Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2005

S 3628, Energy Efficiency Tax bill HR 6 (110th Congress), Clean Energy Act S 3628, EXTEND Act S 427, Renewable Energy Investment Act

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2041 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain energy tax incentives, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. FERC Docket Nos. ER05-1410 and EI05-148 PJM proposal dealing with capacity margins generally referred to as the Reliability Pricing Model or "RPM." All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 2724 Clean Air Planning Act of 2006. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 2747 Enhanced Energy Security Act of 2006. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 2829 Clean EDGE Act of 2006. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 2993 Strategic Energy Fund Act of 2006. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 3698 Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 3820 Broadband for Rural America Act of 2006. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 4039 Global Warming Reduction Act of 2006. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 730 “Mercury Emission Act of 2005” A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish requirements concerning the operation of fossil fuel-fired electric utility steam generating units, commercial and industrial boiler units, solid waste incineration units, medical waste incinerators, hazardous waste combustors, chlor-alkali plants, and Portland cement plants to reduce emissions of mercury to the environment, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 815 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 15-year applicable recovery period for depreciation of certain electric transmission property All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 870 “Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act” A bill to prohibit energy market manipulation. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 962 Clean Energy Bonds Act of 2005 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 1133 “Clean Coal Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment Act of 2005”A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to develop and implement an accelerated research, development, and demonstration program for advanced clean coal technologies for use in coal-based generation facilities and to provide financial ncentives to encourage the early commercial deployment of advanced clean coal technologies through the retrofitting, repowering, replacement, and new construction of coal-based electricity generating facilities and industrial gasification facilities. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 1156 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit period for electricity produced from renewable resources at certain facilities, to extend the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 1229 “Renewable Energy Incentives Act” A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend, modify, and expand the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources and waste products, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 1294 To amend the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to preserve and protect the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. AMDT. 870 Amends: H.R.6; AMENDMENT PURPOSE:To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to complete its investigation and order refunds on the unjust and unreasonable rates charged to California during the 2000-2001 electricity crisis. All provisions related to municipal utilities. Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions' Seams Elimination Cost Adjustment (SECA) Order. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 150 “Clean Power Act of 2005” A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions from electric power plants, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 326 “Renewable Energy Production Incentive Reform Act” A bill to reauthorize and revise the Renewable Energy Production Incentive program, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 342 Climate Stewardship Act of 2005. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 426 “Electric Reliability Security Act of 2005” A bill to enhance national security by improving the reliability of the United States electricity transmission grid, to ensure efficient, reliable and affordable energy to American consumers, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 427 “Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2005” A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for a Federal renewable portfolio standard. All provisions related to municipal utilities S. 498 “Interstate Transmission Act of 2005” A bill to provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks in order to support competitive electricity markets, to ensure reliability of electric service, to modernize regulation and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 509 “Energy Markets Improvement Act of 2005” A bill to improve the operation of energy markets All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 542 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to extend for 5 years the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 596 “Electric Transmission and Reliability Enhancement Act of 2005” A bill to reform the nation's outdated laws relating to the electric industry, improve the operation of our transmission system, enhance reliability of our electric grid, increase consumer benefits from wholesale electric competition and restore investor confidence in the electric industry. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 680 “Efficient Energy Through Certified Technologies and Electricity Reliability (EFFECTER) Act of 2005” A bill to provide for various energy efficiency programs and tax incentives, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 3338 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit period to 10 years for certain facilities producing electricity from certain renewable resources. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 3919 To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act to enhance the reliability of the electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to electric transmission lines with underground electric transmission lines. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 4286 To amend the Internal Revenuw Code of 1986 to allow electric utility companies to expense the cost of replacing above-ground electric transmission lines with underground electric transmission lines. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 4384 "Energy for Our Future Act." To improve the energy efficiency of the United States. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 4990 To provide for the establishment by the Secretary of Energy of a program of Federal support for local governments that establish Clean Energy Bond Acts. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 5010 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 5296 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain energy tax credits. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 5301 To provide for the establishment by the Secretary of Energy of a program of Federal support for local governments and school districts that establish comprehensive clean energy plans. All provision related to municipal utilities. H.R. 5331 Energy Act of 2006. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 5634 To autorize research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities for advanced energy technologies. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 5642 Safe Climate Act of 2006. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 5926 Freedom through Renewable Energy Expansion (FREE) Act. All provisions related to municipalities. H.R. 5927 American Energy Independence Act. All provisions related to municipalities. H.AMDT. 71 (A002) Amends H.R.6 AMENDMENT DESCRIPTS. 10 “Energy Policy Act of 2005” An original bill to enhance the energy security of the United States, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 33 “Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act” A bill to prohibit energy market manipulation. All provisions related to municipal utilities. S. 131 “Clear Skies Act of 2005” A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs, to provide an alternative regulatory classificationfor units subject to the cap and trade program. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 6 To ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 381 "Clear Skies Act" To clirify congressional approval of certain Statee energy production tax practices. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 622 "Renewable Energy Production IncentiveReform Act" To reauthorize and revise the Renewable Energy Production Incentive program, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 983 To amend Title VI of the Public UtilityRegulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 1379 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat electric transmission property as 15-year property for depreciation purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 1451 “Clean Smokestacks Act of 2005” To amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions from electric powerplants, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 1481 “Interstate Transmission Act” To ensure reliability of electric service to provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks in order to support competitive electricity markets to modernize regulation, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 1529 To amend the Federal Power Act to provide for Federal and State coordination of permitting for electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 1541 “Enhanced Energy Infrastructure and Technology Tax Act of 2005” To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance energy infrastructure properties in the United States and to encourage the use of certain energy technologies, and for other purposes. All provision related to municipal utilities. H.R. 1640 “Energy Policy Act of 2005” To ensure jobs for our future with secure and reliable energy. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 1834 “Efficient Energy Through Certified Technology and Electricity Reliability (EFFECTER) Act of 2005” To provide for various energy efficiency programs and tax incentives, and for other purposes. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 1873 “Clean Air Planning Act of 2005” To amend the Clean Air Act to establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector. All provisions related to municipal utilities. H.R. 2726 To prohibit municipal governments from offering telecommunications, information, or cable services except to remedy market failures by private enterprise to provide such services. All provisions related to municipal utilities. See additional pages.

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 6 & S. 10, Energy Policy Act of 2005; H.R. 878, Electric Reliability Improvement Act of 2005; H.R. 1481, Interstate Transmission Act; S. 33 & S. 870, Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act; S. 427, Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2005; S. 498, Interstate Transmission Act of 2005; S. 596, Electric Transmission and Reliability Act of 2005; S. 726, Natural Gas Price Reduction Act of 2005; Congressional testimony regarding coal, natural gas, renewables, tax issues all regarding theenergy bill; FERC advocacy regarding gas, resource procurement and market design issues; LIHEAP funding in various Appropriations bills.

Client expense: $5,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office