POWER Act

H.R. 543: Protecting our Wealth of Energy Resources (POWER) Act; all provisions of the bill. S. 76: Protecting our Wealth of Energy Resources (POWER) Act of 2021; all provisions of the bill. General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretarial Order 3395, Temporary Suspension of Delegated Authority Department of the Interior (DOI) comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas programs as called for in Executive Order 14008, Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Notice to Lessees on Additional Security Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program Regulatory Reform Leasing and permitting for drilling of oil and natural gas resources on public lands issues Access to oil and natural gas resources on public lands

Client expense: $2,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

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.

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

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

Issues regarding federal land permitting: H.R. 543, Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources (POWER) Act.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE