Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act

Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to energy provisions related to climate, carbon, power, fuel and feedstocks. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to the Farm Bill. H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act. H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023. H.R. 1058, Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act. H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act. H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the EPA, and for other purposes. H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023. S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023. S. 870, Fire Grants and Safety Act (S. 870), section related to the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act. S. 1111, A bill to enhance US civil nuclear leadership, support the licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen the domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy, and for other purposes. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to circular feedstocks and R&D related automative polymers.

Client expense: $1,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to energy provisions related to climate, carbon, power, fuel and feedstocks. H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act. H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023. H.R. 1058, Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act. H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act. H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the EPA, and for other purposes. H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023. H.R. 4394, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. H.R. 5718, Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023. S. 452, Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023. S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023. S. 1111, A bill to enhance US civil nuclear leadership, support the licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen the domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy, and for other purposes. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to circular feedstocks and R&D related automative polymers.

Client expense: $1,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to energy provisions related to climate, carbon, power, fuel and feedstocks. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to the Farm Bill. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to circular feedstocks and R&D related automative polymers. H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act. H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023. H.R. 1058, Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act. H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act. H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the EPA, and for other purposes. H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023. S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023. S. 870, Fire Grants and Safety Act (S. 870), section related to the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act. S. 1111, A bill to enhance US civil nuclear leadership, support the licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen the domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy, and for other purposes. S. 4753, Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024.

Client expense: $880,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes H.R. 1085, Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act H.R. 1115, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 1130, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1140, To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Projects Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1160, Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act H.R. 1335, Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of (TAPP) American Resources Act H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 H.R. 2925, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024 H.R. 3081/S. 678, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2023 H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4468, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5551/S. 2827, Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act H.R. 6129, Studying NEPAs Impact on Projects Act H.R. 6213, National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act H.R. 6544, Atomic Energy Advancement Act H.R. 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act H.R. 7176, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024 H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8446, To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes S. 1111, Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023 S. 1863, Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 S. 3170, Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act S.4753, Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 S.4927, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.J.Res. 117/S.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter H.J.Res. 163/S.J.Res. 92, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule H.J.Res.168/S.J.Res. 99, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2" Draft legislation titled Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act Draft legislation to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Indo-Pacific Strategic Energy Initiative Act Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation requiring manual operations capabilities for critical infrastructure Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2635/S. 3808, Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4720/S. 2475, Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7688, Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8045, Critical Minerals Classification Improvement Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1863, Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 4064, International Nuclear Energy Act Potential legislation similar to S. 4066, Fueling Our Nuclear Future Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 4217, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to S. 4815, Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency (START) Act Potential legislation similar to H.J.Res. 91/S.J.Res. 55, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Potential legislation similar to 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 Final Rule, Department of Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers (89 Fed. Reg. 29,834-30,043, April 22, 2024) Final Rule, EPA New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 39,798-40,064, May 9, 2024) Proposed Regulations, Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen, Section 48(a)(15) Election to Treat Clean Hydrogen Production Facilities as Energy Property (88 Fed. Reg. 89,220-89,255, December 26, 2023) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; Keystone XL environmental assessment; diversifying energy sources, including 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; Department of Interior leasing ban and royalty review; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Updated Policy Statement on Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Interim Policy Statement on the Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Reliability Technical Conference in Docket No. AD23-9-000; strategic petroleum reserve; State Department interim international energy engagement guidance; electric grid reliability, resiliency, increasing demand growth, and generation adequacy, including interdependencies of natural gas and electricity markets; critical minerals, generally; energy security, including implications for national security and natural gas and liquified natural gas exports; limitations on exports of energy commodities, including liquified natural gas; Bureau of Land Management Leasing program; offshore energy exploration, including Bureau of Ocean Energy Management proposed program for the 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program; nuclear energy, including high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel supplies; electric transmission siting 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; 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; Presidential Announcement on a Temporary Pause on Pending Approvals of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports; cybersecurity regulations applicable to critical infrastructure and associated supply chains, including software bills of materials and cyber incident reporting relating to the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure (CIRCIA) Act of 2022; G7 Supply Chain Cybersecurity Principles from Department of Energy and White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience; development of and Initial Implementation Guidance from the Office of Management and Budget on the Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure (April 18, 2022); electric vehicle charging infrastructure; implementation of hydrogen production tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. No. 117-19); Department of Energy National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designation process; confirmation of new commissioners nominated to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

To create feasible federal rules for regulating vehicle tailpipe emissions and fuel economy: U.S. EPAs Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 through 2032 for Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles U.S. DOT NHTSAs Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standard for Model Years 2027 through 2032 for Light-Duty and Medium-duty Vehicles To limit U.S. EPAs use CAA and EPCA to implement a ban on ICE vehicles and create a BEV mandate through rule-making: FY24 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4821) and (S. 2605) To advance permitting reform and access to critical minerals for EV battery production: Revitalizing the Economy by Simplifying Timelines and Assuring Regulatory Transparency (RESTART) Act (S. 1449) Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources (SPUR) Act (S. 1456) Securing Americas Critical Mineral Supply Act (H.R. 1068) To ensure equitable and feasible standards for implementation of IRA Tax credits: U.S. Treasury implementation of IRA Sections 30D, 45W, 45X and 48C. To ensure feasible rules for managing forever chemicals in manufacturing: U.S. EPAs implementation of PFAS restrictions as part of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) PFAS Accountability Act of 2024 (H.R. 7194) / (S. 3725) PFAS Action Act of 2023 (H.R. 6805) To increase the availability of Hydrogen fuel for light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles: U.S. Treasury Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Clean Hydrogen Production Credit (45V)

Client expense: $1,521,648 · Firm income: Not reported

- Accessing Americas Critical Minerals Act of 2021 H.R. 2604 House - Chips and Science Act H.R. 4346 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - CCU Parity Act of 2023 S. 542/H.R. 1262 Senate/House - Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023 S. 2031 Senate - Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024 S. 3631/H.R. 7662 Senate/House - Inflation Reduction Act H.R. 5376 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3684 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - Lower Energy Costs Act H.R. 1 House - Mercury Air Toxins Standards No Bill# EPA/Senate/House - Mining Schools Act of 2023 S. 912 Senate - North American Transatlantic Resource Security Partnership Act of 2023 S. 458 Senate - ONSHORE Manufacturing Act of 2023 S. 44 Senate - Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 H.R. 209 House - Securing American Critical Minerals Act of 2023 H.R. 5021 House - Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 1068 House - Supply Chain Security and Resilience Act H.R. 826 House - Supply CHAINS Act H.R. 763 House - UMWA Energy Transition Initiative No Bill# Senate/House

Client expense: $109,043 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes H.R. 1085, Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act H.R. 1115, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 1130, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1140, To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Projects Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1160, Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act H.R. 1335, Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of (TAPP) American Resources Act H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 H.R. 2925, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024 H.R. 3081/S. 678, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2023 H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4468, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5551/S. 2827, Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act H.R. 6129, Studying NEPAs Impact on Projects Act H.R. 6213, National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act H.R. 6544, Atomic Energy Advancement Act H.R. 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act H.R. 7176, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024 H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8446, To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes S. 1111, Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023 S. 1863, Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 S. 3170, Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act H.J.Res. 117/S.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter H.J.Res. 163/S.J.Res. 92, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule H.J.Res.168/S.J.Res. 99, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2" Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Draft legislation titled Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act Draft legislation to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Indo-Pacific Strategic Energy Initiative Act Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation requiring manual operations capabilities for critical infrastructure Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2635/S. 3808, Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4720/S. 2475, Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7688, Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8045, Critical Minerals Classification Improvement Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1863, Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 4064, International Nuclear Energy Act Potential legislation similar to S. 4066, Fueling Our Nuclear Future Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 4217, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to S. 4815, Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency (START) Act Potential legislation similar to H.J.Res. 91/S.J.Res. 55, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Potential legislation similar to 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 Department of Interior 2021 Draft List of Critical Minerals, (86 Fed. Reg. 62,199-62,203, Nov. 9, 2021) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation and Generator Interconnection (87 Fed. Reg. 26,504-26,611, May 4, 2022) Guidance for Grants and Agreements, proposed rule; notification of proposed guidance (87 Fed. Reg. 8,374-8,378, February 9, 2023) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Applications for Permits to Site Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities (88 Fed. Reg. 2,770-2,794, January 17, 2023) Final Rule, Department of Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers (89 Fed. Reg. 29,834-30,043, April 22, 2024) Final Rule, EPA New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 39,798-40,064, May 9, 2024) Bureau of Land Managements proposed Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (88 Fed. Reg. 62,025- 62,043, September 8, 2023) Proposed Regulations, Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen, Section 48(a)(15) Election to Treat Clean Hydrogen Production Facilities as Energy Property (88 Fed. Reg. 89,220-89,255, Dec. 26, 2023) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; Keystone XL environmental assessment; diversifying energy sources, including 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; Department of Interior leasing ban and royalty review; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Updated Policy Statement on Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Interim Policy Statement on the Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Reliability Technical Conference in Docket No. AD23-9-000; strategic petroleum reserve; State Department interim international energy engagement guidance; electric grid reliability, resiliency, increasing demand growth, and generation adequacy, including interdependencies of natural gas and electricity markets; critical minerals, generally; energy security, including implications for national security and natural gas and liquified natural gas exports; limitations on exports of energy commodities, including liquified natural gas; Bureau of Land Management Leasing program; Offshore energy exploration, including Bureau of Ocean Energy Management proposed program for the 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program; nuclear energy, including high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel supplies; electric transmission siting 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; 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; Presidential Announcement on a Temporary Pause on Pending Approvals of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports; cybersecurity regulations applicable to critical infrastructure and associated supply chains, including software bills of materials and cyber incident reporting relating to the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure (CIRCIA) Act of 2022; G7 Supply Chain Cybersecurity Principles from Department of Energy and White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience; development of and Initial Implementation Guidance from the Office of Management and Budget on the Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure (April 18, 2022); electric vehicle charging infrastructure; implementation of hydrogen production tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. No. 117-19); Department of Energy National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designation process; confirmation of new commissioners nominated to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

To create feasible federal rules for regulating vehicle tailpipe emissions and fuel economy: U.S. EPAs Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 through 2032 for Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles U.S. DOT NHTSAs Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standard for Model Years 2027 through 2032 for Light-Duty and Medium-duty Vehicles To limit U.S. EPAs use CAA and EPCA to implement a ban on ICE vehicles and create a BEV mandate through rule-making: FY24 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4821) and (S. 2605) To advance permitting reform and access to critical minerals for EV battery production: Revitalizing the Economy by Simplifying Timelines and Assuring Regulatory Transparency (RESTART) Act (S. 1449) Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources (SPUR) Act (S. 1456) Securing Americas Critical Mineral Supply Act (H.R. 1068) To ensure equitable and feasible standards for implementation of IRA Tax credits: U.S. Treasury implementation of IRA Sections 30D, 45W, 45X and 48C. To ensure feasible rules for managing forever chemicals in manufacturing: U.S. EPAs implementation of PFAS restrictions as part of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) PFAS Accountability Act of 2024 (H.R. 7194) / (S. 3725) PFAS Action Act of 2023 (H.R. 6805) To increase the availability of Hydrogen fuel for light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles: U.S. Treasury Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Clean Hydrogen Production Credit (45V)

Client expense: $1,911,970 · Firm income: Not reported

Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to energy provisions related to climate, carbon, power, fuel and feedstocks. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to the Farm Bill. H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act. H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023. H.R. 1058, Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act. H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act. H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the EPA, and for other purposes. H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023. S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023. S. 870, Fire Grants and Safety Act (S. 870), section related to the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act. S. 1111, A bill to enhance US civil nuclear leadership, support the licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen the domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy, and for other purposes. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to circular feedstocks and R&D related automative polymers.

Client expense: $1,150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

- Accessing Americas Critical Minerals Act of 2021 H.R. 2604 House - Chips and Science Act H.R. 4346 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - CCU Parity Act of 2023 S. 542/H.R. 1262 Senate/House - Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023 S. 2031 Senate - Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024 S. 3631/H.R. 7662 Senate/House - Inflation Reduction Act H.R. 5376 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3684 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force Act of 2023 S. 1871 Senate - Lower Energy Costs Act H.R. 1 House - Mercury Air Toxins Standards No Bill# EPA/Senate/House - Mining Schools Act of 2023 S. 912 Senate - North American Transatlantic Resource Security Partnership Act of 2023 S. 458 Senate - ONSHORE Manufacturing Act of 2023 S. 44 Senate - Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 H.R. 209 House - Securing American Critical Minerals Act of 2023 H.R. 5021 House - Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 1068 House - Supply Chain Security and Resilience Act H.R. 826 House - Supply CHAINS Act H.R. 763 House - UMWA Energy Transition Initiative No Bill# Senate/House

Client expense: $115,568 · Firm income: Not reported

Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to energy provisions related to climate, carbon, power, fuel and feedstocks. H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act. H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023. H.R. 1058, Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act. H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act. H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the EPA, and for other purposes. H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023. H.R. 4394, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. H.R. 5718, Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023. S. 452, Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023. S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023. S. 1111, A bill to enhance US civil nuclear leadership, support the licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen the domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy, and for other purposes. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to circular feedstocks and R&D related automative polymers.

Client expense: $1,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes H.R. 1085, Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act H.R. 1115, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 1130, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1140, To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Projects Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1160, Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act H.R. 1335, Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of (TAPP) American Resources Act H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 H.R. 2925, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024 H.R. 3081/S. 678, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2023 H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4468, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5551/S. 2827, Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act H.R. 6129, Studying NEPAs Impact on Projects Act H.R. 6544, Atomic Energy Advancement Act H.R. 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act H.R. 7176, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024 S. 1111, Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023 S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 S. 3170, Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act Draft legislation titled Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act Draft legislation to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Indo-Pacific Strategic Energy Initiative Act Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation requiring manual operations capabilities for critical infrastructure Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2635/S. 3808, Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4720/S. 2475, Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7688, Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8045, Critical Minerals Classification Improvement Act Potential legislation similar to S. 4064, International Nuclear Energy Act Potential legislation similar to S. 4066, Fueling Our Nuclear Future Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 4217, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to S. 4815, Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency (START) Act Potential legislation similar to H.J.Res. 91/S.J.Res. 55, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Potential legislation similar to 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 Proposed Rule, Department of Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers (88 Fed. Reg. 1,722-1,859, January 11, 2023) Department of Interior 2021 Draft List of Critical Minerals, (86 Fed. Reg. 62,199-62,203, Nov. 9, 2021) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation and Generator Interconnection (87 Fed. Reg. 26,504-26,611, May 4, 2022) Guidance for Grants and Agreements, proposed rule; notification of proposed guidance (87 Fed. Reg. 8,374-8,378, February 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, EPA New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 33,240-33,420, May 23, 2023) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Applications for Permits to Site Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities (88 Fed. Reg. 2,770-2,794, January 17, 2023) Bureau of Land Managements proposed Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (88 Fed. Reg. 62,025- 62,043, September 8, 2023) Proposed Regulations; Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen, Section 48(a)(15) Election to Treat Clean Hydrogen Production Facilities as Energy Property (88 Fed. Reg. 89,220-89,255, Dec. 26, 2023) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; offshore energy exploration, including the National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program; Keystone XL environmental assessment; diversifying energy sources, including 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; Department of Interior leasing ban and royalty review; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Updated Policy Statement on Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Interim Policy Statement on the Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Reliability Technical Conference in Docket No. AD23-9-000; strategic petroleum reserve; State Department interim international energy engagement guidance; electric grid reliability, resiliency, and generation adequacy, including interdependencies of natural gas and electricity markets; critical minerals, generally; Office of Management and Budget guidance on the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Acts Buy America provisions; energy security, including implications for national security and natural gas and liquified natural gas exports; limitations on exports of energy commodities, including liquified natural gas; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program; Bureau of Land Management Leasing program; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management proposed program for the 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program; nuclear energy, including high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel supplies; electric transmission siting 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; 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; Presidential Announcement on a Temporary Pause on Pending Approvals of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports; cybersecurity regulations applicable to critical infrastructure and associated supply chains, including software bills of materials and cyber incident reporting relating to the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure (CIRCIA) Act of 2022; development of and Initial Implementation Guidance from the Office of Management and Budget on the Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure (April 18, 2022); electric vehicle charging infrastructure; implementation of hydrogen production tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. No. 117-19); Department of Energy National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designation process; confirmation of new commissioners nominated to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

To create feasible federal rules for regulating vehicle tailpipe emissions and fuel economy: U.S. EPAs Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 through 2032 for Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles U.S. DOT NHTSAs Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standard for Model Years 2027 through 2032 for Light-Duty and Medium-duty Vehicles To limit U.S. EPAs use CAA and EPCA to implement a ban on ICE vehicles and create a BEV mandate through rule-making: FY24 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4821) and (S. 2605) To advance permitting reform and access to critical minerals for EV battery production: Revitalizing the Economy by Simplifying Timelines and Assuring Regulatory Transparency (RESTART) Act (S. 1449) Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources (SPUR) Act (S. 1456) Securing Americas Critical Mineral Supply Act (H.R. 1068) To ensure equitable and feasible standards for implementation of IRA Tax credits: U.S. Treasury implementation of IRA Sections 30D, 45W, 45X and 48C. To ensure feasible rules for managing forever chemicals in manufacturing: U.S. EPAs implementation of PFAS restrictions as part of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) PFAS Accountability Act of 2024 (H.R. 7194) / (S. 3725) PFAS Action Act of 2023 (H.R. 6805) To increase the availability of Hydrogen fuel for light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles: U.S. Treasury Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Clean Hydrogen Production Credit (45V)

Client expense: $1,288,650 · Firm income: Not reported

H.Con.Res Expressing disapproval of the revocation by President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline H.R.__, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 647 Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1068 Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 636 Forced Arbitration H.R. 567 Obernolte - Salvage Logging S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act H.R. 189 Action Versus No Action Act H.R. 200 Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act H.R 209 Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 Circular Economy Legislation H.R. 1140 To authorize the Administrator of the EPA to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1131 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities and for other purposes Roadless Area Conservation Act Lower Snake River dams Forestry Legislation/Defensive and Offensive: Farm Bill H.R. 2989 The Save our Sequoias Act S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act S. 540 Protect the West Act S. 1540 Forest Information Reform Act (FIR Act) H.R. 934 Wildfire Supression legislation (no short title); H.R. 3522 FIRESHEDS Act H.R. 3853 & S. 1831 Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R.615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.188 - Proven Forest Management Act of 2022 H.R.2925/S. 1281 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023 S.1622/HR 3377 - End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2023 S. 282/H.R. 724 Arctic Refuge Protection Act H.R.3397 - To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health. S. 808 - Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2023 H. Res. 195 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations H.R. 4141 - Broadband for Americans through Responsible Streamlining Act H.R. 3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2023 S. 2991 Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2023 H.R. 3195 - Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act S. 2269- Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act S. 1715- Wildfire Emergency Act S. 808- Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act S. 452- Nuclear Fuel Security Act S. 2031- Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023; H.R. 4821- Interior Appropriations Circular Economy Advocacy (Levin bill) H.R. 4936 Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act or the NOW Act H.R. 4916 Comprehensive Legislation for Expanding and Advancing Nonrestrictive Energy Act or the CLEAN Energy Act. H.R. 5582- White Oak Resilience Ace H.R. 4717- Locally Led Restoration Act of 2023 H.R.6009 - Restoring American Energy Dominance Act H.R.6285 - Alaskas Right to Produce Act of 2023 Tongass Roadless Rule 88 FR 5252 (1/27/2023) USDA 36 CFR Part 294 RIN 0596-AD51 Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska; Forest Service; Final Rule and Record of Decision Protections for old and mature growth trees and forests CEQ Phase II NEPA regulations: 88 FR 49924 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [21X.LLAK930100.L16100000.PN0000] (Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Alaska) Framing the National Nature Assessment (Document Number 2022-23593) National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (CEQ-2022-0005) BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule 88 FR 19583 US Forest Service Climate Resilience Rule (Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Functions and Procedures; Forest Service Functions) 36 CFR 200 Proposed Rule Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act, Permitting Council Docket Number 2023-001, 88 Fed. Reg. 65350 (Sept. 22, 2023) Department of Energys (DOE or Department) solicitation of comments on DOEs Loan Programs Offices Title XVII Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program . 87 Fed. Reg. 33,141 (June 1, 2022). DE-FOA-0003085: Request for Information to Provide Feedback on Critical Materials Assessment Bureau of Land Management Proposed Rule Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Processes (88 FR 47562, July 24, 2023) Bureau of Land Management, Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (88 FR 62025, September 8, 2023) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOtice of the Availability of the 2024-2029 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (88 FR 67798, Oct. 2, 2023) Endangered and Threatened Species: Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2023-0018-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Listing and Designating Critical Habitat (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0107-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Interagency Cooperation (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0104-0001) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 60 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072; FRL-8536-02- OAR] RIN 2060-AV09 New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. 88 FR 33240 ( May 23, 2023) Laura Daniel Davis - DOI Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

H.Con.Res Expressing disapproval of the revocation by President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline H.R.__, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 647 Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1068 Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 636 Forced Arbitration H.R. 567 Obernolte - Salvage Logging S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act H.R. 189 Action Versus No Action Act H.R. 200 Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act H.R 209 Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 Circular Economy Legislation H.R. 1140 To authorize the Administrator of the EPA to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1131 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities and for other purposes Roadless Area Conservation Act Lower Snake River dams Forestry Legislation/Defensive and Offensive: Farm Bill H.R. 2989 The Save our Sequoias Act S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act S. 540 Protect the West Act S. 1540 Forest Information Reform Act (FIR Act) H.R. 934 Wildfire Supression legislation (no short title); H.R. 3522 FIRESHEDS Act H.R. 3853 & S. 1831 Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R.615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.188 - Proven Forest Management Act of 2022 H.R.2925/S. 1281 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023 S.1622/HR 3377 - End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2023 S. 282/H.R. 724 Arctic Refuge Protection Act H.R.3397 - To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health. S. 808 - Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2023 H. Res. 195 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations H.R. 4141 - Broadband for Americans through Responsible Streamlining Act H.R. 3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2023 S. 2991 Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2023 H.R. 3195 - Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act S. 2269- Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act S. 1715- Wildfire Emergency Act S. 808- Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act S. 452- Nuclear Fuel Security Act S. 2031- Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023; H.R. 4821- Interior Appropriations Circular Economy Advocacy (Levin bill) H.R. 4936 Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act or the NOW Act H.R. 4916 Comprehensive Legislation for Expanding and Advancing Nonrestrictive Energy Act or the CLEAN Energy Act. H.R. 5582- White Oak Resilience Ace H.R. 4717- Locally Led Restoration Act of 2023 H.R.6009 - Restoring American Energy Dominance Act H.R.6285 - Alaskas Right to Produce Act of 2023 Tongass Roadless Rule 88 FR 5252 (1/27/2023) USDA 36 CFR Part 294 RIN 0596-AD51 Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska; Forest Service; Final Rule and Record of Decision Protections for old and mature growth trees and forests CEQ Phase II NEPA regulations: 88 FR 49924 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [21X.LLAK930100.L16100000.PN0000] (Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Alaska) Framing the National Nature Assessment (Document Number 2022-23593) National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (CEQ-2022-0005) BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule 88 FR 19583 US Forest Service Climate Resilience Rule (Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Functions and Procedures; Forest Service Functions) 36 CFR 200 Proposed Rule Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act, Permitting Council Docket Number 2023-001, 88 Fed. Reg. 65350 (Sept. 22, 2023) Department of Energys (DOE or Department) solicitation of comments on DOEs Loan Programs Offices Title XVII Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program . 87 Fed. Reg. 33,141 (June 1, 2022). DE-FOA-0003085: Request for Information to Provide Feedback on Critical Materials Assessment Bureau of Land Management Proposed Rule Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Processes (88 FR 47562, July 24, 2023) Bureau of Land Management, Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (88 FR 62025, September 8, 2023) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOtice of the Availability of the 2024-2029 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (88 FR 67798, Oct. 2, 2023) Endangered and Threatened Species: Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2023-0018-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Listing and Designating Critical Habitat (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0107-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Interagency Cooperation (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0104-0001) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 60 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072; FRL-8536-02- OAR] RIN 2060-AV09 New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. 88 FR 33240 ( May 23, 2023) Laura Daniel Davis - DOI Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

- Accessing Americas Critical Minerals Act of 2021 H.R. 2604 House - Chips and Science Act H.R. 4346 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - CCU Parity Act of 2023 S. 542/H.R. 1262 Senate/House - EPA New Carbon Pollution Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Fossil-Fueled Stationary Sources No Bill# Senate/House/EPA/OMB - Inflation Reduction Act H.R. 5376 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3684 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - Lower Energy Costs Act H.R. 1 House - Mercury Air Toxins Standards No Bill# EPA/Senate/House - Mining Schools Act of 2023 S. 912 Senate - North American Transatlantic Resource Security Partnership Act of 2023 S. 458 Senate - ONSHORE Manufacturing Act of 2023 S. 44 Senate - Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 H.R. 209 House - Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 1068 House - Supply Chain Security and Resilience Act H.R. 826 House - Supply CHAINS Act H.R. 763 House - UMWA Energy Transition Initiative No Bill# Senate/House

Client expense: $149,221 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes H.R. 1085, Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act H.R. 1115, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 1130, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1140, To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Projects Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1160, Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act H.R. 1335, Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of (TAPP) American Resources Act H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 H.R. 3081/S. 678, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2023 H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4468, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5551/S. 2827, Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act H.R. 6129, Studying NEPAs Impact on Projects Act S. 1111, Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023 S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 S. 3170, Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act Draft legislation titled Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act Draft legislation to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Indo-Pacific Strategic Energy Initiative Act Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2635/S. 3808, Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4720/S. 2475, Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7688, Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8045, Critical Minerals Classification Improvement Act Potential legislation similar S. 4064, International Nuclear Energy Act Potential legislation similar S. 4066, Fueling Our Nuclear Future Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar S. 4217, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act Potential legislation similar S. 4815, Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency (START) Act Potential legislative action similar to H.J.Res. 91/S.J.Res. 55, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Potential legislative action similar to 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 Proposed Rule, Department of Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers (88 Fed. Reg. 1,722-1,859, January 11, 2023) Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Ensuring the Continued Security of the United States Critical Electric Infrastructure (86 Fed. Reg. 21,309-21,311, April 12, 2021) Department of Interior 2021 Draft List of Critical Minerals, (86 Fed. Reg. 62,199-62,203 (Nov. 9, 2021) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation and Generator Interconnection (87 Fed. Reg. 26,504-26,611, May 4, 2022) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Duty of Candor (87 Fed. Reg. 49,784-49,793, August 12, 2022) Guidance for Grants and Agreements, proposed rule; notification of proposed guidance (87 Fed. Reg. 8,374-8,378, February 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, EPA New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 33,240-33,420, May 23, 2023) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Applications for Permits to Site Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities (88 Fed. Reg. 2,770-2,794, January 17, 2023) Proposed Rule Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council; Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65,350-65,356, September 22, 2023) Bureau of Land Managements proposed Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (88 Fed. Reg. 62,025- 62,043, September 8, 2023) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; offshore energy exploration, including the National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program; Keystone XL environmental assessment; diversifying energy sources, including 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; Department of Interior leasing ban and royalty review; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Updated Policy Statement on Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Interim Policy Statement on the Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Reliability Technical Conference in Docket No. AD23-9-000; strategic petroleum reserve; State Department interim international energy engagement guidance; electric grid reliability, resiliency, and generation adequacy, including interdependencies of natural gas and electricity markets; critical minerals, generally; Office of Management and Budget guidance on the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Acts Buy America provisions; energy security, including implications for national security and natural gas and liquified natural gas exports; Department of Energy anticipated future energy efficiency regulations; Bureau of Land Management Leasing program; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management proposed program for the 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program; nuclear energy, including high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel supplies; electric transmission siting and permitting; limitations on exports of energy commodities; 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; cybersecurity regulations applicable to critical infrastructure and associated supply chains, including software bills of materials and cyber incident reporting relating to the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure (CIRCIA) Act of 2022; development of and Initial Implementation Guidance from the Office of Management and Budget on the Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure (April 18, 2022); electric vehicle charging infrastructure; implementation of hydrogen production tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); hydrogen production tax credit (45V) guidance; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. No. 117-19)

H.Con.Res Expressing disapproval of the revocation by President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline H.R.__, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 647 Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1068 Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 636 Forced Arbitration H.R. 567 Obernolte - Salvage Logging S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act H.R. 189 Action Versus No Action Act H.R. 200 Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act H.R 209 Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 Circular Economy Legislation H.R. 1140 To authorize the Administrator of the EPA to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1131 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities and for other purposes Roadless Area Conservation Act Lower Snake River dams Forestry Legislation/Defensive and Offensive: Farm Bill H.R. 2989 The Save our Sequoias Act S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act S. 540 Protect the West Act S. 1540 Forest Information Reform Act (FIR Act) H.R. 934 Wildfire Supression legislation (no short title); H.R. 3522 FIRESHEDS Act H.R. 3853 & S. 1831 Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R.615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.188 - Proven Forest Management Act of 2022 H.R.2925/S. 1281 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023 S.1622/HR 3377 - End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2023 S. 282/H.R. 724 Arctic Refuge Protection Act H.R.3397 - To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health. S. 808 - Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2023 H. Res. 195 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations H.R. 4141 - Broadband for Americans through Responsible Streamlining Act H.R. 3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2023 S. 2991 Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2023 H.R. 3195 - Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act S. 2269- Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act S. 1715- Wildfire Emergency Act S. 808- Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act S. 452- Nuclear Fuel Security Act S. 2031- Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023; H.R. 4821- Interior Appropriations Circular Economy Advocacy (Levin bill) H.R. 4936 Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act or the NOW Act H.R. 4916 Comprehensive Legislation for Expanding and Advancing Nonrestrictive Energy Act or the CLEAN Energy Act. H.R. 5582- White Oak Resilience Ace H.R. 4717- Locally Led Restoration Act of 2023 H.R.6009 - Restoring American Energy Dominance Act H.R.6285 - Alaskas Right to Produce Act of 2023 Tongass Roadless Rule 88 FR 5252 (1/27/2023) USDA 36 CFR Part 294 RIN 0596-AD51 Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska; Forest Service; Final Rule and Record of Decision Protections for old and mature growth trees and forests CEQ Phase II NEPA regulations: 88 FR 49924 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [21X.LLAK930100.L16100000.PN0000] (Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Alaska) Framing the National Nature Assessment (Document Number 2022-23593) National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (CEQ-2022-0005) BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule 88 FR 19583 US Forest Service Climate Resilience Rule (Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Functions and Procedures; Forest Service Functions) 36 CFR 200 Proposed Rule Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act, Permitting Council Docket Number 2023-001, 88 Fed. Reg. 65350 (Sept. 22, 2023) Department of Energys (DOE or Department) solicitation of comments on DOEs Loan Programs Offices Title XVII Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program . 87 Fed. Reg. 33,141 (June 1, 2022). DE-FOA-0003085: Request for Information to Provide Feedback on Critical Materials Assessment Bureau of Land Management Proposed Rule Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Processes (88 FR 47562, July 24, 2023) Bureau of Land Management, Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (88 FR 62025, September 8, 2023) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOtice of the Availability of the 2024-2029 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (88 FR 67798, Oct. 2, 2023) Endangered and Threatened Species: Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2023-0018-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Listing and Designating Critical Habitat (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0107-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Interagency Cooperation (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0104-0001) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 60 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072; FRL-8536-02- OAR] RIN 2060-AV09 New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. 88 FR 33240 ( May 23, 2023) Laura Daniel Davis - DOI Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to energy provisions related to climate, carbon, power, fuel and feedstocks. H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act. H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023. H.R. 1058, Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act. H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act. H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the EPA, and for other purposes. H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023. H.R. 4394, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. H.R. 5718, Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023. S. 452, Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023. S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023. S. 1111, A bill to enhance US civil nuclear leadership, support the licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen the domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy, and for other purposes. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to circular feedstocks and R&D related automative polymers.

Client expense: $1,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

To increase the availability of fuel cell infrastructure Hydrogen for Trucks Act - H.R. 7064/S. 3806 Hydrogen for Trucks Act 2022 To Amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2019 (P.L. 116-6) ("Act") into law Extend the current weight exemptions for class 8 trucks to include zero-emission vehicles such as the hydrogen powered FCET Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022 (Permitting Reform) Critical Mineral Independence Act (S. 5195) American Energy Independence Act (H.R. 6884) DOE implementation of federal funding for Hydrogen Hubs Green House Gas (GHG) CO2 emissions standards for Model Year 26-30 (EPA- Clean Air Act of 2022) Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE-NHTSA fuel economy standards for Model Year 26-30 (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Building American Energy Security Act of 2023 (S. 1399) Critical Mineral Independence Act (S. 5195) American Energy Independence Act (H.R. 6884) Securing Americas Critical Mineral Supply Act (H.R. 1068) Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1) EV, Battery, and Infrastructure Tax Credits: IRS/Treasury implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Sections 30D, 45W, 45X and 48C EPA Proposed Tailpipe Emissions Rule: Green House Gas (GHG) CO2 emissions standards for Model Year 27-32 (EPA- Clean Air Act of 2022) NHTSA Propose Rule: Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE-NHTSA fuel economy standards for Model Year 27-32 (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) EPAs implementation additional PFAS restrictions as part of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and National Primary Drinking Water Regulation IRS/Treasury Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Section 48V production of clean hydrogen FY 24 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act- HR 4821 and S 2605

H.Con.Res Expressing disapproval of the revocation by President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline H.R.__, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 647 Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1068 Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 636 Forced Arbitration H.R. 567 Obernolte - Salvage Logging S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act H.R. 189 Action Versus No Action Act H.R. 200 Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act H.R 209 Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 Circular Economy Legislation H.R. 1140 To authorize the Administrator of the EPA to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1131 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities and for other purposes Roadless Area Conservation Act Lower Snake River dams Forestry Legislation/Defensive and Offensive: Farm Bill H.R. 2989 The Save our Sequoias Act S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act S. 540 Protect the West Act S. 1540 Forest Information Reform Act (FIR Act) H.R. 934 Wildfire Supression legislation (no short title); H.R. 3522 FIRESHEDS Act H.R. 3853 & S. 1831 Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R.615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.188 - Proven Forest Management Act of 2022 H.R.2925/S. 1281 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023 S.1622/HR 3377 - End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2023 S. 282/H.R. 724 Arctic Refuge Protection Act H.R.3397 - To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health. S. 808 - Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2023 H. Res. 195 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations H.R. 4141 - Broadband for Americans through Responsible Streamlining Act H.R. 3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2023 S. 2991 Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2023 H.R. 3195 - Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act S. 2269- Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act S. 1715- Wildfire Emergency Act S. 808- Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act S. 452- Nuclear Fuel Security Act S. 2031- Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023; H.R. 4821- Interior Appropriations Circular Economy Advocacy (Levin bill) H.R. 4936 Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act or the NOW Act H.R. 4916 Comprehensive Legislation for Expanding and Advancing Nonrestrictive Energy Act or the CLEAN Energy Act. Tongass Roadless Rule 88 FR 5252 (1/27/2023) USDA 36 CFR Part 294 RIN 0596-AD51 Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska; Forest Service; Final Rule and Record of Decision Protections for old and mature growth trees and forests CEQ Phase II NEPA regulations: 88 FR 49924 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [21X.LLAK930100.L16100000.PN0000] (Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Alaska) Framing the National Nature Assessment (Document Number 2022-23593) National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (CEQ-2022-0005) BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule 88 FR 19583 US Forest Service Climate Resilience Rule (Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Functions and Procedures; Forest Service Functions) 36 CFR 200 Proposed Rule Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act, Permitting Council Docket Number 2023-001, 88 Fed. Reg. 65350 (Sept. 22, 2023) Department of Energys (DOE or Department) solicitation of comments on DOEs Loan Programs Offices Title XVII Innovative Technologies Loan Guarantee Program . 87 Fed. Reg. 33,141 (June 1, 2022). DE-FOA-0003085: Request for Information to Provide Feedback on Critical Materials Assessment Bureau of Land Management Proposed Rule Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Processes (88 FR 47562, July 24, 2023) Bureau of Land Management, Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (88 FR 62025, September 8, 2023) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOtice of the Availability of the 2024-2029 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (88 FR 67798, Oct. 2, 2023) Endangered and Threatened Species: Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2023-0018-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Listing and Designating Critical Habitat (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0107-0001) Endangered and Threatened Species: Interagency Cooperation (Document ID: FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0104-0001) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 60 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072; FRL-8536-02- OAR] RIN 2060-AV09 New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. 88 FR 33240 ( May 23, 2023) Laura Daniel Davis - DOI Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

To increase the availability of fuel cell infrastructure Hydrogen for Trucks Act - H.R. 7064/S. 3806 Hydrogen for Trucks Act 2022 To Amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2019 (P.L. 116-6) ("Act") into law Extend the current weight exemptions for class 8 trucks to include zero-emission vehicles such as the hydrogen powered FCET Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022 (Permitting Reform) Critical Mineral Independence Act (S. 5195) American Energy Independence Act (H.R. 6884) DOE implementation of federal funding for Hydrogen Hubs Green House Gas (GHG) CO2 emissions standards for Model Year 26-30 (EPA- Clean Air Act of 2022) Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE-NHTSA fuel economy standards for Model Year 26-30 (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Building American Energy Security Act of 2023 (S. 1399) Critical Mineral Independence Act (S. 5195) American Energy Independence Act (H.R. 6884) Securing Americas Critical Mineral Supply Act (H.R. 1068) Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1) EV, Battery, and Infrastructure Tax Credits: IRS/Treasury implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Sections 30D, 45W, 45X and 48C EPA Proposed Tailpipe Emissions Rule: Green House Gas (GHG) CO2 emissions standards for Model Year 26-30 (EPA- Clean Air Act of 2022) NHTSA Propose Rule: Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE-NHTSA fuel economy standards for Model Year 26-30 (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) EPAs implementation additional PFAS restrictions as part of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and National Primary Drinking Water Regulation IRS/Treasury Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Section 48V production of clean hydrogen FY 24 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act- HR 4821 and S 2605

Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to energy provisions related to climate, carbon, power, fuel and feedstocks. H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act. H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023. H.R. 1058, Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act. H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act. H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the EPA, and for other purposes. H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023. H.R. 4394, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. S. 452, Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023. S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023. S. 1111, A bill to enhance US civil nuclear leadership, support the licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen the domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy, and for other purposes. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to circular feedstocks and R&D related automative polymers.

Client expense: $990,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes H.R. 1085, Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act H.R. 1115, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 1130, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1140, To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1160, Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act H.R. 1335, Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of (TAPP) American Resources Act H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 H.R. 3081/S. 678, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2023 H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5551/S. 2827, Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act S. 1111, Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023 Draft legislation titled Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act Draft legislation to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Indo-Pacific Strategic Energy Initiative Act Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2635/S. 3808, Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4720/S. 2475, Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7688, Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8045, Critical Minerals Classification Improvement Act Potential legislation similar S. 4064, International Nuclear Energy Act Potential legislation similar S. 4066, Fueling Our Nuclear Future Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar S. 4217, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act Potential legislation similar S. 4815, Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency (START) Act Potential legislative action similar to H.J.Res. 91/S.J.Res. 55, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Potential legislative action similar to 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 Proposed Rule, Department of Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers (88 Fed. Reg. 1,722-1,859, January 11, 2023) Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Ensuring the Continued Security of the United States Critical Electric Infrastructure (86 Fed. Reg. 21,309-21,311, April 12, 2021) Department of Interior 2021 Draft List of Critical Minerals, (86 Fed. Reg. 62,199-62,203 (Nov. 9, 2021) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation and Generator Interconnection (87 Fed. Reg. 26,504-26,611, May 4, 2022) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Duty of Candor (87 Fed. Reg. 49,784-49,793, August 12, 2022) Guidance for Grants and Agreements, proposed rule; notification of proposed guidance (87 Fed. Reg. 8,374-8,378, February 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, EPA New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 33,240-33,420, May 23, 2023) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Applications for Permits to Site Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities (88 Fed. Reg. 2,770-2,794, January 17, 2023) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; offshore energy exploration, including the National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program; Keystone XL environmental assessment; diversifying energy sources, including 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; Department of Interior leasing ban and royalty review; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Updated Policy Statement on Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Interim Policy Statement on the Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews; strategic petroleum reserve; State Department interim international energy engagement guidance; electric grid reliability, resiliency, and generation adequacy; critical minerals, generally; Office of Management and Budget guidance on the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Acts Buy America provisions; energy security, including implications for national security and natural gas and liquified natural gas exports; Department of Energy anticipated future energy efficiency regulations; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program; Bureau of Land Management Leasing program; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management proposed program for the 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program; nuclear energy, including high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel supplies; electric transmission siting and permitting; limitations on exports of energy commodities; 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; cybersecurity regulations applicable to critical infrastructure and associated supply chains, including software bills of materials and cyber incident reporting relating to the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure (CIRCIA) Act of 2022; development of and Initial Implementation Guidance from the Office of Management and Budget on the Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure (April 18, 2022); electric vehicle charging infrastructure; implementation of hydrogen production tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); hydrogen production tax credit (45V) guidance; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L. No. 117-19)

- Accessing Americas Critical Minerals Act of 2021 H.R. 2604 House - Chips and Science Act H.R. 4346 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - CCU Parity Act of 2023 S. 542/H.R. 1262 Senate/House - EPA New Carbon Pollution Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Fossil-Fueled Stationary Sources No Bill# Senate/House/EPA/OMB - Inflation Reduction Act H.R. 5376 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3684 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - Lower Energy Costs Act H.R. 1 House - Mercury Air Toxins Standards No Bill# EPA/Senate/House - Mining Schools Act of 2023 S. 912 Senate - North American Transatlantic Resource Security Partnership Act of 2023 S. 458 Senate - ONSHORE Manufacturing Act of 2023 S. 44 Senate - Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 H.R. 209 House - Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 1068 House - Supply Chain Security and Resilience Act H.R. 826 House - Supply CHAINS Act H.R. 763 House - UMWA Energy Transition Initiative No Bill# Senate/House

Client expense: $125,431 · Firm income: Not reported

- Accessing Americas Critical Minerals Act of 2021 H.R. 2604 House - Chips and Science Act H.R. 4346 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - CCU Parity Act of 2023 S. 542/H.R. 1262 Senate/House - EPA New Carbon Pollution Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Fossil-Fueled Stationary Sources No Bill# Senate/House/EPA/OMB - Inflation Reduction Act H.R. 5376 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3684 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - Lower Energy Costs Act H.R. 1 House - Mercury Air Toxins Standards No Bill# EPA/Senate/House - Mining Schools Act of 2023 S. 912 Senate - North American Transatlantic Resource Security Partnership Act of 2023 S. 458 Senate - ONSHORE Manufacturing Act of 2023 S. 4 Senate - Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 H.R. 209 House - Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 1068 House - Supply Chain Security and Resilience Act H.R. 826 House - Supply CHAINS Act H.R. 763 House - UMWA Energy Transition Initiative No Bill# Senate/House

Client expense: $125,574 · Firm income: Not reported

H.Con.Res Expressing disapproval of the revocation by President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline H.R.__, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 647 Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1068 Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 636 Forced Arbitration H.R. 567 Obernolte - Salvage Logging S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act H.R. 189 Action Versus No Action Act H.R. 200 Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act H.R 209 Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 Circular Economy Legislation H.R. 1140 To authorize the Administrator of the EPA to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1131 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities and for other purposes Roadless Area Conservation Act Lower Snake River dams Forestry Legislation/Defensive and Offensive: Farm Bill H.R. 2989 The Save our Sequoias Act H.R. 200 Forest Information Reform Act (Cottonwood) S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act S. 540 Protect the West Act S. 1540 Forest Information Reform Act (FIR Act) H.R. 188 Proven Forest Management Act H.R. 934 Wildfire Supression legislation (no short title); H.R. 3522 FIRESHEDS Act H.R. 3853 & S. 1831 Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R. 209 Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 Roadless Area Conservation Act (yet to be introduced) H.R.615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.188 - Proven Forest Management Act of 2022 H.R.2925/S. 1281 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023 S.1622/HR 3377 - End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2023 S. 282/H.R. 724 Arctic Refuge Protection Act H.R.3397 - To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health. S. 808 - Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2023 H. Res. 195 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations H.R. 4141 - To provide that certain communications practices... H.R. 3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act Tongass Roadless Rule 88 FR 5252 (1/27/2023) USDA 36 CFR Part 294 RIN 0596-AD51 Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska; Forest Service; Final Rule and Record of Decision Protections for old and mature growth trees and forests CEQ PHASE II (at OIRA/OMB) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [21X.LLAK930100.L16100000.PN0000] (Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Alaska) Framing the National Nature Assessment (Document Number 2022-23593) National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (CEQ-2022-0005) BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule 88 FR 19583 US Forest Service Climate Resilience Rule (Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Functions and Procedures; Forest Service Functions) 36 CFR 200 Laura Daniel Davis - DOI Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

H.Con.Res Expressing disapproval of the revocation by President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline H.R.__, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 647 Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1068 Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 636 Forced Arbitration H.R. 567 Obernolte - Salvage Logging S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act H.R. 189 Action Versus No Action Act H.R. 200 Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act H.R 209 Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 Circular Economy Legislation H.R. 1140 To authorize the Administrator of the EPA to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1131 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities and for other purposes Roadless Area Conservation Act Lower Snake River dams Forestry Legislation/Defensive and Offensive: Farm Bill H.R. 2989 The Save our Sequoias Act H.R. 200 Forest Information Reform Act (Cottonwood) S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act S. 540 Protect the West Act S. 1540 Forest Information Reform Act (FIR Act) H.R. 188 Proven Forest Management Act H.R. 934 Wildfire Supression legislation (no short title); H.R. 3522 FIRESHEDS Act H.R. 3853 & S. 1831 Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R. 209 Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 Roadless Area Conservation Act (yet to be introduced) H.R.615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.188 - Proven Forest Management Act of 2022 H.R.2925/S. 1281 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023 S.1622/HR 3377 - End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2023 S. 282/H.R. 724 Arctic Refuge Protection Act H.R.3397 - To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health. S. 808 - Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2023 H. Res. 195 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations H.R. 4141 - To provide that certain communications practices... H.R. 3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act Tongass Roadless Rule 88 FR 5252 (1/27/2023) USDA 36 CFR Part 294 RIN 0596-AD51 Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska; Forest Service; Final Rule and Record of Decision Protections for old and mature growth trees and forests CEQ PHASE II (at OIRA/OMB) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [21X.LLAK930100.L16100000.PN0000] (Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Alaska) Framing the National Nature Assessment (Document Number 2022-23593) National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (CEQ-2022-0005) BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule 88 FR 19583 US Forest Service Climate Resilience Rule (Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Functions and Procedures; Forest Service Functions) 36 CFR 200 Laura Daniel Davis - DOI Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes H.R. 1085, Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act H.R. 1115, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 1130, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1140, To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1160, Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act H.R. 1335, Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 H.R. 3081/S. 678, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2023 S. 1111, Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023 Draft legislation titled Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act Draft legislation to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Indo-Pacific Strategic Energy Initiative Act Draft legislation titled the Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2635/S. 3808, Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4720/S. 2475, Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7302, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7688, Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7776, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 6513 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8045, Critical Minerals Classification Improvement Act Potential legislation similar to S. 3808, Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act Potential legislation similar S. 4064, International Nuclear Energy Act Potential legislation similar S. 4066, Fueling Our Nuclear Future Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar S. 4217, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act Potential legislation similar S. 4815, Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency (START) Act Potential legislative action similar to H.J.Res. 91/S.J.Res. 55, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Potential legislative action similar to 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 Proposed Rule, Department of Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers (88 Fed. Reg. 1,722-1,859, January 11, 2023) Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Ensuring the Continued Security of the United States Critical Electric Infrastructure (86 Fed. Reg. 21,309-21,311, April 12, 2021) Department of Interior 2021 Draft List of Critical Minerals, (86 Fed. Reg. 62,199-62,203, Nov. 9, 2021) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation and Generator Interconnection (87 Fed. Reg. 26,504-26,611, May 4, 2022) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Duty of Candor (87 Fed. Reg. 49,784-49,793, August 12, 2022) Request for Comments on Proposed OMB Circular No. A-4, "Regulatory Analysis," Office of Management and Budget; (88 Fed. Reg. 20,915 - 20,916, April 7, 2023) Guidance for Grants and Agreements, proposed rule; notification of proposed guidance (87 Fed. Reg. 8,374-8,378, February 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 33,240-33,420, May 23, 2023) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Applications for Permits to Site Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities (88 Fed. Reg. 2,770-2,794, January 17, 2023) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; offshore energy exploration; Keystone XL environmental assessment; 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; Department of Interior leasing ban and royalty review; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Updated Policy Statement on Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Interim Policy Statement on the Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews; strategic petroleum reserve; State Department interim international energy engagement guidance; electric grid reliability, resiliency, and generation adequacy; critical minerals, generally; Office of Management and Budget guidance on the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Acts Buy America provisions; energy security, including implications for national security and natural gas and liquified natural gas exports; Department of Energy anticipated future energy efficiency regulations; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program; Bureau of Land Management Leasing program; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management proposed program for the 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program; nuclear energy, including high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel supplies; electric transmission siting and permitting; limitations on exports of energy commodities; 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; cybersecurity regulations applicable to critical infrastructure and associated supply chains, including software bills of materials and cyber incident reporting relating to the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure (CIRCIA) Act of 2022; development of and Initial Implementation Guidance from the Office of Management and Budget on the Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure (April 18, 2022); electric vehicle charging infrastructure; hydrogen production tax credit guidance; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, including the hydrogen production tax credit, (P.L. No. 117-169)

Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to energy provisions related to climate, carbon, power, fuel and feedstocks. H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act. H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023. H.R. 1058, Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act. H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act. H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the EPA, and for other purposes. H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023. H.R. 4394, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. S. 452, Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023. S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023. S. 1111, A bill to enhance US civil nuclear leadership, support the licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen the domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy, and for other purposes. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to circular feedstocks and R&D related automative polymers.

Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1131, To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other purposes, All Titles S. 912, Mining Schools Act, All Titles H.R. 1457, COAL Act, All Titles H.R. 2623, To require that certain actions taken by the Secretary of Defense be treated as an eligible transportation project, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 1, The Lowering Energy Costs Act, Multiple Titles H.R. 1335, Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act, Multiple Titles H.R. 209, The Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023, All Titles H.R. 1577, The Building United States Infrastructure Through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2023, Multiple Titles H.R. 1068, Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act, All Titles Coal Leasing Program Oversight and Legislation Mining Land Access Oversight The Transparency, Accountability, and Production of American Resources Discussion Draft Mineral Mining Production, Processing and Recycling, and Permitting Oversight and Legislation Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations Oversight Coal to Rare Earth Elements Financing Carbon Utilization Financing

Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.Con.Res Expressing disapproval of the revocation by President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline H.R.__, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 647 Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1068 Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 636 Forced Arbitration H.R. 567 Obernolte - Salvage Logging S. 21 Community Wildfire Protection Act H.R. 189 Action Versus No Action Act H.R. 200 Forest Information Reform (FIR) Act H.R 209 Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 Circular Economy Legislation H.R. 1140 To authorize the Administrator of the EPA to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1131 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other purposes Roadless Area Conservation Act Lower Snake River dams Tongass Roadless Rule 88 FR 5252 (1/27/2023) USDA 36 CFR Part 294 RIN 0596-AD51 Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Alaska; Forest Service; Final Rule and Record of Decision Protections for old and mature growth trees and forests CEQ PHASE II (at OIRA/OMB) Laura Daniel Davis - DOI Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

Client expense: $170,738 · Firm income: Not reported

Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to energy provisions related to climate, carbon, power, fuel and feedstocks. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to liquified natural gas. H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act. H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023. H.R. 1058, Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act. H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act. H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the EPA, and for other purposes. H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023. S. 452, Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023. S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023. S. 1111, A bill to enhance US civil nuclear leadership, support the licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen the domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy, and for other purposes. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to circular feedstocks and R&D related automative polymers.

Client expense: $1,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported

- Accessing Americas Critical Minerals Act of 2021 H.R. 2604 House - Chips and Science Act H.R. 4346 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - CCU Parity Act of 2023 S. 542/H.R. 1262 Senate/House - EPA Review of the Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Fossil-Fueled Stationary Sources No Bill# Senate/House/EPA/OMB - Inflation Reduction Act H.R. 5376 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3684 House/Senate/DOE/DOL - Lower Energy Costs Act H.R. 1 House - Mercury Air Toxins Standards No Bill# EPA/Senate/House - Mining Schools Act of 2023 S. 912 Senate - North American Transatlantic Resource Security Partnership Act of 2023 S. 458 Senate - ONSHORE Manufacturing Act of 2023 S. 44 Senate - Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 H.R. 209 House - Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 1068 House - Supply Chain Security and Resilience Act H.R. 826 House - Supply CHAINS Act H.R. 763 House - UMWA Energy Transition Initiative No Bill# Senate/House

Client expense: $131,602 · Firm income: Not reported