More Energy More Jobs Act of 2021

HR 1319 American Rescue Plan Act S 1076 REGROW Act Issues related to orphan wells HR 1325 More Energy More Jobs Act HR 859 Protecting American Energy Jobs Act HR 684 Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act S 171 Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act HR 544 Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act HR 519 Safeguarding Oil and Gas Leasing and Permitting Act of 2021 HR 218 Saving Americas Energy Future Act S 645 Stopping Methane Emissions Reduction Act S 624 Fair Returns for Public Lands Act S 607 End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act S 76 POWER Act of 2021 SJ Res 14 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review HR 3116 COAST Anti-Drilling Act S 1851 COAST Anti-Drilling Act S.Con.Res.14 - A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 H.Res.601 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3684) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; and providing for the adoption of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 14) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; and for other purposes

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), 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), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE

HR 1319 American Rescue Plan Act S 1076 REGROW Act Issues related to orphan wells HR 1325 More Energy More Jobs Act HR 859 Protecting American Energy Jobs Act HR 684 Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act S 171 Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act HR 544 Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act HR 519 Safeguarding Oil and Gas Leasing and Permitting Act of 2021 HR 218 Saving Americas Energy Future Act S 645 Stopping Methane Emissions Reduction Act S 624 Fair Returns for Public Lands Act S 607 End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act S 76 POWER Act of 2021 SJ Res 14 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review HR 3116 COAST Anti-Drilling Act S 1851 COAST Anti-Drilling Act S.Con.Res.14 - A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 H.Res.601 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3684) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; and providing for the adoption of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 14) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; and for other purposes

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1325, More Energy More Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 1512, CLEAN Future Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 2393, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2021 H.R. 2634, Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 S. 1298, Clean Energy for America Act Draft legislation titled American Nuclear Infrastructure Act Draft legislation titled The Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 Draft legislation titled The Energy Infrastructure Act Draft legislation titled Energy Sector Innovation Credit (ESIC) Act Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on risks in the high-capacity batteries, including electric vehicle batteries supply chain (86 Fed. Reg. 16,343 -16, 344, March 16, 2021) Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669 - 24,670, May 7, 2021) Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Ensuring the Continued Security of the United States Critical Electric Infrastructure (86 Fed. Reg. 21,309 - 21,312, April 12, 2021) Notice of information collection; Request for Comment on Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (86 Fed. Reg. 11,268 - 11,274, February 24, 2021) FY 2022 Energy and Water Appropriations Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; energy security; offshore energy exploration; Keystone XL environmental assessment; energy security and implications for national security; diversifying energy sources, including issues relating to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; funding for energy efficiency programs; establishing a durable program for managing used nuclear fuel; nuclear fuel storage at Yucca Mountain; funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; cybersecurity regulations applicable to critical infrastructure; TSA regulations applicable to critical pipeline infrastructure; potential clean energy standard via reconciliation or otherwise; climate change; ban on energy production in federal lands and waters; certification process for natural gas pipeline infrastructure at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); implementation of the Natural Gas Act (P.L. 75-688); development of solar energy; development of water power; potential Presidential Performance Contracting Challenge; potential appropriations supporting energy innovation; further appropriations for the Department of Energys Office of Science; continuation of the percentage depletion tax deduction; Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains;

General resource access (including leasing, permitting, energy interconnection, interagency coordination, and allocation of agency resources) and royalty rates in priority areas for offshore oil, gas, critical minerals and wind and related economic, environmental, and national security impacts. EO 14008--Executive Order on Tackling The Climate Crisis At Home And Abroad--Ongoing review of the federal oil and gas leasing program and related court stay. Impact on timely leasing, permitting, and approvals of offshore oil and gas-related actions, including previously planned March lease sale 257 and creation of 2022-2027 Five Year Plan S 2130--The Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems (RISEE) Act--Provisions on revenue sharing for energy, including potential changes related to fishing communities HR 998, likely Senate companion--The Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act--Provisions related to offshore wind training Hypothetical comprehensive legislation on offshore energy--Proposals including preserving access to the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas, the Atlantic for wind, and additional items related to wind including revenue share Hypothetical comprehensive infrastructure legislation, including a version of the American Jobs Plan via budget reconciliation or a bipartisan compromise--Funding for ports related to offshore wind including in the Ports Infrastructure Development Program, tax credits related to offshore oil and gas, support for domestic shipbuilding, and jobs training, support for domestic renewable energy and energy-related infrastructure, tax assistance for renewable energy, potential for climate policies including a price on carbon H.R. 4372, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022--FY 2022 Interior, Environment, And Related Agencies Appropriations--Funding for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management renewable energy programs, provisions on Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement including Section 115 in House bill regarding Alternative Compliance Nomination of Tommy Beaudreau as Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior Memoranda on theWithdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition, 2020--Presidential withdrawals of acreage for energy leasing and potential avenues for reversal, including potential legislation or agency action. HR 2635, Potential Senate Companion--Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act--Language supporting leasing for offshore wind, and potential changes related to wind impact mitigation HR 1325--More Energy More Jobs Act--Language supporting leasing for offshore energy S 76, HR 543--Protecting our Wealth of Energy Resources Act--Provisions impacting offshore oil and gas leasing. HR 2515--The Builder Act--Provisions related to implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act HR 1689--Offshore Wind For The Territories Act--Offshore Wind leasing Implementation of Rigs-To-Reefs--Preserving opportunity to utilize program Draft Mitigation Policy for Trust Resources--Provisions impacting offshore oil and gas development BOEM 2021-0012--Final Environmental Impact Statement for Vineyard Wind LLC Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Massachusetts--Timely approval and community impacts HR 4334--American Energy First Act--Provisions related to oil and gas leasing and offshore wind, including potential changes in support of wind.

HR 1319 American Rescue Plan Act S 1076 REGROW Act Issues related to orphan wells HR 1325 More Energy More Jobs Act HR 859 Protecting American Energy Jobs Act HR 684 Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act S 171 Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act HR 544 Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act HR 519 Safeguarding Oil and Gas Leasing and Permitting Act of 2021 HR 218 Saving Americas Energy Future Act S 645 Stopping Methane Emissions Reduction Act S 624 Fair Returns for Public Lands Act S 607 End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act S 76 POWER Act of 2021 SJ Res 14 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review HR 3116 COAST Anti-Drilling Act S 1851 COAST Anti-Drilling Act

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), 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), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE

HR __ LIFT America Act; HR 1325 More Energy More Jobs Act; HR 848 GREEN Act; Draft legislation regarding energy workforce development; Draft legislation regarding methane emissions and transportation of natural gas; Draft legislation on permitting reforms for natural gas gathering lines; 85 Fed. Reg. 1684 Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; 85 Fed. Reg. 57298 Proposal To Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits; Efforts regarding pipeline safety reauthorization; Efforts related to electric vehicle infrastructure and subsidies; Efforts related to FERC's Policy Statement on Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Proposals; Efforts related to the development of energy infrastructure; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence.

Client expense: $1,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

General resource access (including leasing, permitting, interagency coordination, and allocation of agency resources)and royalty rates in priority areas for offshore oil, gas and wind and related economic, environmental, and national security benefits. Hypothetical comprehensive legislation on offshore energy--Proposals including preserving access to the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas, the Atlantic for wind, and additional items related to wind including revenue share Memoranda on theWithdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition, 2020--Presidential withdrawals of acreage for energy leasing and potential avenues for reversal, including potential legislation or agency action. S. 69, H.R. 552--Conservation Funding Protection Act--Provisions mandating lease sales and permitting decisions in the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico. H.R. 1325--More Energy More Jobs Act--Discussed potential re-introduction of bill on offshore energy leasing. Nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Department of Interior--Her positions on various natural resources and energy issues Draft version of The Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) --Language incorporating the COASTAL Act and OFFSHORE Acts from the 116th Congress regarding revenue sharing from energy in federal waters, and potential amendments related to offshore energy leasing H.R. 8632 (in 116th)--Oceans Based Climate Solutions Act--Discussed bills potential reintroduction and various provisions impacting fossil fuel leasing and production or offshore wind, including possible amendments. 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program--Importance of resource access H.R. 218--Saving America's Energy Future Act--Provisions on resource access and energy leasing BOEM 2020-057--South Fork Wind Farm and South Fork Export Cable Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement--Timely approval BOEM 2021-0012--Final Environmental Impact Statement for Vineyard Wind LLC Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Massachusetts--Timely approval and community impacts DOI Order No. 3395--Temporary Suspension of Delegated Authority--Impact on timely leasing, permitting, and approvals of offshore oil and gas-related actions EO 14008--Executive Order on Tackling The Climate Crisis At Home And Abroad--Impact on timely leasing, permitting, and approvals of offshore oil and gas-related actions, including previously planned March lease sale 257 DOI Order No. 3394--Establishment of New Department Leadership Team and Temporary Redelegation of Authority--Impact on timely permitting of offshore oil and gas-related actions H.R. 519--Safeguarding Oil and Gas Leasing and Permitting Act of 2021--Provisions impacting offshore oil and gas leasing. S. 76, H.R. 543--Protecting our Wealth of Energy Resources Act--Provisions impacting offshore oil and gas leasing. H.R. 859--Protecting American Energy Jobs Act--Provisions impacting offshore oil and gas leasing. American Jobs Plan or similar potential federal infrastructure package--Potential provisions related to funding ports improvements for facilitating offshore wind, funding or tax assistance related to the construction of domestic offshore wind-enabling vessels, interconnection of offshore wind into the domestic electrical grid, potential General discussion on provisions impacting offshore energy. Specific possible provisions include tax assistance for offshore wind, lending related to domestic renewable energy manufacturing, jobs training for renewable energy, and concerns related to tax provisions impacting offshore oil and gas. Nomination of Elizabeth Klein as Deputy Secretary to the Department of Interior--Her positions on various natural resources and energy issues Potential nomination of Thomas Beadreau to Deputy Secretary at the Department of Interior--His positions on various energy and natural resources issues.

H.R. 1325, More Energy More Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 1512, CLEAN Future Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows (LIFT) America Act S. 76, Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources (POWER) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7516, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2020 Draft legislation titled Reinvesting in Americas Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems (RISEE) Act Potential legislation on climate and energy innovation Potential COVID-19 legislation and related utility issues including moratoria Potential infrastructure legislation Potential energy efficiency legislation FY 2022 Energy and Water Appropriations Nomination of Jennifer Granholm to be Energy Secretary Nomination of Debra Haaland to be Secretary of the Interior Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; energy security; offshore energy exploration and development; Keystone XL environmental assessment; energy security and implications for national security; diversifying energy sources, including issues relating to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; funding for energy efficiency programs; establishing a durable program for managing used nuclear fuel; nuclear fuel storage at Yucca Mountain; funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; regulatory reform; climate change; nomination confirmations Department of the Interior; nomination confirmations Department of Energy; energy infrastructure and permitting; implementation of the Natural Gas Act; (P.L. 75-688) development of solar energy; development of water power; potential Presidential Performance Contracting Challenge; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOI Equipment and Services Produced or Provided by Certain Entities Identified as Risks to National Security; Department of Energy Prohibition Order Securing Critical Defense Facilities; Department of Energy bulk power system Executive Order 13920 request for information (RFI); Executive Order 13990, Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis; Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) notice of inquiry on certification of new interstate natural gas facilities; Department of Interior moratoria on permitting and leasing of federal lands for energy development

HR 1319 American Rescue Plan Act S 1076 REGROW Act Issues related to orphan wells HR 1325 More Energy More Jobs Act HR 859 Protecting American Energy Jobs Act HR 684 Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act S 171 Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act HR 544 Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act HR 519 Safeguarding Oil and Gas Leasing and Permitting Act of 2021 HR 218 Saving Americas Energy Future Act S 645 Stopping Methane Emissions Reduction Act S 624 Fair Returns for Public Lands Act S 607 End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act S 76 POWER Act of 2021 SJ Res 14 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review

Client expense: $212,534 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), 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), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE