producing the first nationwide geological and topographical survey of the United States in modern history, and also directs Interior bureaus to begin work on identifying immediate domestic sources for critical minerals (Dec. 21, 2017). POTUS Proclamation: Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument, and modifying Pres. Obama Proclamation 9558 (Dec. 4, 2017) Secretary of the Interior review of certain National Monuments designated or expanded under the Antiquities Act of 1906, pursuant to Executive Order 13792 of April 26, 2017; 82 FR 20429 (May 1, 2017) Review of National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments Designated or Expanded Since April 28, 2007; public comment, per Executive Order 13795, Section 4(b), 82 FR 28827 (June 26, 2017) Secretarial Order 3348, which revokes Secretarial Order 3338, lifting the moratorium on federal coal leasing and terminating the PEIS process (March 29, 2017) EO 13778 Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the "Waters of the United States" Rule, 82 FR 12497 (March 3, 2017) EO 13795 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, 82 FR 20815 (May 3, 2017) Department of Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a two-year time-out on Yellowstone gateway mineral extraction 43 U.S.C. 1702(j); 43 C.F.R. 2300-0-5(h). (November 21, 2016) Council on Environmental Quality, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014) Council on Environmental Quality, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (August 2, 2016) Council on Environmental Quality, Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 83 Fed. Reg. 28591 (July 11, 2018). Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making, National Environmental Policy Act Regulations Revisions, 83 Fed. Reg. 302, (Jan 3, 2018). Department of Transportation, Transportation Infrastructure: Notice of Review of Policy, Guidance, and Regulation, 82 Fed. Reg. 26734 (June 8, 2017) Discussions on adding hard rock mining to be a category of covered projects under the Permitting Council established in Title 41 of the FAST Act. Nominations Department of Interior, David Bernhardt as Deputy Secretary Department of Agriculture, Sam Clovis as Chief Scientist Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Harnett White as Chair Department of Interior, Steven Gardner as Director of Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation (OSMRE)
Client expense: $77,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 1873, the Electric Reliability and Forest Protection Act, opposing the legislation as it cuts public input out of forest management decisions. HR 210 Native American Energy Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 424 Gray World State Management Act of 2017; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 717 Listing Reform Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 1274 State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 2603 Saving Americas Endangered Species Act (SAVES Act); opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 3131 Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 3668, Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, opposing weakening changes to the Wilderness Act. HR 2936, Resilient Forests Act of 2017, opposing the legislation as weakening forestry protections. S. 1975, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2017, supporting the legislation in its entirety S. 973/ HR 2218, Tennessee Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, opposing policy riders that would weaken forest management provisions. HR. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, opposing the legislation as it dramatically weakened protections for national forests. S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, opposing the addition of any amendments that would weaken national forest protection, supporting the inclusion of wilderness protection language for Tennessee and Virginia. HR 3916, Federally Integrated Species Health Act, opposing the legislation as it weakens the National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act. H.R. 3281 "Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act", opposing provisions that dont protect wildlife. H.R. 2, House Farm Bill/Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, opposing provisions that weaken forest management protections. S. 3042, Senate Farm Bill, expressing concern about forest management provisions that were not adopted in the bill, and expressing support for VA and TN Wilderness provisions that were.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2018 · fourth_quarter · Utilities
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program; H.R. 1625, 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions on vegetation management and other issues; H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act; H.R. 2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act; S. 2073, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program; Smart communities funding by Federal agencies; Buy America and utility relocation costs; Draft legislation related to energy performance savings contracts and utility energy service contracts; Repeal and replace of Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · second_quarter · Utilities
H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act; H.R. 2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act; H.Res.618, Expressing support for the designation of the third Wednesday of November as "Utility Scam Awareness Day"; S. 2073, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act; Senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management; H.R. 1625, 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions on vegetation management and other issues; H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program; Smart communities funding by Federal agencies; Buy America and utility relocation costs; Repeal and replace of Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 3043, Hydropower Policy Modernization act of 2017 H.R 2786, To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as qualifying conduit hydropower facility H.R. 2880, Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act H.R 2872, Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act S. 1460, The Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S.1030, A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress a report on certain hydropower projects S. 1029, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to exempt certain small hydroelectric power projects that are applying for relicensing under the Federal Power Act from the licensing requirements of the Act S. 724, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals H.R. 2274, HYPE Act H.R. 1538, Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 3144, To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act S. 2539, A bill to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize certain projects to increase Colorado River System water S. 79, Securing Energy Infrastructure Act S. 214, a bill to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project at Terror Lake in the State of Alaska. S. 215, a bill to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. S. 490, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam. S. 491, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam. S. 710, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Jennings Randolph Dam. S. 723, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the W. Kerr Scott Dam. S. 724, a bill to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals. S. 730, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadlines for commencement of constructions of hydroelectric projects involving the Gathright and Flannagan Dams. S. 734, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Cannonsville Dam.
Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · third_quarter · Utilities
LABOR, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES AND DEFENSE FISCAL YEAR 2019 APPROPRIATIONS; PROVISIONS RELATED TO LOW INCOME HOUSING ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROPOSAL (LIHEAP) HR 4: FAA REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2018 - TITLE VI: DISASTER RECOVERY REFORM ACT; PROVISIONS RELATED TO PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION FUNDS HR 8: WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2018: PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES HR 857: CALIFORNIA OFF-ROAD RECREATION AND CONSERVATION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 1625: CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018- DIVISION O; PROVISIONS RELATED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF VEGETATION MANAGEMENT/TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINE RIGHTS-OF-WAY HR 1873 (AND RELATED DRAFT BILLS): ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY AND FOREST PROTECTION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 2365: DESERT COMMUNITY LANDS ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 3043: HYDROPOWER POLICY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS HR 5895: ENERGY AND WATER, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; PROVISIONS RELATED TO CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE ACTIVITIES AND RELATED COST RECOVERY S 1460: ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS S 2800: AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES S 3021: AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES (BILL NOT YET INTRODUCED) PIPELINE SAFETY REAUTHORIZATION ACT; PROVISIONS RELATED TO PIPELINE SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
Client expense: $6,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2018 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
LABOR, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES AND DEFENSE FISCAL YEAR 2019 APPROPRIATIONS; PROVISIONS RELATED TO LOW INCOME HOUSING ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROPOSAL (LIHEAP) HR 4: FAA REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2018 - TITLE VI: DISASTER RECOVERY REFORM ACT; PROVISIONS RELATED TO PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION FUNDS HR 8: WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2018: PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES HR 857: CALIFORNIA OFF-ROAD RECREATION AND CONSERVATION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 1625: CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018- DIVISION O; PROVISIONS RELATED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF VEGETATION MANAGEMENT/TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINE RIGHTS-OF-WAY HR 1873: ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY AND FOREST PROTECTION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 2365: DESERT COMMUNITY LANDS ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 3043: HYDROPOWER POLICY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS HR 3053: NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO USED FUEL HR 5895: ENERGY AND WATER, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; PROVISIONS RELATED TO CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE ACTIVITIES AND RELATED COST RECOVERY HR 6274: ELECTRIC CREDIT ACCESS READY AT SALE (CARS) ACT OF 2018; ALL PROVISIONS S 1460: ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS S 2800: AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES S 3021: AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES S 3449: ELECTRIC CREDIT ACCESS READY AT SALE (CARS) ACT OF 2018; ALL PROVISIONS (BILL NOT YET INTRODUCED) PIPELINE SAFETY REAUTHORIZATION ACT; PROVISIONS RELATED TO PIPELINE SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT LINE 13 NOTE: OF THE $6,160,000 DISCLOSED UNDER SECTION 162(E) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST $10,000 (ACTUAL EXPENSES ARE $6,162,013 OF WHICH $5,719,484 REPRESENTS NON-DEDUCTIBLE STATE AND LOCAL LOBBY ACTIVITIES, AND $442,529 REPRESENTS NON-DEDUCTIBLE FEDERAL LOBBY ACTIVITIES.)
Client expense: $6,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2018 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 8: WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2018: PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES HR 857: CALIFORNIA OFF-ROAD RECREATION AND CONSERVATION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 1625: CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018- DIVISION O; PROVISIONS RELATED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF VEGETATION MANAGEMENT/TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINE RIGHTS-OF-WAY HR 1873: ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY AND FOREST PROTECTION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 2365: DESERT COMMUNITY LANDS ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 3043: HYDROPOWER POLICY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS HR 3053: NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO USED FUEL HR 5895: ENERGY AND WATER, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; PROVISIONS RELATED TO CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE ACTIVITIES AND RELATED COST RECOVERY S 1460: ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS S 2800: AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES S 3021: AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES (BILL NOT YET INTRODUCED) PIPELINE SAFETY REAUTHORIZATION ACT; PROVISIONS RELATED TO PIPELINE SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
Client expense: $6,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2018 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 3043, Hydropower Policy Modernization act of 2017 H.R 2786, To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as qualifying conduit hydropower facility H.R. 2880, Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act H.R 2872, Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act S. 1460, The Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S.1030, A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress a report on certain hydropower projects S. 1029, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to exempt certain small hydroelectric power projects that are applying for relicensing under the Federal Power Act from the licensing requirements of the Act S. 724, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals H.R. 2274, HYPE Act H.R. 1538, Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act H.R. 3144, To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act S. 2539, A bill to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize certain projects to increase Colorado River System water S. 79, Securing Energy Infrastructure Act S. 214, a bill to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project at Terror Lake in the State of Alaska. S. 215, a bill to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. S. 490, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam. S. 491, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam. S. 710, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Jennings Randolph Dam. S. 723, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the W. Kerr Scott Dam. S. 724, a bill to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals. S. 730, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadlines for commencement of constructions of hydroelectric projects involving the Gathright and Flannagan Dams. S. 734, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Cannonsville Dam.
Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Tax issues related to tax reform implementation, federal incentives for renewable electricity generation including tax credits, and credits for alternative fueling infrastructure and the purchase of electric vehicles. Energy issues related to greenhouse gas emissions; PURPA reform, cyber and physical security; and the Western energy imbalance market. Issues related to energy efficiency, demand management, vehicle efficiency standards, and grid operations. Issues related to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Issues related to vegetation management. Issues related to transportation electrification. Issues related to worker grant programs. EPA's Superfund enforcement. FCC's Pole Attachment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Draft legislation related to electric vehicle deployment and related infrastructure. S. 987, 100 by '50 Act H.R.1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act S.1460, Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 H.R.3043, Hydropower Policy Modernization Act H.R.4239, SECURE American Energy Act HR 4476, PURPA Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2776, UPDATE PURPA Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Economic Development Administration, Employment & Training Administration, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Utilities
Tax issues related to tax reform implementation, federal incentives for renewable electricity generation including tax credits, and credits for alternative fueling infrastructure and the purchase of electric vehicles. Energy issues related to greenhouse gas emissions; PURPA reform, cyber and physical security; and the Western energy imbalance market. Issues related to energy efficiency, demand management and grid operations. Issues related to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. EPA's Superfund enforcement FCC's Pole Attachment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking S. 987, 100 by '50 Act H.R.1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act S.1460, Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 HR 4476, PURPA Modernization Act of 2017 H.R.2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act S.2073, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program Smart communities funding by Federal agencies.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Economic Development Administration, Employment & Training Administration, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax issues related to tax reform implementation, federal incentives for renewable electricity generation including tax credits, and credits for alternative fueling infrastructure and the purchase of electric vehicles. Energy issues related to greenhouse gas emissions; PURPA reform, cyber and physical security; and the Western energy imbalance market. Issues related to energy efficiency, demand management and grid operations. Issues related to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. EPA's Superfund enforcement FCC's Pole Attachment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking S. 987, 100 by '50 Act H.R.1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act S.1460, Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 HR 4476, PURPA Modernization Act of 2017 H.R.1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act EV tax credit (30D) and credits for alternative fueling infrastructure.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Economic Development Administration, Employment & Training Administration, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Tax issues related to tax reform implementation, federal incentives for renewable electricity generation including tax credits, and credits for alternative fueling infrastructure and the purchase of electric vehicles. Energy issues related to greenhouse gas emissions; PURPA reform, cyber and physical security; and the Western energy imbalance market. Issues related to energy efficiency, demand management and grid operations. Issues related to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. EPA's Superfund enforcement FCC's Pole Attachment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking S. 987, 100 by '50 Act H.R.1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act S.1460, Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 H.R.4476, PURPA Modernization Act of 2017 CAFE Standards and GHG emissions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Economic Development Administration, Employment & Training Administration, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 1873, the Electric Reliability and Forest Protection Act, opposing the legislation as it cuts public input out of forest management decisions. HR 210 Native American Energy Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 424 Gray World State Management Act of 2017; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 717 Listing Reform Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 1274 State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 2603 Saving Americas Endangered Species Act (SAVES Act); opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 3131 Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act; opposing the legislation as weakening the Endangered Species Act. HR 3668, Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, opposing weakening changes to the Wilderness Act. HR 2936, Resilient Forests Act of 2017, opposing the legislation as weakening forestry protections. S. 1975, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2017, supporting the legislation in its entirety S. 973/ HR 2218, Tennessee Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. ___, 2018 Farm Bill, opposing provisions that weaken forest management protections. Oppose HR. 1154/S. 168 Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VISA) as inadequately addressing concerns with ballast water. HR 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, opposing policy riders that would weaken forest management provisions. HR. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, opposing the legislation as it dramatically weakened protections for national forests. S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, opposing the addition of any amendments that would weaken national forest protection, supporting the inclusion of wilderness protection language for Tennessee and Virginia. HR 3916, Federally Integrated Species Health Act, opposing the legislation as it weakens the National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act. H.R. 3281 "Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act", opposing provisions that dont protect wildlife. H.R. 2, House Farm Bill/Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, opposing provisions that weaken forest management protections. S. 3042, Senate Farm Bill, expressing concern about forest management provisions that were not adopted in the bill, and expressing support for VA and TN Wilderness provisions that were.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
General discussion of legislation pertaining to vegetation management HR 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act General discussion of repealing and replacing Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act
Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Discussion draft of legislation pertaining to vegetation management General discussion regarding wildfire protection and response HR 1183, Wildfire Prevention Act of 2017 - aspects related to energy infrastructure HR 1873, the Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act HR 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act HR 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - aspects related to wildfire prevention equipment General discussion regarding pipeline permitting and siting issues General discussion regarding changes to cross-border pipeline permitting processes General discussion of BIA/DOI process related to rights-of-way grants
Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Utilities
H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act; H.R. 2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act; H.Res.618, Expressing support for the designation of the third Wednesday of November as "Utility Scam Awareness Day"; S. 2073, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act; Senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management; H.R. 1625, 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions on vegetation management and other issues; H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program; Smart communities funding by Federal agencies; Buy America and utility relocation costs; Repeal and replace of Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act S. 3214, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; energy security; offshore energy exploration; energy security and implications for national security; Keystone XL environmental assessment; diversifying energy sources; Trans-Adriatic pipeline; offshore oil drilling; wind energy; fiscal year 2019 funding for energy efficiency programs managed by the Department of Energy
Client expense: $17,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 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 Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), 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. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Utilities
H.R.2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act S.2073, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program ActH.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program; Smart communities funding; H.R.1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Utilities
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program (Conaway) H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act (LaMalfa) H.R. 2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act Discussion draft legislation on facilitations of broadband deployment S.2073 National Forest System Vegetation Management Act Senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program (Roberts) Use of utility facilities for broadband and advanced telecommunications technologies in general
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Utilities
Provided feedback on and support for H.R. 5240, Enhancing Grid Through Public-Private Partnerships Act, to permanently authorize program assisting small- and medium-sized electric utilities with grid security. Provided feedback on H.R. 5239, Cyber Sense Act of 2018, to establish a volunteer program that identifies and promotes cyber-secure products intended for use in the bulk power system. Discussed the need for enhanced background screening of utility employees and provided feedback on draft legislation. Supported legislation to establish the new Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) at the Department of Energy -- H.R. 5174, Energy Emergency Leadership Act. Discussed the electric utility industry's efforts to protect the grid and its close work with the federal government on cybersecurity. Discussed support for legislation to improve the hydropower licensing and relicensing reform process -- H.R. 3043 and provisions in S. 1460. Expressed support for S. 724, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals. Discussed language in H.R. 723/S. 239 that carves out federal hydropower facilities from the definition of eligible federal facilities that can use energy savings performance contracts. Lobbied in support of wholesale electricity market reforms with focus on capacity markets and protecting customer interests, as well as ensuring public power's right to self-supply. Discussed concerns with any proposed attempts by Congress to federalize rate design and how public power is working with its customers to enable distributed energy resources. Discussed concerns with wholesale markets and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) intrusion into energy matters that fall within state/local jurisdiction under the Federal Power Act. Lobbied on the need to protect public power and consumer interests in the potential expansion of the California ISO. Discussed implementation of vegetation management legislation, H.R. 1873, included in H.R. 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. Lobbied in support of H.R. 587/S. 186, the FAIR Rates Act. Discussed FERC's ongoing review of form 715 submission requirements.
Client expense: $181,237 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 3668 - Sportsmens Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act H.R. 1654 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act House Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions H.R. 2936 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 H.R. 1873 - Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 1731 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 H.R. 1819 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act H. Con. Res. 27 - Celebrating public lands as national treasures held in public trust H.R. 232 - State National Forest Management Act of 2017 H.R. 2083 - Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act H.R. 2044 - Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act H.R. 837 - Build Bridges Not Walls Act H.R. 739 - This Is Our Land Act H.R. 1784 - Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 H.R. 1778 - Moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted. H.R. 3177 - Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 H.R 3115 - Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017 H.R. 3281 -Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act H.R. 3548 - Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 4558 - Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act H.R. 4532 - Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act H.R. 3990 - National Monument Creation and Protection Act H.R. 3905 - Minnesota's Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act H.R. 4518 - Bears Ears National Monument Expansion Act H.R. 4419 - Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act H.R. 1483/S. 605 - Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act S. 820/H.R. 1889 - A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. S. 131/H.R. 513 - Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act S. 785/H.R. 1867 - Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act S. 1481 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act H.R. 520 - National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act H.R. 3808 - the Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 5753 - Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2018 H.R. 4644 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act H.R. 4423 - North Texas Water Supply Security Act H.R. 5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments H.R. 4824 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018. H.R.4760 - Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R.6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act H.R. 5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act H.R. 2 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 6410 -Antiquities Act of 2018 H.R.6687 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Point Reyes National Seashore in the State of California consistently with Congress' long-standing intent to continue to authorize working dairies and ranches on agricultural property as part of the seashore's unique historic, cultural, scenic and natural values, and for other purposes. H.R. 302 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 1731 - Forest Management Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1417 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 S. 468 - Historic Route Preservation Act S. 941 - Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act S. 566 - Methow Headwaters Protection Act S. 748 - Protecting the Rights of Families and Immigrants Who Legally Entered from Detention (PROFILED) Act S. 668 - A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order regarding border security and immigration enforcement. S. 677 - Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S. 800 - Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act S. 738 - RECLAIM Act of 2017 S. 1833 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017 S. 1460 - Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 S. 1752 - Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2017 S. 1757 - Building America's Trust Act S. 879 - A bill to expedite and prioritize forest management activities to achieve ecosystem restoration objectives, and for other purposes S. 1991 - Wildland Fires Act of 2017 S. 2068 - Wildfire Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2017 S. 2160 - Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act S. 1913/H.R. 3939 - American Prairie Conservation Act S. 3017 - Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 2951 - Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of Americas Primary Evacuation Routes Act S. 2987 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and Amendments S.Amdt. 2523 - Amends H.R.5515 (John S. McCain NDAA for Fiscal Year 2019) S. 3333 -- Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2018 S. 2354 - Antiquities Act of 2018 Farm Bill 2018 - Conservation and Forestry Title Infrastructure Package preliminary discussions FY2018 Proposed Senate Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill Letter to Congress re opposing AK forest riders - letter to bicameral leadership urging no forest riders Letter to bicameral Approps chairs urging increases to 302(b) allocations Rulemakings/Secretarial Orders/Executive Orders Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska, 83 Federal Register 44252-53 (August 30, 2018) Draft Bears Ears National Monument Indian Creek and Shash Jaa Units Monument Management Plans and Associated Environmental Impact Statement, 83 Federal Register 41111 (August 17, 2018) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal Lands Previously Included in the Monument that are excluded from the boundaries draft resource management plans and associated Environmental Impact Statement, 83 Federal Register 41108 (August 17, 2018) Proposed rulemaking RIN 1024-AE45 revising the National Park Services protest permitting process regarding demonstrations at the National Mall, Memorial Parks, and Presidents Park. (August 7, 2018) Letter to Zinke re near future BLM recommendation to Congress re amending the FOIA (BLM Report in Response to Secretarial Memorandum on Improving Planning and NEPA Processes and Secretarial Order 3355 at 14, available at https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4374829/BLM-Report-on-Improving-Planningandpdf. Executive Order on "critical mineral" mining in the United States, seeking to to increase production while "streamlining leasing and permitting processes to expedite exploration, production, processing, reprocessing, recycling, and domestic refining of critical minerals (December 20, 2017). Secretarial Order 3359, directing the initial steps to producing the first nationwide geological and topographical survey of the United States in modern history, and also directs Interior bureaus to begin work on identifying immediate domestic sources for critical minerals (Dec. 21, 2017). POTUS Proclamation: Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument, and modifying Pres. Obama Proclamation 9558 (Dec. 4, 2017) Secretary of the Interior review of certain National Monuments designated or expanded under the Antiquities Act of 1906, pursuant to Executive Order 13792 of April 26, 2017; 82 FR 20429 (May 1, 2017) Review of National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments Designated or Expanded Since April 28, 2007; public comment, per Executive Order 13795, Section 4(b), 82 FR 28827 (June 26, 2017) Secretarial Order 3348, which revokes Secretarial Order 3338, lifting the moratorium on federal coal leasing and terminating the PEIS process (March 29, 2017) EO 13778 Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the "Waters of the United States" Rule, 82 FR 12497 (March 3, 2017) EO 13795 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy, 82 FR 20815 (May 3, 2017) Department of Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a two-year time-out on Yellowstone gateway mineral extraction 43 U.S.C. 1702(j); 43 C.F.R. 2300-0-5(h). (November 21, 2016) Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Justice, Discussions about regulation for Port emissions. Council on Environmental Quality, Revised Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at 79 Fed. Reg. 77,801 (Dec. 24, 2014) Council on Environmental Quality, Finalized NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (August 2, 2016) Council on Environmental Quality, Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 83 Fed. Reg. 28591 (July 11, 2018). Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making, National Environmental Policy Act Regulations Revisions, 83 Fed. Reg. 302, (Jan 3, 2018). Department of Transportation, Transportation Infrastructure: Notice of Review of Policy, Guidance, and Regulation, 82 Fed. Reg. 26734 (June 8, 2017) Discussions on adding hard rock mining to be a category of covered projects under the Permitting Council established in Title 41 of the FAST Act. Nominations Department of Interior, David Bernhardt as Deputy Secretary Department of Agriculture, Sam Clovis as Chief Scientist Council on Environmental Quality, Kathleen Harnett White as Chair Department of Interior, Steven Gardner as Director of Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation (OSMRE)
Client expense: $100,495 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · third_quarter · Utilities
H.R. 1625, 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions relating to vegetation management and other issues; H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act, provisions relating to vegetation management, facility inspection, operation and maintenance relating to electric transmission; H.R. 2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act, provisions relating to vegetation management, facility inspection, operation and maintenance relating to electric transmission; and S. 2073, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act, Senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management, provisions relating to vegetation management, facility inspection, operation and maintenance relating to electric transmission.
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Utilities
H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program; H.R. 1625, 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions on vegetation management and other issues; H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act; H.R. 2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act; S. 2073, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act; S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program; Smart communities funding by Federal agencies; Buy America and utility relocation costs; Draft legislation related to energy performance savings contracts and utility energy service contracts; Repeal and replace of Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2018 · first_quarter · Utilities
H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act (LaMalfa) H.R. 2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act Discussion draft legislation on facilitations of broadband deployment S.2073 National Forest System Vegetation Management Act Senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management Use of utility facilities for broadband and advanced telecommunications technologies in general
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Utilities
H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act (LaMalfa) H.R. 2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act Discussion draft legislation on facilitations of broadband deployment S.2073 National Forest System Vegetation Management Act Senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management Use of utility facilities for broadband and advanced telecommunications technologies in general
Client expense: $850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Utilities
H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act (LaMalfa) H.R. 2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act Discussion draft legislation on facilitations of broadband deployment S.2073 National Forest System Vegetation Management Act Senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management Use of utility facilities for broadband and advanced telecommunications technologies in general
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Utilities
Provided feedback on and support for H.R. 5240, Enhancing Grid Through Public-Private Partnerships Act, to permanently authorize program assisting small- and medium-sized electric utilities with grid security. Provided feedback on H.R. 5239, Cyber Sense Act of 2018, to establish a volunteer program that identifies and promotes cyber-secure product intended for use in the bulk power system. Discussed the need for enhanced background screening of utility employees and provided feedback on draft legislation. Discussed support for legislation to improve the hydropower licensing and relicensing reform -- H.R. 3043 and provisions in S. 1460. Discussed language in H.R. 723/S. 239 that carves out federal hydropower facilities from the definition of eligible federal facilities that can use energy savings performance contracts. Discussed FERC policies on distributed energy resources -- FERC RM 16-23. Discussed FERC policies on use of tariffs in wholesale markets to promote bulk power grid resilience. Discussed support for H.R. 2910, legislation to expedite the permitting of interstate natural gas piplelines. Lobbied in support of wholesale electricity market reforms with focus on capacity markets and protecting customer interests, as well as ensuring public power's right to self-supply. Discussed concerns with any proposed attempts by Congress to federalize rate design and how public power is working with its customers to enable distributed energy resources. Discussed concerns with wholesale markets and FERC intrusion into energy matters that fall within state/local jurisdiction under the Federal Power Act. Lobbied on the need to protect public power and consumer interests in the potential expansion of the California ISO. Discussed FERC's order on grid resiliency -- FERC RM 18-1. Discussed implementation of vegetation management legislation, H.R. 1873, included in H.R. 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. Lobbied in support of H.R. 587, the FAIR Rates Act. Discussed electric industry's close work with Canada on bulk power system issues.
Client expense: $201,599 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · second_quarter · Utilities
LABOR, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES FISCAL YEAR 2019 APPROPRIATIONS; PROVISIONS RELATED TO LOW INCOME HOUSING ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROPOSAL (LIHEAP) HR 8: WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2018: PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES HR 857: CALIFORNIA OFF-ROAD RECREATION AND CONSERVATION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 1873 (AND RELATED DRAFT BILLS): ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY AND FOREST PROTECTION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 2365: DESERT COMMUNITY LANDS ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 3043: HYDROPOWER POLICY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS HR 5895: ENERGY AND WATER, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; PROVISIONS RELATED TO CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE ACTIVITIES AND RELATED COST RECOVERY S 1460: ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS S 2800: AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES (BILL NOT YET INTRODUCED) PIPELINE SAFETY REAUTHORIZATION ACT; PROVISIONS RELATED TO PIPELINE SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
Client expense: $1,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
LABOR, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES FISCAL YEAR 2019 APPROPRIATIONS; PROVISIONS RELATED TO LOW INCOME HOUSING ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROPOSAL (LIHEAP) HR 8: WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2018: PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES HR 857: CALIFORNIA OFF-ROAD RECREATION AND CONSERVATION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 1873 (AND RELATED DRAFT BILLS): ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY AND FOREST PROTECTION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 2365: DESERT COMMUNITY LANDS ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 3043: HYDROPOWER POLICY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS HR 5895: ENERGY AND WATER, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; PROVISIONS RELATED TO CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE ACTIVITIES AND RELATED COST RECOVERY S 1460: ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS S 2800: AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES (BILL NOT YET INTRODUCED) PIPELINE SAFETY REAUTHORIZATION ACT; PROVISIONS RELATED TO PIPELINE SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT LINE 13 NOTE: OF THE $1,880,000 DISCLOSED UNDER SECTION 162(E) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST $10,000 (ACTUAL EXPENSES ARE $1,882,991 OF WHICH $1,493,192 REPRESENTS NON-DEDUCTIBLE STATE AND LOCAL LOBBY ACTIVITIES, AND $389,799 REPRESENTS NON-DEDUCTIBLE FEDERAL LOBBY ACTIVITIES.)
Client expense: $1,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 8: WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2018: PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES HR 857: CALIFORNIA OFF-ROAD RECREATION AND CONSERVATION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 1873 (AND RELATED DRAFT BILLS): ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY AND FOREST PROTECTION ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 2365: DESERT COMMUNITY LANDS ACT; ALL PROVISIONS HR 3043: HYDROPOWER POLICY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS HR 5895: ENERGY AND WATER, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; PROVISIONS RELATED TO CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE ACTIVITIES AND RELATED COST RECOVERY S 1460: ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES ACT OF 2017; ALL PROVISIONS S 2800: AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018; PROVISIONS RELATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITTING ISSUES (BILL NOT YET INTRODUCED) PIPELINE SAFETY REAUTHORIZATION ACT; PROVISIONS RELATED TO PIPELINE SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
Client expense: $1,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Utilities
Tax issues related to tax reform implementation, federal incentives for renewable electricity generation including tax credits, and credits for alternative fueling infrastructure and the purchase of electric vehicles. Energy issues related to greenhouse gas emissions; PURPA reform, cyber and physical security; and the Western energy imbalance market. Issues related to energy efficiency, demand management and grid operations. Issues related to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. EPA's Superfund enforcement FCC's Pole Attachment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking S. 987, 100 by '50 Act H.R.1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act S.1460, Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 HR 4476, PURPA Modernization Act of 2017 H.R.2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act S.2073, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program Smart communities funding by Federal agencies.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Economic Development Administration, Employment & Training Administration, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Tax issues related to tax reform implementation, federal incentives for renewable electricity generation including tax credits, and credits for alternative fueling infrastructure and the purchase of electric vehicles. Energy issues related to greenhouse gas emissions; PURPA reform, cyber and physical security; and the Western energy imbalance market. Issues related to energy efficiency, demand management, vehicle efficiency standards, and grid operations. Issues related to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Issues related to vegetation management. Issues related to transportation electrification. Issues related to worker grant programs. EPA's Superfund enforcement. FCC's Pole Attachment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Draft legislation related to electric vehicle deployment and related infrastructure. S. 987, 100 by '50 Act H.R.1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act S.1460, Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 H.R.1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R.1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R.3043, Hydropower Policy Modernization Act H.R.4239, SECURE American Energy Act HR 4476, PURPA Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2776, UPDATE PURPA Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Economic Development Administration, Employment & Training Administration, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Tax issues related to tax reform implementation, federal incentives for renewable electricity generation including tax credits, and credits for alternative fueling infrastructure and the purchase of electric vehicles. Energy issues related to greenhouse gas emissions; PURPA reform, cyber and physical security; and the Western energy imbalance market. Issues related to energy efficiency, demand management and grid operations. Issues related to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. EPA's Superfund enforcement FCC's Pole Attachment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking S. 987, 100 by '50 Act H.R.1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act S.1460, Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 H.R.4476, PURPA Modernization Act of 2017 H.R.1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R.1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 CAFE Standards and GHG emissions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Economic Development Administration, Employment & Training Administration, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax issues related to tax reform implementation, federal incentives for renewable electricity generation including tax credits, and credits for alternative fueling infrastructure and the purchase of electric vehicles. Energy issues related to greenhouse gas emissions; PURPA reform, cyber and physical security; and the Western energy imbalance market. Issues related to energy efficiency, demand management and grid operations. Issues related to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. EPA's Superfund enforcement FCC's Pole Attachment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking S. 987, 100 by '50 Act H.R.1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act S.1460, Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 H.R.1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R.1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 HR 4476, PURPA Modernization Act of 2017 H.R.1, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act EV tax credit (30D) and credits for alternative fueling infrastructure.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Economic Development Administration, Employment & Training Administration, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Utilities
H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act (LaMalfa) H.R. 2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act Discussion draft legislation on facilitations of broadband deployment S.2073 National Forest System Vegetation Management Act Senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management
Client expense: $850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Utilities
H.R. 1873, "Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act", all provisions.
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Discussion draft of legislation pertaining to vegetation management General discussion regarding wildfire protection and response HR 1183, Wildfire Prevention Act of 2017 - aspects related to energy infrastructure HR 1873, the Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act HR 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act HR 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - aspects related to wildfire prevention equipment General discussion regarding pipeline permitting and siting issues General discussion regarding changes to cross-border pipeline permitting processes General discussion of BIA/DOI process related to rights-of-way grants
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)