Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010
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2011 · first_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 1020 - Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 S. 931 - Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 Asbestos Related Legislation Bankruptcy Transparency Issues S. 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 Climate Change/Global Warming Coastal Wind Zone Proposal H.R. 3644 - Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007 Credit Scoring and the Use of Credit as Underwriting Tool Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and TARP Related Issues H.R. 1409 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1788 - False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 Federal Resolution Authority Financial Services Systemic Risk Proposals Obama Administrations White Paper on Financial Services Modernization H.R. 5114 - Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub.L. 111-152) H.R. 4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 4626 - Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act S. 1681 - Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 2555 - Homeowners Defense Act of 2009 S. 505 - Homeowners Defense Act of 2009 H.R. 83 - Homeowners Insurance Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2609 - Insurance Information Act of 2009 Legal Reform Low Income Tax Recapture Bonds H.R. 3424 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the deduction for excess non-taxed reinsurance premiums with respect to United States risks paid to affiliates. McCarran-Ferguson Reform and Modernization Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements H.R. 635 - National Commission on State Workers Compensation Laws Act of 2009 H.R. 1264 - Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 2554 - National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 1880 - National Insurance Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2571 - Non-admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2009 S. 1363 - Non-admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 S. 515 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 S. 610 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 2478 - Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act H.R. 4173 - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S. 1071 - Shareholders Bill of Rights Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 H.R. 2761 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, Continue to Monitor Legislation Passed December, 2007. H.R. 5297 - The Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 (Surety Bond Issues) H.R. 847 - James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
H.R. 2651 Maritime Workforce Development Act; Maritime Authorization of FY2011/2012; S.1124; H.R. 2652- Improve Vessel Safety; S.599/H.R. 1484 Cruise Vessel Secuirty and Safety Act; S. 1194; S.1385 Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act; H.R. 3619 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010; HR2693, S685, S3305, S3509, S3306, S3516, HR5503, HR5629; HR3486; Shipowners' Limitation of Liability Act, Jones Act, Death on the High Seas Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
Client expense: $185,670 · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
H.R. 2651 Maritime Workforce Development Act; Maritime Authorization of FY2011/2012; S.1124; H.R. 2652- Improve Vessel Safety; S.599/H.R. 1484 Cruise Vessel Secuirty and Safety Act; S. 1194; S.1385 Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act; H.R. 3619 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010; HR2693, S685, S3305, S3509, S3306, S3516, HR5503, HR5629; HR3486; Shipowners' Limitation of Liability Act, Jones Act, Death on the High Seas Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
Client expense: $172,076 · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Whole Bills: S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act; H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act; S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act; S. 3306, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act; S. 3763, Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act; H.R. 2693, Oil Pollution Research and Development Reauthorization Act; S. 3614, Oil Spill Response Act; S. 3597, Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment (SHORE) Act; S. 3600, Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act; H.R. 5716, Safer Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Technology Research and Development Act; S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act; H.R. 5629, Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act; H.R. 5626, Blowout Prevention Act; H.R. 5503, Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act; S. 3588, A bill to limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issues by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; S. 3580, Resources for Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act; H.R. 5772, To limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issued by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; H.R. 5851, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act; S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009; S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act. S. 3815, Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act, Title III, Section 3001 (a)(B), relating to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning a moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Client expense: $1,820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Deepwater Horizon oil spill issues; H.R.5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Protection Act of 2010 relating to liability limits under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, economic thresholds for financial responsibility, the Jones Act and the Death on the High Seas Act, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Coast Guard, and Department of Transportation to evaluate and approve response plans submitted by operators; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010, a bill to set new minimum standards for blowout preventers, well design and cementing; H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act of 2010, a bill to reorganize Minerals Management Services (MMS), would add additional requirements to leasing, and would allow the denial of new offshore oil and gas leases to a company for up to seven years based on a specific threshold; S. 3305 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010, a bill that raises economic liability limits in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and would modify oil spill response plans; S. 3516 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act, a bill that codifies the reorganization of MMS, increases requirements for drilling wells, reviews for Department of Interior, financial security requirements and penalties for violations for operators of OCS; S. 3597 The Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment Act, a bill which impacts spill response, containment and prevention capacity; enhances federal coordination between agencies.
Client expense: $1,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Democratic |
| MD |
| Bernard Sanders | Independent | VT |
| Bill Nelson | Democratic | FL |
| Charles E. Schumer | Democratic | NY |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | MI |
| Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | CA |
| Edward Kaufman | Democratic | DE |
| Frank R. Lautenberg | Democratic | NJ |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | RI |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | NH |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | NY |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | WA |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Russell Feingold | Democratic | WI |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Tom Harkin | Democratic | IA |
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 391: To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes; provisions related to carbon management HR 1327: Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009; provisions related to energy investments and sanctions HR 1835: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009; provisions related to natural gas for fleets and mandate issues HR 2227: American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act; provisions related to energy development and production issues HR 2540: Protecting Investment in Oil shale the Next generation of Environmental, Energy and Resources Security (PIONEERS) Act; provisions related to energy production and environmental issues HR 2766: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009; provisions related to hydraulic fracturing HR 2828: American Energy Innovation Act; provisions related to energy development HR 3460: To Amend the Clean Air Act to include algae-based biofuel in the renewable fuel program and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include algae-based biofuel in the cellulosic biofuel producer credit; provisions related to algae HR 3534: Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009; provisions related to energy development issues HR 3619: Coast Guard Authorization Act; provisions related to wetlands, liquefied natural gas, and New York issues HR 3644: Ocean, Coastal and Watershed Education Act; provisions related to multiple use access HR 4072: AMERICA Works Act; provisions related to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and energy HR 4168: Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010; provisions related to algae fuels HR 4424: Enhancing Renewable Energy Investment Act; provisions related to energy, science and math initiatives HR 4521: Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010; provisions related to royalties and production HR 4554: Energy Assistance for American Families Act; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 4674: Renewable Fuel Pipeline Act of 2010; provisions related to mandates and revenue and funding HR 4785: Rural Energy Savings Program Act; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 4863: To increase the annual amount authorized for emergency assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 4899: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; provisions related to taxes, policy, revenue and funding, and energy development HR 4907: Energy Innovation Hubs Authorization Act of 2010; provisions related to energy production and innovation HR 4922: To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a section of that Act relating to exploration or importation of natural gas; provisions related to unconventional shale gas and gas production or movement HR 5019: Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010; provisions related to grant funding, revenue and funding HR 5241: BP Deepwater Horizon Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; provisions related to energy development HR 5248: No New Drilling Act of 2010; provisions related to energy development HR 5297: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 5313: Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; provisions related to energy development HR 5356: Oil Spill Response Assistance Act; provisions related to energy development HR 5459: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Amendments Act of 2010; provisions related to taxes and energy development HR 5506: Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; provisions related to energy development HR 5519: Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; provisions related to energy development HR 5626: Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; provisions related to energy development HR 5684: Maritime Infrastructure Security and Counterterrorism Act; provisions related to liquefied natural gas HR 5716: Safer Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Technology Research and Development Act; provisions related to energy production HR 6008: CLEAN Act; provisions related to pipeline operations HR 6016: Audit the BP Fund Act of 2010; provisions related to funding HR 6160: Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2010; provisions related to business S 685: Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009; provisions related to double hull fuel tank requirements and safety S 1462: American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009; provisions related to energy development S 1700: Energy Security through Transparency Act of 2009; provisions related to oil and gas S 3305: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; provisions related to oil spill response, drilling regulation, and liability provisions S 3309: Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010; provisions related to energy development S 3345: Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; discussion of constitutional issues and impacts S 3516: Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; provisions related to energy development, oil spill response, drilling regulation, and liability provisions S 3643: Oil Spill Response Improvement Act of 2010; provisions related to oil spill response, drilling regulation, and liability S 3663: Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010; provisions related to oil spill response, drilling regulation, and liability Numerous draft proposals on oil spill liability and new Outer Continental Shelf drilling requirements Discussion related to moratorium policy associated with U.S. Offshore Oil & Gas drilling in wake of BP Oil Spill Discussion related to Marine Well Containment System
Client expense: $4,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2010 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Whole Bills: S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act; H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act; S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act; S. 3306, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act; S. 3763, Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act; H.R. 2693, Oil Pollution Research and Development Reauthorization Act; S. 3614, Oil Spill Response Act; S. 3597, Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment (SHORE) Act; S. 3600, Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act; H.R. 5716, Safer Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Technology Research and Development Act; S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act; H.R. 5629, Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act; H.R. 5626, Blowout Prevention Act; H.R. 5503, Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act; S. 3588, A bill to limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issues by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; S. 3580, Resources for Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act; H.R. 5772, To limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issued by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; H.R. 5851, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act; S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009; S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act. S. 3815, Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act, Title III, Section 3001 (a)(B), relating to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning a moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Client expense: $1,820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S. 3495, Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 S. 3515, Federal Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 1880: The National Insurance Consumer Protection Act. Issues related to supporting an Optional Federal Charter for Insurers. H.R. 5629/S. 3305: Monitoring issues related to oil spill liability. H.R. 4213 /S3814: Monitoring issues related to the extension of Nat'l Flood Ins. Prog. as well as Multi-peril ins incl in H.R. 1264. H.R. 5114 " " " " reform of the NFIP HR2554 Issues related to supporting the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act HR4173 Issues related to possible efforts to make changes in The Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act Issues related to the implementation fo the provisions in HR4173 to modernize the regulation of surplus lines insurance. Monitored other insurance related provisions included in the overall reform proposal. Monitored issues related to health insurance reform specifically retaining a private sector role for insurance brokers in health care reform and employee benefits, including the implementation of the recently enacted health care reform legislation and possible legislative changes to that legislation..
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Issues related to Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 3082 Continuing Resolution for fiscal year 2011; H.R. 5629 oil Spill Accountability and Protection Act of 2010, A bill which relates to liability limits under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990; H.R. 5629 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010, A bill which would set new minimum standards for blowout preventers, well design and cementing; H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act of 2010, A bill which would have multiple changes to MMS and regulatory requirements impacting offshore drilling and could deny new offshore oil and gas leases to a company for up to seven years; S. 3305 Big oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010, increases economic liability limits from $75 million to $10 billion, retroactively to April 15, 2010 and modifies oil spill response plans; S. 3516 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act, A bill which would codify the re-organization of Mineral Management Service into three agencies to separate its leasing, enforcement and revenue collection functions; increase regulatory requirements for offshore drilling, increase financial security requirements and penalties for violations for operators on the Outer Continental Shelf; provides that operator can bid on a lease unless the Secretary finds the company is fully meeting its safety environmental and due diligence responsibilities on any current operations and has met all legal obligations for any damage caused in any prior accident.
Client expense: $2,155,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Whole Bills: S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act; S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act; S. 3306, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act; S. 3763, Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; H.R. 5580, National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act; S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act. H.R. 5899, A Roadmap for America's Energy Future, Titles I, II, and V; S. 3815, Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act, Title I, provisions relating to natural gas vehicles, and Title III, Section 3001 (a)(B), provisions relating to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning a de-facto moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning improvements to safety in offshore drilling operations, establishment of an Ocean Energy Safety Institute, failure to issue permits to drill on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, and development of National Offshore Oil and Gas Policy; Efforts concerning economic impacts of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement's failure to issue permits to drill on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf; Efforts relating to access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas offshore Virginia.
Client expense: $1,910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Issues related to liability cap and certificates of financial responsibility for offshore oil companies; S.3305-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S.3516-Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 H.R.5629-Oil Spill Accountability & Environmental Protection Act of 2010
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $340,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues related to liability cap and certificates of financial responsibility for offshore oil companies; S.3305-Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S.3516-Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 H.R.5629-Oil Spill Accountability & Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.3534-The Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR Act) S.3663-The Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act S.3643-The Oil Spill Response Improvement Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $340,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
H.R. 2651 Maritime Workforce Development Act; Maritime Authorization of FY2011/2012; S.1124; H.R. 2652- Improve Vessel Safety; S.599/H.R. 1484 Cruise Vessel Secuirty and Safety Act; S. 1194; S.1385 Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act; H.R. 3619 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010; HR2693, S685, S3305, S3509, S3306, S3516, HR5503, HR5629; HR3486; Shipowners' Limitation of Liability Act, Jones Act, Death on the High Seas Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
Client expense: $185,670 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
climate change, OCS/oil and gas industry issues HR 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S. 3516, OCS Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 5626, Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act H.R. 5629, Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 S. 3815, Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HOUSE H.R. 2227-American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act-(Testified against this bill) H.R. 2454-America Clean Energy and Security Act-(Comprehensive Clean Energy and Climate Bill) H.R. 2647-Defense Authorization Bill-(Section 526) HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 2724-National Transportation Objectives Act-(Transportation) H.R. 2996-Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010-(Biofuels, Agency fundings, Oppose efforts to restrict EPA's ability to regulate GHG's/implement endangerment finding) H.R. 3246-Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009-(The bill provides support for technologies to reduce oil dependence) H.R. 3534-Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009-(Support some provisions dealing with off shore drilling and renewable energy; attended hearing on this bill) H.R. 3711-Green Taxis Act-(Vehicles) H.R. 4213-Jobs Package-(Sections dealing with green energy investments or tax incentives for green energy) H.R. 4690-Livable Communities Act-(Transportation) H.R. 4722-Active Community Transportation Act-(Transportation) H.R. 5716-Safer Oil and Drilling Act-(Small Producers Program) SENATE S. 0019-Oil Sands Energy Security Act-(Oppose All) S. 1390-Defense Authorization Bill-(Section 526) S. 1462-ACELA-American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009-(All Sections) S. 1619-Livable Communities Act-(Transportation) S. 1700-Energy Security Through Transparency Act-(All Sections) S. 1733-Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act-(Climate Change) S. 1741-Green Taxis Act-(Vehicles) S. 2877-Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act-(All Sections) S. 3217-Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010-(language of S. 1700 was included in the conference report of the financial reform bill.) S. 3305-Big Oil Bailout Prevention-(remove liability cap) S. 3405-Close Big Oil Loopholes-(Slash oil and gas subsidies) S. 3434-Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010-(All Sections) S. 3442-Electric Vehicle Deployment Act-(Vehicles) S. 3464-Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010-(All Sections) S. 3601-Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act-(Oil Savings) S. 3603-Oil Spill Technology and Research Act of 2010-(Gulf restoration, drilling reform, and clean cars) S. 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010-(Clean Energy) S. 3813-Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2010-(All Sections) S. 3815-Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicle Act of 2010-(All Sections) S. 3935-Advanced Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2010-(Include fossil subsidy repeals as pay-fors and remove or phase-out ethanol credit) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Senate Version of H.R. 2454-(All Sections) Kerry-Lieberman Global Warming Bill-(All Sections) Climate Legislation-(Biofuels provisions) Kerry Graham Lieberman compromise bill to address climate change-(Work with Senate swings and champs to communicate prioirities for legislation) Energy Tax Package-(Energy Tax) Domestic Manufacturing and Energy Jobs Act-(Ethanol tax credit, pay-fors, and exclusion of CTL credit)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Minerals Management Service, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act, H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act, S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, H.R. 4521, Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act, S. 2877, CLEAR Act, S. 3072, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act, issues related to domestic access, royalty reform, and climate change. S. 3516, OCS Reform Act, S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act, H.R. 5716, Safer Oil & Natural Gas Drilling Technology R&D Act, issues related to offshore drilling. Foreign exploration operations
Client expense: $1,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Congressional Budget Office (CBO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Monitor S.3072 Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act Monitor S.3643 Oil Spill Response Improvement Act of 2010 Monitor S.3516 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 Monitor HR 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 Monitor S.3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act Monitor H.R. 5851 Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2010 Monitor S.3305 The Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 Monitor S.1215 / HR 2766 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1020/ S. 931. Arbitration Fairness Act (entire bill) H.R. 1237/ S. 512. Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act (entire bill) H.R. 991. Consumer Fairness Act (entire bill) S. 458. False Claims Clarification Act (entire bill) H.R. 1788. False Claims Corrections Act (entire bill) S. 386. Fraud enforcement and Recovery Act, Section 4 H.R. 1346/ S. 540. Medical Device Safety Act (entire bill) H.R. 759. Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act (entire bill) H.R. 609. Right to Clean Vehicles Act (entire bill) H.R. 1508/ S.537. Sunshine in Litigation Act (entire bill) H.R. 812. Commonsense Consumption Act of 2009 (entire bill) S. 1504. Notice Pleading Restoration Act (entire bill) S. 1551. Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act (entire bill) H.R. 3326. FY 2010 DOD Appropriations ( Sec 8116. Arbitration) H.R. 4115. Open Access to Court (entire bill) S. 3305/ H.R. 5214. Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act (entire bill) S. 3472. Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act (entire bill) H.R. 5069. Fair Payment of Court Fees Act (entire bill) H.R. 5419. Sunshine on Litigation Act (entire bill) H.R. 5503. SPILL Act (entire bill) H.R. 5629. Oil Spill Accountability Act (entire bill)
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Monitor energy (S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009) and climate legislation (S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; S. 3072, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act; and S.J.Res. 26, a resolution disapproving the EPA greenhouse gas endangerment finding), as they relate to the domestic oil refinery industry (cap and trade, emissions allocations for oil and gas, low carbon fuel standard, access, EPA regulation of greenhouse gas), and tax provisions affecting the oil and gas industry; monitor legislation (S. 1215, H.R. 2766) to repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act; monitor legislation responding to the Gulf oil spill: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 (S. 3305, H.R. 5214); Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 (S. 3306); Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 (S. 3472); H.R. 5355; and Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 (H.R. 5626); monitor EPA rulemaking on E-15 and related congressional involvement.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 1020 - Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 S. 931 - Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 Asbestos Related Legislation Bankruptcy Transparency Issues S. 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 Climate Change/Global Warming Coastal Wind Zone Proposal H.R. 3644 - Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007 Credit Scoring and the Use of Credit as Underwriting Tool Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and TARP Related Issues H.R. 1409 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1788 - False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 Federal Resolution Authority Financial Services Systemic Risk Proposals Obama Administrations White Paper on Financial Services Modernization H.R. 5114 - Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub.L. 111-152) H.R. 4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 4626 - Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act S. 1681 - Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 2555 - Homeowners Defense Act of 2009 S. 505 - Homeowners Defense Act of 2009 H.R. 83 - Homeowners Insurance Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2609 - Insurance Information Act of 2009 Legal Reform Low Income Tax Recapture Bonds H.R. 3424 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the deduction for excess non-taxed reinsurance premiums with respect to United States risks paid to affiliates. McCarran-Ferguson Reform and Modernization Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements H.R. 635 - National Commission on State Workers Compensation Laws Act of 2009 H.R. 1264 - Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 2554 - National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 1880 - National Insurance Consumer Protection Act H.R. 2571 - Non-admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2009 S. 1363 - Non-admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 S. 515 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 S. 610 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 2478 - Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act H.R. 4173 - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S. 1071 - Shareholders Bill of Rights Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 H.R. 2761 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, Continue to Monitor Legislation Passed December, 2007. H.R. 5297 - The Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010 (Surety Bond Issues) H.R. 847 - James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010
Client expense: $1,570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
energy legislation and off-shore energy production off shore royalty HR 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act S. 1502, Carbon Capture and Sequestration Stewardship Trustfund of 2009 S. 3516, OCS Reform Act of 2010 HR 5626, Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 HR 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act HR 5629, Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. S 1462 - American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S 1517 - Domestic Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 2227 - American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act HR 1835 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act H.R. 2846 American Energy Act S 1623 - Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act HR 2120 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes HR 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 HR 4521-Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010 S 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 S.3815: Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 S.20: Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010 S.3813: Renewable Electricity Promotion Act of 2010 S.303: Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2009
Client expense: $221,584 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. S 1462 - American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S 1517 - Domestic Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 2227 - American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act HR 1835 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act H.R. 2846 American Energy Act S 1623 - Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act HR 2120 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes HR 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 HR 4521-Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010 S 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 S.3815: Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 S.20: Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010 S.3813: Renewable Electricity Promotion Act of 2010 S.303: Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2009
Client expense: $221,584 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
S. Con. Res. 13-Congressional budget for the United States Government H. Con. Res. 85-Congressional budget for the United States Government HR 2996-Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. HR 3183-Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. S. 22-Designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 146-An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. HR 2454-To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 2766-To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. S 1215-A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes. H.R. 977-To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, and for other purposes. S. 447- To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities, and for other purposes. S.272- A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure that all agreements, contracts, and transactions with respect to commodities are carried out on a regulated exchange, and for other purposes. HR 2448- To provide for regulation of futures transactions involving energy commodities, to regulate credit default swaps, to strengthen the enforcement authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas Act,Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, and the Federal Power Act, and for other purposes. HR 3300 - Derivative Trading Accountability and Disclosure Act HR 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act HR 3952 - Helping Smal Businesses Grow and Prosper Act of 2009 S 774 - National Energy Security Act of 2009 HR 980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act HR 1835 / S 1408 -- New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009 S 1733 -- Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S 2877 -- Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act S. 3305- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3306- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010 S. 3308- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. S.3309- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 S.3337- Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act S.3343- Beyond Petroleum Act S.3344- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 S.3345- Big Oil Polluter Pays Act S.3358- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 S.3375- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act S.3391- Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S.3410- Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3431- Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 S.3433- Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010 S.3443- A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to eliminate the 30-day time limit for exploration plans. S.3461- Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act S.3466- Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010 S.3472- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S.3473- A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. S.3478- Remuneration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act S.3489- A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior S.3492- Emergency Relief Well Act S.3497- Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 S.3509- Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 S.3512- Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act S.3514- Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3515- Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S.3516- Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S.3542- Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010 S.3545- Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010 S 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 H.R.5213- West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5214- Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5222- To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes. H.R.5241- BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 H.R.5248- No New Drilling Act of 2010 H.R.5267- To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States H.R.5287- East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5313- Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act H.R.5355- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility H.R.5356- Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act H.R.5358- Florida Coastal Protection Act H.R.5436- To prohibit the Minerals Management Service from issuing permits or environmental or safety waivers for any deepwater drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico until the discharge of oil from the last Deepwater Horizon well has stopped and a congressional committee has issued a report finding the cause of the explosion on and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon. H.R.5459- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 H.R.5499- To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill H.R.5503- Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R.5506- Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act H.R.5513- Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act H.R.5519- Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act H.R.5520- Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010 H.R.5525- To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior H.R.5572- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5585- WAIVER Act H.R.5598- Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5601- Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 H.R.5602- Gulf Coast Access to Savings Act of 2010 H.R.5607- SOS Act H.R.5626- Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R.5629- Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R.5634- Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act H.R.5644- End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010 H.R.5654- Gulf Coast Restoration Act H.R.5657- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources, to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes HR 5320 - Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 HR 4521-Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010 S.3815: Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 S.20: Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010 S.3813: Renewable Electricity Promotion Act of 2010 S.303: Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2009
Client expense: $221,584 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2846 - To increase energy independence and job creation by increasing safe American energy production, encouraging the development of alternative and renewable energy, and promoting greater efficiencies and conservation for a cleaner environment. H.R. 5626 - Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R. 3534 - Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009 H.R. 5629 - Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 S. 1462 - American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S. 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3515 - Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S. 3763 - Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
HR 391 - To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gasses are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes. HR 594 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. HR 1787 - To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. HR 2454 - American Clean Energy and Security Act HR 2998 - To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 4753 - Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act HR 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 HR 5629 - Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 S 1095 - A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to convert the renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard, and for other purposes. S1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S 3072 - To suspend, during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any EPA action under the Clean Air Act with respect to carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings, other than with respect to motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes. S 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvment Act of 2010 S 3464 - Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010 S 3472 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 391 - To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gasses are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes. HR 594 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. HR 1787 - To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. HR 2454 - American Clean Energy and Security Act HR 2998 - To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 4753 - Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act HR 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 HR 5629 - Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 S 1095 - A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to convert the renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard, and for other purposes. S1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S 3072 - To suspend, during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any EPA action under the Clean Air Act with respect to carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings, other than with respect to motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes. S 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvment Act of 2010 S 3464 - Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010 S 3472 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
HR 391 - To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gasses are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes. HR 594 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. HR 1787 - To amend the Clean Air Act regarding transportation fuels and establishment of a low carbon fuel standard. HR 2454 - American Clean Energy and Security Act HR 2998 - To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy. HR 4753 - Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act HR 5214 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 HR 5629 - Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 S 1095 - A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to convert the renewable fuel standard into a low-carbon fuel standard, and for other purposes. S 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S 3072 - To suspend, during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any EPA action under the Clean Air Act with respect to carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings, other than with respect to motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes. S 3125 - Superfund Polluter Pays Act S 3164 - Polluter Pays Restoration Act S 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S 3309 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvment Act of 2010 S 3464 - Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010 S 3472 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
LEGISLATION S. 787 Clean Water Restoration Act of 2009 H.R. 5088 America's Commitment to Clean Water Act S. 1816 Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act H.R. 3852 Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act H.R.1262 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. S. 696 Appalachian Restoration Act S. 1005 Water Infrastructure Financing Act S. 937 Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act S. 2995 Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010 S. 1777 Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act 2009 H.R. 3081 Appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. (continuing resolution) S. 3305 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 4821 H.R. 382, Suspension of Certain EPA Action RULEMAKINGS: EPA; Improving Review of Appalachian Surface Coal Mining Operations Under the Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and the Environmental Justice Executive Order (April 1, 2010) EPA; Water Quality Standards for the State of Floridas Lakes and Flowing Waters; Proposed Rule (40 CFR Part 131), 75 Fed. Reg. 4174 (January 26, 2010) EPA; Polychlorinated Biphenyls: Manufacturing (Import) Exemption for Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC, Proposed Rule, 73 Fed. Reg. 12053 (March 6, 2008). EPA; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: General Provisions; Proposed Rule, 72 Fed. Reg. 69 (January 3, 2007). EPA; Proposed Rule on The Treatment of Data Influenced by Exceptional Events,' 72 FR 13560. March 22, 2007). EPA; National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, Proposed Rule, 40 C.F.R. Part 50, July 19, 2010 EPA; Revision of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) increment modeling procedures, 72 Fed.Reg. 31,372-9, July 6th, 2007 DOI; Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement, 30 CFR Parts 780, 784, 816, and 817; Excess Spoil, Coal Mine Waste, and Buffers for Perennial and Intermittent Streams; Final rule at 73 FR 75814 (December 12, 2008) EPA: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry. Proposed May 6, 2009 EPA Regulatory Docket, Surface Coal Mining Permit Review, No. EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0627 EPA: 40 CFR Part 257, [EPAHQRCRA20080329; FRL87585] RIN 2050AG44: Identification of Non-Hazardous Materials That Are Solid Waste EPA, Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste, Final Rule, 73 Fed. Reg. 64.668 (October 30, 2008) EPA, Proposed Rule regarding Regulation of Coal Combustion Waste (not yet issued) EPA: 40 CFR 63, RIN: 2060AP48, SAN No. 5329: National Emissions Standard For Hazardous Air Pollutants For Gold Mine Ore Processing EPA: 40 CFR 63, [EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790] RIN: 2060-AM44: Combined Rulemaking For Industrial, Commercial, And Institutional Boilers And Process Heaters At Major Sources Of Hap And Industrial, Commercial, And Institutional Boilers At Area Sources EPA: 40 CFR Parts 60, 62, [EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0119] RIN: 2060-AO12: Commercial And Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units; Response To Remand Of New Source Performance Standards And Emission Guidelines EPA: 40 CFR 63, [EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234] RIN: 2060-AP52: National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air Pollutants For Coal- And Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units EPA: National Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities. Final rule. 71 FR 42724, July 27, 2006. EPA: 40 CFR Part 51 [EPA-HQ_OAR_2008-0462] RIN2060-AP30: Proposed Rule to Implement the 1997 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard: new Source Review Anti-Backsliding Provisions for Former 1-Hour Ozone Standard, 75 Fed. Reg. 51960 (2010). EPA, 40 CFR Part 52, Finding of Failure to Submit State Implementation Plans Required by the 1999 Regional Haze Rule, 74 Fed. Reg. 2392 (2009). EPA, 40 CFR Parts 50 and 58 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0172] RIN 2060-AP98, National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, 75 Fed. Reg. 2938 (2010) EPA, 40 CFR Parts 51, 52, 72, 78, and 97 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491] RIN 2060-AP50, Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone, 75 Fed. Reg. 45210 (2010) EPA: Standards of Performance for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units for Which Construction Is Commenced After September 18, 1978; Standards of Performance for Industrial- Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units; and Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units. Final rule, February 27, 2006 EPA: Expansion of RCRA Comparable Fuel Exclusion. Final rule. 73 FR 77954, December 19, 2008. EPA: Regulation of Oil-Bearing Hazardous Secondary Materials From the Petroleum Refining Industry Processed in a Gasification System To Produce Synthesis Gas. Final rule. 73 FR 57, January 2, 2008. EPA: Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide, proposed rule, 74 Fed. Reg. 64810 (12-8-09). EPA: Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5) Increments, Significant Impact Levels (SILs) and Significant Monitoring Concentration (SMC), proposed rule,72 Fed. Reg. 54112 (9-21-09) EPA: Implementation of the New Source Review (NSR) Program for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5); Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Repeal Grandfathering Provision and End the PM10 Surrogate Policy, 75 Fed. Reg. 6827 (2-11-10). EPA: Environmental Protection Agency, Proposed Determination to Prohibit, Restrict, or Deny the Specification, or the Use for Specification (Including Withdrawal of Specification), of an Area as a Disposal Site; Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine, Logan County, WV, 75 Fed. Reg. 16,788 (Apr. 2, 2010). NOAA: Comments on Amendment 31 to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources in the Gulf of Mexico, 74 Fed. Reg. 69322 (Dec. 31, 2009), and the National Marine Fisheries Services Proposed Rule to Implement Amendment 31, 75 Fed. Reg. 2469 (Jan. 15, 2010). EPA, Reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards, Proposed Rule, (40 CFR Parts 50 and 58), 75 Fed. Reg. 11, (Jan. 19, 2010) EPA, NESHAP: Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters, Proposed Rule, (40 CFR Part 63), 75 Fed. Reg. 107, (June 4, 2010) EPA, NESHAP: Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters, Proposed Rule, (40 CFR Part 63), 75 Fed. Reg. 107, (June 4, 2010) EPA, Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Wastes, Proposed Rule, (40 CFR Part 241), 75 Fed. Reg. 107, (June 4, 2010) EPA: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants. Final Rule, (40 CFR 60, 63), 75 Fed. Reg. 54970, (Sep. 9, 2010) EPA, Transport Rule- Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone, Proposed Rule (40 CFR Parts 51, 52, 72, et. al.), 75 Fed. Reg. 147, (Aug. 2, 2010) EPA, NESHAP: Brick and Structural Clay Products and Clay Products, Pre-Proposal , Initiated (June 11, 2009) EPA, NESHAP: Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production, Amendments, Proposed Rule RIN: 2060-AN33, (40 CFR 63), 42 USC 7412, (December 2010)
Client expense: $78,796 · 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 Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation H.R. 699 To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands S. 503 No Surface Occupancy Western Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Security Act H.R. 39 Arctic Wilderness Bill S. 261 Arctic Wilderness Bill H.R. 2766 FRAC Act S. 1215 FRAC Act S. 796 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 H.R, 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 785 Southeast Alaska Timber Industry Retooling and Restructuring Act S. 881 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act H.R. 2099 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act H.R. 2807 Americas Wildlife Heritage Act H.R. 3534 the CLEAR Act S. 1462 American Clean Energy Leadership Act S. 1733 Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act H.R. 3692 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act H.R. 1738 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act S. 1470 Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 S. 2895 Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Oldgrowth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009 S. 2798 National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 H.R. 4398 National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 S.1777 Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2009 S. 3075 North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2010 H.R.2847 Jobs for Main Street Act 2010 Interior, EPA, and related agencies budget proposal FY2011 S. 3516 - OCS Reform Act of 2010 H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 S.3305, The Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 S. 3597 Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment Act S. 3661 Safe Dispersants Act S. 3815 Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 FY 2011 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill Rulemakings USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 219, National Forest System Land Management Planning; Final Rule at 74 CFR 67059 (December 18, 2009) USDA; Forest Service, National Forest System Land Management System, Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement at 74 FR 67165 (December 18, 2009) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Record of Decisions for the Revision of Resource Management Plans of the Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Districts at 74 FR 829-830 (January 8, 2009). USDA; Forest Service, Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands in Colorado; Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement at 72 FR 72982 (December 26, 2007). USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the National Forests in Idaho, Final Rule at 73 FR 61456 (October 16, 2008). USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the Tongass National Forest, Alaska at 68 FR 75136 (December 30, 2003) USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Final Rule at 66 FR 3244 ( January 12, 2001) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Northeast National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska Integrated Activity Plan, Environmental Impact Statement at 72 FR 48636 DOI; Bureau of Land Management, 43 CFR Parts 3900, 3910, 3920 and 3930; Oil Shale management General; Final rule at 73 FR 69414 (November 18, 2008) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, 43 CFR Part 2300; Land Withdrawals; Amendment of Regulations Regarding Emergency Withdrawals; Final rule at 73 FR 74039 (December 5, 2008) Other CEQ; Final Guidance, Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting. Notice of Availability at 75 Fed. Reg. 63,823 (Oct. 18, 2010. USDA; Secretarys Memorandum 1042-155 Authority to Approve Road Construction and Timber Harvesting in Certain Lands Administered by the Forest Service (May 28, 2010) CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Draft Guidance, Consideration of Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Notice of Availability at 75 FR 8046 (February 23, 2010) CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Draft Guidance, NEPA Mitigation and Monitoring. Notice of Availability at 75 FR 8046 (February 23, 2010) CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Draft Guidance, Establishing, Applying, and Revising Categorical Exclusions Under the National Environmental Policy Act. Notice of Availability at 75 FR 8045 (February 23, 2010) USDA; Secretarys Memorandum 1042-154; Authority to Approve Road Construction and Timber Harvesting in Certain Lands Administered by the Forest Service (May 28, 2009) NOAA; Department of Commerce, 74 FR 207; Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Seismic Surveys in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, Alaska (October 21, 2009) Department of the Interior oil and gas leasing reforms, January 6, 2010 DOI; Minerals Management Service, 40 CFR 1501.7; Notice of Intent to Prepare and Scope an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 20122017; 75 FR 16828 (April 2, 2010) DOI; Minerals Management Service, Preliminary Revised 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 20072012; Notice of availability and request for comments, 75 FR 16833 (April 2, 2010) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, 75 FR 44277, Integrated Activity Plan and EIS for National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska, (July 28, 2010)
Client expense: $78,796 · 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 Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 672, Natural Gas and Electricity Review and Enforcement Act, issues related to market oversight. H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009; H.R. 2868, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009, H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act, S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act, S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act, S. 1700, Energy Security Through Transparency Act, H.R. 4521, Royalty Relief for American Consumers, S. 2877, CLEAR Act, S. 3072, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act, S. 3516, OCS Reform Act, S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act, H.R. 5716, Safer Oil & Natural Gas Drilling Technology R&D Act, issues related to domestic access, royalty reform, climate change, carbon taxes and refineries.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $67,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
"Comprehensive energy legislation to be introduced." H.R. 2846 - To increase energy independence and job creation by increasing safe American energy production, encouraging the development of alternative and renewable energy, and promoting greater efficiencies and conservation for a cleaner environment. H.R. 5626 - Blowout Prevention Act of 2010 H.R. 3534 - Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009 H.R. 5629 - Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010 S. 1462 - American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 S. 3305 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3515 - Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S. 3763 - Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act S. 3516 - Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S1733 A bill to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy, S3305 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act, S3516 OCS Reform Act. HR3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic resources Act 2009. S2487 Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment Act. S3309 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 3516, OCS Reform Act / S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act / H.R. 5716, Safer Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Technology R&D Act, issues related to offshore drilling and equipment technology. H.R. 5481, To Give Subpoena Power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · fourth_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act, H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act, S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, H.R. 4521, Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act, S. 2877, CLEAR Act, S. 3072, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act, issues related to domestic access, royalty reform, and climate change. S. 3516, OCS Reform Act, S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act, H.R. 5716, Safer Oil & Natural Gas Drilling Technology R&D Act, issues related to offshore drilling.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: Congressional Budget Office (CBO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S 3497 Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) S 3431 Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) S 3509 Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) S 3516 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) HR 5459 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) S 3346 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) HR 5499 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (all sections of full text) S 3473 A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (all sections of full text) HR 2766 & S 1215 "To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act and for other purposes," provisions affecting the production of natural gas. S 3305 The Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 (all sections of full text). S 1733 "The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act," provisions affecting oil and gas production and markets. S 1462 "American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009," provisions affecting natural gas markets and access to offshore oil and gas resources. S 2877 "Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act," provisions affecting oil and gas production and markets. HR 4521 "Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act," provisions affecting federal offshore oil and gas leasing and related fees and royalties.
Client expense: $1,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S. 3072 Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act, all provisions; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 2766 & S. 1215 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 (FRAC Act); provisions related to education on hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009, provisions related to MMS, repealing incentives for natural gas production and disclosure chemicals for hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5355 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund all provisions; H.R. 5356 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund all provisions; H.R. 5499 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5572 Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010; reform MMS, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund all provisions; H.R. 5686 Stand by your Oil Pollution Act; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners all provisions; S. 684 Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3305 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund all provisions; S. 3375 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund all provisions; S. 3472 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund all provisions; S. 3514 Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010; prohibits entry into any federal lease w/o paying into Oil Spill Recovery Fund, all provisions; S. 3589 Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Act of 2010, all provisions; General issues related to plans for further air permitting; General issues related to Outer Continental Shelf activities in Arctic; General issues related to climate change and gas incentives.
Client expense: $1,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010, provisions related to taxes on the oil and gas industry, renewable electricity standard, removal of cap for oil spill liability, disclosure of hydraulic fracturing chemicals; S.3815 Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 provisions related to taxes on the oil and gas industry; H.R. 3534 Consolidate Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009, provisions related to royalty reform, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act planning process and language, Land and Water Conservation Fund, MMS, repealing incentives for natural gas production and disclosure chemicals for hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, provisions related to liability cap and the Jones Act issues; S. 3813 Renewable Electricity Promotion Act, provisions related to natural gas as clean, abundant, low-carbon fuel; H.R. 2766 & S. 1215 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 (FRAC Act); provisions related to education on hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5214 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5215 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5222 Suspend Activities in OCS until investigation is complete, all provisions; H.R. 5241 BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; establish investigation commission, all provisions; H.R. 5242 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5248 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5287, East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act; OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5313 Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; OCS Oil & Gas operations, all provisions; H.R. 5355 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5356 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5358 Florida Coastal Protection Act; prohibit leasing off of coast of FL and other places, all provisions; H.R. 5426 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5435 Big Oil Accountability Act of 2010, amend IRS Code to extend certain renewable fuels and energy tax incentives & deny deduction for income due to domestic oil production; H.R. 5436 Prohibit MMS from issuing permits, all provisions; H.R. 5459 Outer continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; increase the limits on liability, all provisions; H.R.5481 To give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, all provisions ; H.R. 5499 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5503 Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act, all provisions; H.R.5505 Nuclear Used Fuel Prize Act of 2010, monetary prizes for nuclear energy used fuel alternatives, all provisions; H.R. 5506 Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA, all provisions; H.R. 5513 Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act; require royalty on discharged oil, all provisions; H.R. 5519 Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety, all provisions; H.R. 5520 Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010; require immediate payment to compensate all affected persons, all provisions; H.R. 5525 OCS Moratorium, terminate moratorium, all provisions; H.R. 5572 Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010; reform MMS, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5585 Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5598 Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5607 SOS Act; establishment of a program to develop technologies for oil spill containment and clean up, all provisions; H.R. 5608 Better Oil Spill Response Act of 2010; improve oil spill response plans, all provisions; H.R. 5613 American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Plan; require drilling vessels to be documented under chap. 121 of Title 46 of USC, all provisions; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells, all provisions; H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, full recovery of damages, improve safety, ensure adequate response plans, all provisions; H.R. 5631 Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5634 Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act; mandates best available technology for BOP's, all provisions; H.R. 5644 End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010, all provisions & S. 3405 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, all provisions; H.R. 5654 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 5657 OCS Access; amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas, all provisions; H.R. 5661 Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act, provisions related to royalty for discharged oil; H.R. 5666 Emergency Relief Well Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require relief wells, all provisions; H.R. 5677 SAFEGUARDS Act of 2010; amend OCS Lands Act & Fed Water Pollution to enhance fed gov't response, all provisions; H.R. 5684 Maritime Infrastructure Security and Counterterrorism Act, all provisions; H.R. 5686 Stand by your Oil Pollution Act; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners, all provisions; H.R. 5697 OCS Access; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners, all provisions; H.R. 5698 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect employees from retaliation for notifying government officials of violations of those Acts, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5699 Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5709 Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require worst case scenario clean-up plan, all provisions; S. 3305 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3306 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3308, OCS Moratorium; suspend activities in OCS until investigation complete, all provisions; S. 3309 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3337 Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act, all provisions; S. 3343 Beyond Petroleum Act; establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution, all provisions; S. 3344 BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3345 Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3346 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3358 West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010; permanently prohibit offshore drilling in CA, OR and WA, all provisions; S. 3375 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3391 Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; accelerated OCS revenue sharing, all provisions; S. 3405 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, all provisions; S. 3410 Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act, all provisions; S. 3443 OCS Permitting; eliminate 30 day time limit for exploration plans, all provisions; S. 3433 Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010; prohibit leasing of most OCS and increase fuel standards, all provisions; S. 3461 Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act, all provisions; S. 3462 A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes, all provisions; S. 3464 Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3466 Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3472 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010, provisions related to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S. 3473 A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; S. 3478 Renumeration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act, provisions related to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S. 3489 To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior, all provisions; S. 3492 Emergency Relief Well Act; requiring drilling relief wells, all provisions; S. 3497 Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010; provisions related to require containment plan for all leases; S. 3509 Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010; amend Energy Policy Act 2005 to promote R&D of technologies BMP's for safe extraction, all provisions; S. 3512 Water Assistance from Int'l Vessels for Emergency Response Act related to waiver from the Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; S. 3514 Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010; prohibits entry into any federal lease w/o paying into Oil Spill Recovery Fund, all provisions; S. 3515 Department of Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010; authorize DOI programs relating to detection of, response, mitigation and cleanup of spills, all provisions; S. 3516 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; reform management of energy and mineral resources, all provisions; S. 3525 Open America's Water Act; repeal Jones Act restrictions on coast wide trade all provisions; S. 3541, Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act; prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, all provisions; S. 3545 Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010; require study of effect of moratorium all provisions; S. 20 Sen. Grahams Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010, all provisions; S.-- Sen. Stabenows low carbon fuel standard (not yet introduced); General issues related to offshore oil and gas including, oil spill response, response to Gulf of Mexico moratorium, science program funding, securing permits for 2010 and 2011, air permit for Alaska Outer Continental Shelf; General issues related to offshore oil and gas; General issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration including safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium; General issues related to permits for offshore operations in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico; General issues related to lifting the suspension of operations; General issues related to education on the importance of oil sands to energy independent; General issues related to National Environmental Policy Act and environmental assessments; General issues related to safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to Alaska Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas development; General issues related to jobs and strong economy; General issues related to Alaska 2011 program; General issues related to climate change and gas incentives; General issues related to biofuels blend wall; General issues related to Department of the Interior notice to lessees; Participation in energy hearings.
Client expense: $1,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S. 3072 Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act, all provisions; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 2766 & S. 1215 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 (FRAC Act); provisions related to education on hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009, provisions related to MMS, repealing incentives for natural gas production and disclosure chemicals for hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5355 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund all provisions; H.R. 5356 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund all provisions; H.R. 5499 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5572 Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010; reform MMS, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund all provisions; H.R. 5686 Stand by your Oil Pollution Act; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners all provisions; S. 684 Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3305 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund all provisions; S. 3375 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund all provisions; S. 3472 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund all provisions; S. 3514 Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010; prohibits entry into any federal lease w/o paying into Oil Spill Recovery Fund, all provisions; S. 3589 Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Act of 2010, all provisions; General issues related to plans for further air permitting; General issues related to Outer Continental Shelf activities in Arctic; General issues related to climate change and gas incentives.
Client expense: $20,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010, provisions related to taxes on the oil and gas industry, renewable electricity standard, removal of cap for oil spill liability, disclosure of hydraulic fracturing chemicals; S.3815 Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 provisions related to taxes on the oil and gas industry; H.R. 3534 Consolidate Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009, provisions related to royalty reform, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act planning process and language, Land and Water Conservation Fund, MMS, repealing incentives for natural gas production and disclosure chemicals for hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, provisions related to liability cap and the Jones Act issues; S. 3813 Renewable Electricity Promotion Act, provisions related to natural gas as clean, abundant, low-carbon fuel; H.R. 2766 & S. 1215 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 (FRAC Act); provisions related to education on hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 5214 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5215 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5222 Suspend Activities in OCS until investigation is complete, all provisions; H.R. 5241 BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; establish investigation commission, all provisions; H.R. 5242 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5248 No New Drilling Act of 2010, OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5287, East Coast and Gulf Coast Ocean Protection Act; OCS access, all provisions; H.R. 5313 Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; OCS Oil & Gas operations, all provisions; H.R. 5355 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5356 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5358 Florida Coastal Protection Act; prohibit leasing off of coast of FL and other places, all provisions; H.R. 5426 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a proposed rule to amend the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule to tailor and streamline the requirements for the dairy industry, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5435 Big Oil Accountability Act of 2010, amend IRS Code to extend certain renewable fuels and energy tax incentives & deny deduction for income due to domestic oil production; H.R. 5436 Prohibit MMS from issuing permits, all provisions; H.R. 5459 Outer continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; increase the limits on liability, all provisions; H.R.5481 To give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, all provisions ; H.R. 5499 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5503 Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act, all provisions; H.R.5505 Nuclear Used Fuel Prize Act of 2010, monetary prizes for nuclear energy used fuel alternatives, all provisions; H.R. 5506 Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; establishes all oil and gas activity as "major federal action" for NEPA, all provisions; H.R. 5513 Spilled Oil Royalty Collection Act; require royalty on discharged oil, all provisions; H.R. 5519 Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; terminate moratorium & require Secretary to ensure safety, all provisions; H.R. 5520 Oil Spill Responsibility Act of 2010; require immediate payment to compensate all affected persons, all provisions; H.R. 5525 OCS Moratorium, terminate moratorium, all provisions; H.R. 5572 Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010; reform MMS, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; H.R. 5585 Water Assistance from International Vessels for Emergency Response Act; waiver from Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill, all provisions; H.R. 5598 Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5607 SOS Act; establishment of a program to develop technologies for oil spill containment and clean up, all provisions; H.R. 5608 Better Oil Spill Response Act of 2010; improve oil spill response plans, all provisions; H.R. 5613 American Coastal Waters and Shorelines Plan; require drilling vessels to be documented under chap. 121 of Title 46 of USC, all provisions; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; requiring the use of safe well control technologies for the drilling of high risk wells, all provisions; H.R. 5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010, full recovery of damages, improve safety, ensure adequate response plans, all provisions; H.R. 5631 Gulf Coast Conservation Corps Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5634 Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act; mandates best available technology for BOP's, all provisions; H.R. 5644 End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2010, all provisions & S. 3405 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, all provisions; H.R. 5654 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 5657 OCS Access; amend OCS Lands prohibit leasing in ecological areas, all provisions; H.R. 5661 Oil Pollution Taxpayer and Environment Protection Act, provisions related to royalty for discharged oil; H.R. 5666 Emergency Relief Well Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require relief wells, all provisions; H.R. 5677 SAFEGUARDS Act of 2010; amend OCS Lands Act & Fed Water Pollution to enhance fed gov't response, all provisions; H.R. 5684 Maritime Infrastructure Security and Counterterrorism Act, all provisions; H.R. 5686 Stand by your Oil Pollution Act; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners, all provisions; H.R. 5697 OCS Access; amend OPA to extend liability to other owners, all provisions; H.R. 5698 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect employees from retaliation for notifying government officials of violations of those Acts, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5699 Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2010, all provisions; H.R. 5709 Oil Spill Preparation and Protection Act; amend OCS Lands Act to require worst case scenario clean-up plan, all provisions; S. 3305 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3306 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3308, OCS Moratorium; suspend activities in OCS until investigation complete, all provisions; S. 3309 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3337 Oil Spill Claims Assistance and Recovery Act, all provisions; S. 3343 Beyond Petroleum Act; establish annual fee on producers for fund to reduce pollution, all provisions; S. 3344 BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3345 Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3346 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3358 West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010; permanently prohibit offshore drilling in CA, OR and WA, all provisions; S. 3375 Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, all provisions; S. 3391 Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; accelerated OCS revenue sharing, all provisions; S. 3405 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, all provisions; S. 3410 Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act, all provisions; S. 3443 OCS Permitting; eliminate 30 day time limit for exploration plans, all provisions; S. 3433 Clean Coasts and Efficient Cars Act of 2010; prohibit leasing of most OCS and increase fuel standards, all provisions; S. 3461 Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act, all provisions; S. 3462 A bill to provide subpoena power to the National Commission on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes, all provisions; S. 3464 Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3466 Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2010, all provisions; S. 3472 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010, provisions related to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S. 3473 A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all provisions; S. 3478 Renumeration for Ecological and Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act, provisions related to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; S. 3489 To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior, all provisions; S. 3492 Emergency Relief Well Act; requiring drilling relief wells, all provisions; S. 3497 Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010; provisions related to require containment plan for all leases; S. 3509 Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010; amend Energy Policy Act 2005 to promote R&D of technologies BMP's for safe extraction, all provisions; S. 3512 Water Assistance from Int'l Vessels for Emergency Response Act related to waiver from the Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in responding to oil spill; S. 3514 Guaranteed Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010; prohibits entry into any federal lease w/o paying into Oil Spill Recovery Fund, all provisions; S. 3515 Department of Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010; authorize DOI programs relating to detection of, response, mitigation and cleanup of spills, all provisions; S. 3516 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; reform management of energy and mineral resources, all provisions; S. 3525 Open America's Water Act; repeal Jones Act restrictions on coast wide trade all provisions; S. 3541, Deepwater Drilling Royalty Prohibition Act; prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling, all provisions; S. 3545 Gulf of Mexico Economic Recovery and Job Impact Analysis Act of 2010; require study of effect of moratorium all provisions; S. 20 Sen. Grahams Clean Energy Standard Act of 2010, all provisions; S.-- Sen. Stabenows low carbon fuel standard (not yet introduced); General issues related to offshore oil and gas including, oil spill response, response to Gulf of Mexico moratorium, science program funding, securing permits for 2010 and 2011, air permit for Alaska Outer Continental Shelf; General issues related to offshore oil and gas; General issues related to offshore oil and gas exploration including safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to well integrity and general energy concerns including offshore moratorium; General issues related to permits for offshore operations in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico; General issues related to lifting the suspension of operations; General issues related to education on the importance of oil sands to energy independent; General issues related to National Environmental Policy Act and environmental assessments; General issues related to safety and oil spill recovery; General issues related to Alaska Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas development; General issues related to jobs and strong economy; General issues related to Alaska 2011 program; General issues related to climate change and gas incentives; General issues related to biofuels blend wall; General issues related to Department of the Interior notice to lessees; Participation in energy hearings.
Client expense: $20,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Deepwater Horizon oil spill issues; H.R.5629 Oil Spill Accountability and Protection Act of 2010 relating to liability limits under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, economic thresholds for financial responsibility, the Jones Act and the Death on the High Seas Act, and to require the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Coast Guard, and Department of Transportation to evaluate and approve response plans submitted by operators; H.R. 5626 Blowout Prevention Act of 2010, a bill to set new minimum standards for blowout preventers, well design and cementing; H.R. 3534 Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act of 2010, a bill to reorganize Minerals Management Services (MMS), would add additional requirements to leasing, and would allow the denial of new offshore oil and gas leases to a company for up to seven years based on a specific threshold; S. 3305 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010, a bill that raises economic liability limits in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and would modify oil spill response plans; S. 3516 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act, a bill that codifies the reorganization of MMS, increases requirements for drilling wells, reviews for Department of Interior, financial security requirements and penalties for violations for operators of OCS; S. 3597 The Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment Act, a bill which impacts spill response, containment and prevention capacity; enhances federal coordination between agencies.
Client expense: $1,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2010 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Whole Bills: S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act; H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act; S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act; S. 3306, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act; S. 3763, Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act; H.R. 2693, Oil Pollution Research and Development Reauthorization Act; S. 3614, Oil Spill Response Act; S. 3597, Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment (SHORE) Act; S. 3600, Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act; H.R. 5716, Safer Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Technology Research and Development Act; S. 3643, Oil Spill Response Improvement Act; H.R. 5629, Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act; H.R. 5626, Blowout Prevention Act; H.R. 5503, Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act; S. 3588, A bill to limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issues by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; S. 3580, Resources for Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act; H.R. 5772, To limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issued by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes; H.R. 5851, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act; S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009; S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act. S. 3815, Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act, Title III, Section 3001 (a)(B), relating to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning a moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Client expense: $1,270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S 3497 Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) S 3431 Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) S 3509 Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) S 3516 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) HR 5459 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) S 3346 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) HR 5499 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (all sections of full text) S 3473 A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (all sections of full text) HR 2766 & S 1215 "To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act and for other purposes," provisions affecting the production of natural gas. S 3305 The Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 (all sections of full text). S 1733 "The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act," provisions affecting oil and gas production and markets. S 1462 "American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009," provisions affecting natural gas markets and access to offshore oil and gas resources. S 2877 "Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal Act," provisions affecting oil and gas production and markets. HR 4521 "Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act," provisions affecting federal offshore oil and gas leasing and related fees and royalties.
Client expense: $1,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
HR 391: To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Act, and for other purposes; provisions related to carbon management HR 1327: Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009; provisions related to energy investments and sanctions HR 1835: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009; provisions related to natural gas for fleets and mandate issues HR 2227: American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act; provisions related to energy development and production issues HR 2540: Protecting Investment in Oil shale the Next generation of Environmental, Energy and Resources Security (PIONEERS) Act; provisions related to energy production and environmental issues HR 2766: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009; provisions related to hydraulic fracturing HR 2828: American Energy Innovation Act; provisions related to energy development HR 3460: To Amend the Clean Air Act to include algae-based biofuel in the renewable fuel program and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include algae-based biofuel in the cellulosic biofuel producer credit; provisions related to algae HR 3534: Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009; provisions related to energy development issues HR 3619: Coast Guard Authorization Act; provisions related to wetlands, liquefied natural gas, and New York issues HR 3644: Ocean, Coastal and Watershed Education Act; provisions related to multiple use access HR 4072: AMERICA Works Act; provisions related to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and energy HR 4168: Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010; provisions related to algae fuels HR 4424: Enhancing Renewable Energy Investment Act; provisions related to energy, science and math initiatives HR 4521: Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2010; provisions related to royalties and production HR 4554: Energy Assistance for American Families Act; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 4674: Renewable Fuel Pipeline Act of 2010; provisions related to mandates and revenue and funding HR 4785: Rural Energy Savings Program Act; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 4863: To increase the annual amount authorized for emergency assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 4899: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; provisions related to taxes, policy, revenue and funding, and energy development HR 4907: Energy Innovation Hubs Authorization Act of 2010; provisions related to energy production and innovation HR 4922: To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a section of that Act relating to exploration or importation of natural gas; provisions related to unconventional shale gas and gas production or movement HR 5019: Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010; provisions related to grant funding, revenue and funding HR 5241: BP Deepwater Horizon Inquiry Commission Act of 2010; provisions related to energy development HR 5248: No New Drilling Act of 2010; provisions related to energy development HR 5297: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 5313: Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act; provisions related to energy development HR 5356: Oil Spill Response Assistance Act; provisions related to energy development HR 5459: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Amendments Act of 2010; provisions related to taxes and energy development HR 5506: Oil Pollution Environmental Review Act; provisions related to energy development HR 5519: Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act; provisions related to energy development HR 5626: Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; provisions related to energy development HR 5684: Maritime Infrastructure Security and Counterterrorism Act; provisions related to liquefied natural gas HR 5716: Safer Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Technology Research and Development Act; provisions related to energy production HR 6008: CLEAN Act; provisions related to pipeline operations HR 6016: Audit the BP Fund Act of 2010; provisions related to funding HR 6160: Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2010; provisions related to business S 685: Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009; provisions related to double hull fuel tank requirements and safety S 1462: American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009; provisions related to energy development S 1700: Energy Security through Transparency Act of 2009; provisions related to oil and gas S 3305: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010; provisions related to oil spill response, drilling regulation, and liability provisions S 3309: Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010; provisions related to energy development S 3345: Big Oil Polluter Pays Act; discussion of constitutional issues and impacts S 3516: Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; provisions related to energy development, oil spill response, drilling regulation, and liability provisions S 3643: Oil Spill Response Improvement Act of 2010; provisions related to oil spill response, drilling regulation, and liability S 3663: Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010; provisions related to oil spill response, drilling regulation, and liability Numerous draft proposals on oil spill liability and new Outer Continental Shelf drilling requirements Discussion related to moratorium policy associated with U.S. Offshore Oil & Gas drilling in wake of BP Oil Spill Discussion related to Marine Well Containment System
Client expense: $4,070,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2010 · third_quarter · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
H.R. 2651 Maritime Workforce Development Act; Maritime Authorization of FY2011/2012; S.1124; H.R. 2652- Improve Vessel Safety; S.599/H.R. 1484 Cruise Vessel Secuirty and Safety Act; S. 1194; S.1385 Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act; H.R. 3619 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010; HR2693, S685, S3305, S3509, S3306, S3516, HR5503, HR5629; HR3486; Shipowners' Limitation of Liability Act, Jones Act, Death on the High Seas Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
Client expense: $181,951 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2010 · third_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 S. 3495, Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2010 S. 3515, Department of the Interior Research and Technologies for Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 2010 S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2010 · third_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
S. 3497 Oil Spill Prevention and Mitigation Improvement Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) S. 3509 Safer Oil and Gas Production Research and Development Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) S. 5459 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) S. 3346 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 (all sections of full text) H.R. 5499 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (all sections of full text) H.R. 6008 CLEAN Act (all sections of full text) S. 3473 A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (all sections of full text) S. 3305 The Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 (Section 2)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
S.3305 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010), to amend the Oil Pollution Act to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. S. 3306 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. H.R. 5214 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act), to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. H.R. 5355 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act), to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. S. 3472 (Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010), to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full costs of oil spills, and for other purposes. S.3542 (Oil Spill Compensation Act of 2010), to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, to establish a Commission to investigate and report on corrective measures to prevent similar incidents, to improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and Federal oil spill research, and for other purposes. General lobbying on the claims process under the Oil Pollution Act, the $20 billion compensation fund and corresponding Gulf Coast Claims Facility.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Fuel/Gas/Oil
Energy and oil spill legislation and related matters, S 3305, S 3516, S 3600, S 3431, S 3509, S 3597, S 3495, S 3815, S3614
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE