A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas.

H.R. 898: Energy Production Fairness Act; all provisions H.R. 905: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 4297: To impose certain requirements on the Secretary of the Treasury relating to transmittals of country-by-country reports for purposes of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Plan; all provisions H.R. 4377: American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015; all provisions H. Con. Res. 125: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026; all provisions relating to energy S. 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; all provisions General Discussions Related to TAX (no specific Bill #): FY2017 Appropriations Tax Reform Federal Excise Tax Modification Highway Trust Fund Funding Obama Administration Budget/Tax Proposals re: Oil Industry and Corporate Taxes Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Tax Increase Proposed Regulations Regarding Related-Party Debt (Section 385) Senate Finance Committee Draft Corporate Tax Reform Proposals Tax Credit Extenders The President's Framework for Business Tax Reform

Client expense: $1,680,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Energy Cost & Access, including Outer Continental Shelf (no specific bill) Alternative Fuel Tax Parity (H.R. 1665, S. 344, S. 917) Hydraulic Fracturing (no specific bill) Keystone pipeline approval (H.R. 3) Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 (S. 720, S. 2012)

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

1. APGA has lobbied for passage of legislation that would provide refund authority to the FERC under Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act. Such legislation would protect customers of interstate natural gas pipelines from being overcharged. 2. APGA has pushed for full funding of the LIHEAP at $5.1 billion. 3. APGA has lobbied against the export of LNG. 4. APGA has lobbied against DOE's Residential Furnace Standards Rule. 5. APGA has lobbied against the implementation of Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act which would ban fossil fuel generated energy from new or modified federal buildings by 2030. 6. APGA has lobbied generally on the issue of energy efficiency arguing that natural gas has a key role to play in meeting efficiency goals. 7. APGA has lobbied generally for the passage of legislation to promote Natural Gas Vehicles including S. 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas. 8. APGA has lobbied HUD generally about the importance of natural gas appliances in terms of cost savings and energy efficiency. 9. APGA has lobbied for public natural gas LDCs in the context of FERC's ongoing Gas-Electric Coordination rule. 10. APGA has lobbied Congress and the DOE with respect to concerns about DOE's social cost of carbon metric used in appliance standards. 11. APGA has lobbied on the issue of GHG regulations with respect to Boilers and other equipment. 12. APGA has opposed the Waters of the U.S. rule by the EPA as it would increases costs for municipal LDCs to perform routine maintenance. 13. APGA has lobbied generally on the issue of Pipeline Safety Reauthorization arguing that given the 20 mandates from the 2011 bill that have yet to be implemented, the 2015 reauthorization should be a clean reauthorization. 14. APGA has lobbied that the Technical Support Documents (TSD) for DOE rules regarding appliances, specifically the DOE Furnace Rule, should not reference private, proprietary studies to justify cost calculations which require concerned entities such as APGA to purchase said studies. 15. APGA has lobbied on (H.R. 2209 114th Congress) introduced by Representative Messer (R-IN) which would that would require regulators to classify all investment grade municipal securities as High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA), except for municipal securities. APGA has lobbied on HR 2209, arguing that municipal securities should be designated as HQLA. 16. APGA has lobbied on Senator Inhofe's legislation, "UAVs for Energy Infrastructure Act" (S.2684) which would allow infrastructure operators, including not-for-profit LDCs, to utilize UAVs for compliance with regulations for which they were already allowed to use manned aircraft. 17. APGA has lobbied Congress for natural gas research and development appropriations with respect to natural gas vehicles and natural gas appliances. 18. APGA has lobbied for the inclusion of natural gas in Department of Agriculture programs to ensure that farmers have access to affordable natural gas as a fuel option through Agriculture programs.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

H.R. 22: FAST Act; all tax related provision H.R. 898: Energy Production Fairness Act; all provisions H.R. 905: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 4297: To impose certain requirements on the Secretary of the Treasury relating to transmittals of country-by-country reports for purposes of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Plan; all provisions H.R. 4377: American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015; all provisions H. Con. Res. 125: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026; all provisions relating to energy S. 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; all provisions General Discussions Related to TAX (no specific Bill #): FY2017 Appropriations Tax Reform Federal Excise Tax Modification Highway Trust Fund Funding Obama Administration Budget/Tax Proposals re: Oil Industry and Corporate Taxes Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Tax Increase Proposed Regulations Regarding Related-Party Debt (Section 385) Senate Finance Committee Draft Corporate Tax Reform Proposals Tax Credit Extenders The President's Framework for Business Tax Reform

Client expense: $2,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 185: Regulatory Accountability Act; all provisions relating to energy H.R. 351: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; all provisions H.R. 428: Export American Natural Gas Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 898: Energy Production Fairness Act; all provisions H.R. 905 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016; all provisions related to crude oil export ban and the refinery tax credit H.R. 4441: Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016; all provisions relating to drone usage H.R. 4765: Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act; to provide first responders with planning, training, and equipment capabilities for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response, and for other purposes H.R. 4909: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; all provisions H.R. 4937: PIPES Act of 2016; all provisions H.R. 5050: Pipeline Safety Act of 2016; all provisions H.R. 5180: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016; to alleviate the ethanol blend wall under the renewable fuel program, and for other purposes; all provisions H.R. 5577: Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act; all provisions H. Res. 48: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 351) to provide for expedited approval of exportation of natural gas, and for other purposes; all provisions related to energy H. Con. Res. 125: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026; all provisions relating to energy S. 15: Protecting States Rights Act; all provisions S. 33: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; all provisions S. 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; all provisions S. 697: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; all provisions S. 1312: Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015; all provisions S. 2012: Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015; all provisions S. 2276: PIPES Act of 2016; all provisions S.2658: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016; all provisions related to drone usage S.2943: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; all provisions General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Making; all provisions relating to energy Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upstream Venting and Flaring Rulemaking Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Well Control Rule Chemical Safety Board Crude Oil Rail Transportation; Dept. of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order Energy Facility Cyber Security Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Hydraulic Fracturing Study Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Refinery Sector Rulemakings Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Rulemakings Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Risk Management Plan Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Rulemaking on Waters of the U.S. Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Development National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Guidelines Revision Natural Gas Exports New National Environmental Protection Act guidelines from CEQ regarding review of lifecycle GHG emissions Oil and Gas Sector Existing Source Methane Emissions Potential Rulemaking Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Process Safety Management Standard Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) guidance Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Rail Safety Proposed Rule Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Rail Car Safety; crude oil volatility Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Cellulosic Volume Mandate Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) point of obligation Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Fraud

Client expense: $2,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Energy Cost & Access, including Outer Continental Shelf (no specific bill) Alternative Fuel Tax Parity (H.R. 1665, S. 344, S. 917) Hydraulic Fracturing (no specific bill) Keystone pipeline approval (H.R. 3) Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 (S. 720, S. 2012)

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

1. APGA has lobbied for passage of legislation that would provide refund authority to the FERC under Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act. Such legislation would protect customers of interstate natural gas pipelines from being overcharged. 2. APGA has pushed for full funding of the LIHEAP at $5.1 billion. 3. APGA has lobbied against the export of LNG. 4. APGA has lobbied against DOE's Residential Furnace Standards Rule. 5. APGA has lobbied against the implementation of Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act which would ban fossil fuel generated energy from new or modified federal buildings by 2030. 6. APGA has lobbied generally on the issue of energy efficiency arguing that natural gas has a key role to play in meeting efficiency goals. 7. APGA has lobbied generally for the passage of legislation to promote Natural Gas Vehicles including S. 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas. 8. APGA has lobbied HUD generally about the importance of natural gas appliances in terms of cost savings and energy efficiency. 9. APGA has lobbied for public natural gas LDCs in the context of FERC's ongoing Gas-Electric Coordination rule. 10. APGA has lobbied Congress and the DOE with respect to concerns about DOE's social cost of carbon metric used in appliance standards. 11. APGA has lobbied on the issue of GHG regulations with respect to Boilers and other equipment. 12. APGA has opposed the Waters of the U.S. rule by the EPA as it would increases costs for municipal LDCs to perform routine maintenance. 13. APGA has lobbied generally on the issue of Pipeline Safety Reauthorization arguing that given the 20 mandates from the 2011 bill that have yet to be implemented, the 2015 reauthorization should be a clean reauthorization. 14. APGA has lobbied that the Technical Support Documents (TSD) for DOE rules regarding appliances, specifically the DOE Furnace Rule, should not reference private, proprietary studies to justify cost calculations which require concerned entities such as APGA to purchase said studies. 15. APGA has lobbied on (H.R. 2209 114th Congress) introduced by Representative Messer (R-IN) which would that would require regulators to classify all investment grade municipal securities as High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA), except for municipal securities. APGA has lobbied on HR 2209, arguing that municipal securities should be designated as HQLA. 16. APGA has lobbied on Senator Inhofe's legislation, "UAVs for Energy Infrastructure Act" (S.2684) which would allow infrastructure operators, including not-for-profit LDCs, to utilize UAVs for compliance with regulations for which they were already allowed to use manned aircraft. 17. APGA has lobbied Congress for natural gas research and development appropriations with respect to natural gas vehicles and natural gas appliances.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

H.R. 22: Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act; all tax related provisions H.R. 898: Energy Production Fairness Act; all provisions H.R. 905: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 4297: To impose certain requirements on the Secretary of the Treasury relating to transmittals of country-by-country reports for purposes of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Plan; all provisions H.R. 4377: American Business Competitiveness Act of 2016; all provisions H. Con. Res. 125: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026; all provisions relating to energy S. 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; all provisions General Discussions Related to TAX (no specific Bill #): FY2017 Appropriations Tax Reform Federal Excise Tax Modification Highway Trust Fund Funding Obama Administration Budget/Tax Proposals re: Oil Industry and Corporate Taxes Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Tax Increase Senate Finance Committee Draft Corporate Tax Reform Proposals Tax Credit Extenders The President's Framework for Business Tax Reform

Client expense: $1,850,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 22: Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act; all tax related provisions H.R. 185: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015; all provisions relating to energy H.R. 330: Marine Access and State Transparency (MAST) Act; all provisions relating to energy H.R. 428: Export American Natural Gas Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 898: Energy Production Fairness Act; all provisions H.R. 905: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; all provisions related to crude oil export ban and the refinery tax credit H.R. 4765: Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act; all provisions related to crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response H. Res. 48: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 351) to provide for expedited approval of exportation of natural gas, and for other purposes; all provisions related to energy H. Con. Res. 125: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026; all provisions relating to energy S. 15: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; all provisions S. 33: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; all provisions S. 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; all provisions S. 490: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015; all provisions S. 697: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; all provisions S. 1312: Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015; all provisions S. 2012: Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015; all provisions S. 2276: Securing America's Future Energy: Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (SAFE PIPES) Act; all provisions General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Making; all provisions relating to energy Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upstream Venting and Flaring Rulemaking Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Well Control Rule Chemical Safety Board Crude Oil Rail Transportation; Dept. of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order Energy Facility Cyber Security Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Hydraulic Fracturing Study Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Refinery Sector Rulemakings Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Rulemakings Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Risk Management Plan Rulemakings Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Rulemaking on Waters of the U.S. Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Development Improving Regulatory Cost-Benefit Analysis National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Guidelines Revision National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2017 Natural Gas, Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Exports New National Environmental Protection Act guidelines from CEQ regarding review of lifecycle Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions Oil and Gas Sector Existing Source Methane Emissions Potential Rulemaking Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Process Safety Management Standard Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) guidance Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Rail Safety Proposed Rule Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Rail Car Safety Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Cellulosic Volume Mandate Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) point of obligation Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Fraud

Client expense: $1,850,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

1. APGA has lobbied for passage of legislation that would provide refund authority to the FERC under Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act. Such legislation would protect customers of interstate natural gas pipelines from being overcharged. 2. APGA has pushed for full funding of the LIHEAP at $5.1 billion. 3. APGA has lobbied against the export of LNG. 4. APGA has lobbied against DOE's Residential Furnace Standards Rule. 5. APGA has lobbied against the implementation of Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act which would ban fossil fuel generated energy from new or modified federal buildings by 2030. 6. APGA has lobbied generally on the issue of energy efficiency arguing that natural gas has a key role to play in meeting efficiency goals. 7. APGA has lobbied generally for the passage of legislation to promote Natural Gas Vehicles including S. 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas. 8. APGA has lobbied HUD generally about the importance of natural gas appliances in terms of cost savings and energy efficiency. 9. APGA has lobbied for public natural gas LDCs in the context of FERC's ongoing Gas-Electric Coordination rule. 10. APGA has lobbied Congress and the DOE with respect to concerns about DOE's social cost of carbon metric used in appliance standards. 11. APGA has lobbied on the issue of GHG regulations with respect to Boilers and other equipment. 12. APGA has opposed the Waters of the U.S. rule by the EPA as it would increases costs for municipal LDCs to perform routine maintenance. 13. APGA has lobbied generally on the issue of Pipeline Safety Reauthorization arguing that given the 20 mandates from the 2011 bill that have yet to be implemented, the 2015 reauthorization should be a clean reauthorization. 14. APGA has lobbied that the Technical Support Documents (TSD) for DOE rules regarding appliances, specifically the DOE Furnace Rule, should not reference private, proprietary studies to justify cost calculations which require concerned entities such as APGA to purchase said studies. 15. APGA has lobbied on (H.R. 2209 114th Congress) introduced by Representative Messer (R-IN) which would that would require regulators to classify all investment grade municipal securities as High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA), except for municipal securities. APGA has lobbied on HR 2209, arguing that municipal securities should be designated as HQLA. 16. APGA has lobbied on Senator Inhofe's legislation, "UAVs for Energy Infrastructure Act" (S.2684) which would allow infrastructure operators, including not-for-profit LDCs, to utilize UAVs for compliance with regulations for which they were already allowed to use manned aircraft.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Energy Cost & Access, including Outer Continental Shelf (no specific bill) Alternative Fuel Tax Parity (H.R. 1665, S. 344, S. 917) Hydraulic Fracturing (no specific bill) Keystone pipeline approval (H.R. 3) Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 (S. 720, S. 2012)

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

1. APGA has lobbied for passage of legislation that would provide refund authority to the FERC under Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act. Such legislation would protect customers of interstate natural gas pipelines from being overcharged. 2. APGA has pushed for full funding of the LIHEAP at $5.1 billion. 3. APGA has lobbied against the export of LNG. 4. APGA has lobbied against DOE's Residential Furnace Standards Rule. 5. APGA has lobbied against the implementation of Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act which would ban fossil fuel generated energy from new or modified federal buildings by 2030. 6. APGA has lobbied generally on the issue of energy efficiency arguing that natural gas has a key role to play in meeting efficiency goals. 7. APGA has lobbied generally for the passage of legislation to promote Natural Gas Vehicles including S. 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas. 8. APGA has lobbied HUD generally about the importance of natural gas appliances in terms of cost savings and energy efficiency. 9. APGA has lobbied for public natural gas LDCs in the context of FERC's ongoing Gas-Electric Coordination rule. 10. APGA has lobbied Congress and the DOE with respect to concerns about DOE's social cost of carbon metric used in appliance standards. 11. APGA has lobbied on the issue of GHG regulations with respect to Boilers and other equipment. 12. APGA has opposed the Waters of the U.S. rule by the EPA as it would increases costs for municipal LDCs to perform routine maintenance. 13. APGA has lobbied generally on the issue of Pipeline Safety Reauthorization arguing that given the 20 mandates from the 2011 bill that have yet to be implemented, the 2015 reauthorization should be a clean reauthorization. 14. APGA has lobbied that the Technical Support Documents (TSD) for DOE rules regarding appliances, specifically the DOE Furnace Rule, should not reference private, proprietary studies to justify cost calculations which require concerned entities such as APGA to purchase said studies. 15. APGA has lobbied on (H.R. 2209 114th Congress) introduced by Representative Messer (R-IN) which would that would require regulators to classify all investment grade municipal securities as High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA), except for municipal securities. APGA has lobbied on HR 2209, arguing that municipal securities should be designated as HQLA.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

1. APGA has lobbied for passage of legislation that would provide refund authority to the FERC under Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act. Such legislation would protect customers of interstate natural gas pipelines from being overcharged. 2. APGA has pushed for full funding of the LIHEAP at $5.1 billion. 3. APGA has lobbied against the export of LNG. 4. APGA has lobbied against DOE's Residential Furnace Standards Rule. 5. APGA has lobbied against the implementation of Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act which would ban fossil fuel generated energy from new or modified federal buildings by 2030. 6. APGA has lobbied generally on the issue of energy efficiency arguing that natural gas has a key role to play in meeting efficiency goals. 7. APGA has lobbied generally for the passage of legislation to promote Natural Gas Vehicles including S. 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas. 8. APGA has lobbied HUD generally about the importance of natural gas appliances in terms of cost savings and energy efficiency. 9. APGA has lobbied for public natural gas LDCs in the context of FERC's ongoing Gas-Electric Coordination rule. 10. APGA has lobbied Congress and the DOE with respect to concerns about DOE's social cost of carbon metric used in appliance standards. 11. APGA has lobbied on the issue of GHG regulations with respect to Boilers and other equipment. 12. APGA has opposed the Waters of the U.S. rule by the EPA as it would increases costs for municipal LDCs to perform routine maintenance. 13. APGA has lobbied generally on the issue of Pipeline Safety Reauthorization arguing that given the 20 mandates from the 2011 bill that have yet to be implemented, the 2015 reauthorization should be a clean reauthorization. 14. APGA has lobbied that the Technical Support Documents (TSD) for DOE rules regarding appliances, specifically the DOE Furnace Rule, should not reference private, proprietary studies to justify cost calculations which require concerned entities such as APGA to purchase said studies.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 8; H.R. 50, the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act; H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, to facilitate permitting of natural gas pipeline infrastructure; H.R. 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R. 287, To enhance the energy security of United States allies, and for other purposes; H.R. 348, the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act; H.R. 351, the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; H.R. 493, the Clarification of Legal Enforcement Against Non-criminal Energy Producers Act of 2015; H.R. 585, the "Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act"; H.R. 653, the "FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act"; H.R. 712, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; H.R. 898, the Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 906, To modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; H.R. 1030, the Secret Science Reform Act; H.R. 1273, the Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act; H.R. 1558, the "Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015"; H.R. 1665, the Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act; H.R. 1667, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act"; H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015; H.R. 1980, the "E-Access Act"; H.R. 2177, the "Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act"; H.R. 2244, To establish a Strategic Transfer Reserve program; H.R. 2271, the "Critial Electric Infrastrature Protection Act"; H.R. 3426, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act (Welch); House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Title II: 21st Century Workforce; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Strategic Petroleum Reserve Mission Readiness Plan; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Energy Efficiency; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft FERC Process Coordination; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Hydropower Regulatory Modernization; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Energy Reliability and Security; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Title III: Energy Diplomacy; S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, climate, renewables, and energy efficiency-related amendments; S. 15, Protecting states' rights to promote American energy security (Hatch); S. 33, the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; S. 110, the Environmental Protection Agency Accountability Act; S. 112, the Common Sense in Species Protection Act; S. 133, A bill to approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, to improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in the public interest and the interest of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 189, the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015; S. 234, the Regulatory Fairness Act; S. 280, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 292, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act"; S. 293, the "Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act"; S. 337, the "FOIA Improvement Act"; S. 344, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas; S. 378, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; S. 411, the Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S. 454, A bill to amend the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 to improve the high-end computing research and development program of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes (Alexander); S. 485, A bill to prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying out certain projects (Boozman); S. 490, the Federal Lands Freedom Act of 2015; S. 523, A bill to coordinate the provision of energy retrofitting assistance to schools (Collins); S. 535, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, relating to water heaters; S. 544, the Secret Science Reform Act; S. 562, A bill to promote exploration for geothermal resources, and for other purposes (Heller); S. 585, the American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act; S. 600, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency retrofit pilot program (Klobuchar); S. 601, the "Advanced Clean Coal Technology Investment in our Nation Act of 2015"; S. 691, the Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S. 703, the"Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act" (Coons); S. 720, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act; S. 784, A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish microlabs to improve regional engagement with national laboratories (Heinrich); S. 822, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 848, the "Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015"; S. 854, the Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2015; S. 869, the "All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2015" (Hoeven); S. 878, A bill to establish a State residential building energy efficiency upgrades loan pilot program (Sanders); S. 886, the"Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2015" (Udall); S. 888, the "PREPARE Act" (Schatz); S. 893, the "EPIC Act of 2015" (Warner); S. 939, A bill to require the evaluation and consolidation of duplicative green building programs within the Department of Energy (Flake); S. 1017, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1026, the "North American Alternative Fuels Act" (Barasso); S. 1033, A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to replace the current requirement for a biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review (Coons); S. 1037, A bill to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the PURPA of 1978 (Risch); S. 1038, A bill to clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star program, and for other purposes (Risch); S. 1039, A bill to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans to achieve energy cost savings (Risch); S. 1044, the "E-Access Act"; S. 1046, A bill to accelerate the adoption of smart building technologies in the private sector and key Federal agencies (Cantwell); S. 1047, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to review rulemaking proceedings of other Federal agencies for the potential to cause an adverse effect on the cost, time, or difficulty of complying with energy efficiency regulations, guidelines, or standards (Alexander); S. 1052, A bill to require a study on the impact of State and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies for commercial and multifamily buildings, to provide for competitive awards to utilities, States, and units of local government, and for other purposes (Franken); S. 1053, A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to promote alternative fueled vehicle fleets and infrastructure (Franken); S. 1054, A bill to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing sector by directing the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the National Academies and other appropriate Federal agencies, to develop a national smart manufacturing plan and to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in implementing smart manufacturing programs, and for other purposes (Shaheen); S. 1057, A bill to promote geothermal energy, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1058, A bill to promote research, development, and demonstration of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1063, the "American Energy Efficiency Act" (Franken); S. 1068, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (Risch/Heinrich); S. 1181, A bill to expand the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Program to include commercial trucks and United States flagged vessels (Cassidy); S. 1187, A bill to improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, facilitate public-private partnerships (Coons); S. 1196, A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-ways on Federal land (Cassidy); S. 1199, A bill to authorize Federal agencies to provide alternative fuel to Federal employees on a reimbursable basis, and for other purposes (Murray); S. 1201, A bill to advance the integration of clean distributed energy into electric grids (Shaheen); S. 1202, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to assist States in adopting updated interconnection procedures and tariff schedules and standards for supplemental, backup, and standby power fees for projects for combined heat and power technology and waste heat to power technology, and for other purposes (Shaheen); S. 1207, A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program under which the Secretary shall make grants to eligible partnerships to provide for the transformation of the electric grid by the year 2030 (Hirono); S. 1210, A bill to provide for the timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law with respect to oil and gas production and distribution (Capito); S. 1213, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power Act to facilitate the free market for distributed energy resources (King); S. 1215, A bill to amend the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 to provide for the development of methane hydrate as a commercially viable source of energy (Murkowski); S. 1216, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to civil penalties (Murkowski); S. 1217, A bill to establish an Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission, to establish an Office of Transmission Ombudsperson, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1218, A bill to establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee with the leadership of the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1219, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources and to provide for the examination of the effects of net metering (Murkowski); S. 1220, A bill to improve the distribution of energy in the United States (Murkowski); S. 1221, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability impact statements for rules affecting the reliable operation of the bulk-power system (Murkowski); S. 1222, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating to electric capacity resources of transmission organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity resources, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1223, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to improve the loan guarantee program for innovative technologies, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1224, A bill to reconcile differing Federal approaches to condensate (Murkowski); S. 1225, A bill to improve Federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of Federal real property, by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date Federal land inventories, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1227, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to develop an implementation strategy to promote the development of hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated communities (Murkowski); S. 1228, A bill to require approval for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at the national boundary of the United States for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity to or from Canada or Mexico, and for other purposes (Hoeven); S. 1229, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit a plan to implement recommendations to improve interactions between the Department of Energy and National Laboratories (Murkowski); S. 1230, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program under which the Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter into memoranda of understanding with States providing for State oversight of oil and gas productions activities (Murkowski); S. 1232, A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to modify provisions relating to smart grid modernization, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1233, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to expand the electric rate-setting authority of States (Wyden); S. 1236, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modify certain requirements relating to trial-type hearings with respect to certain license applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1237, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to limit the authority of the Secretary of Energy to approve certain proposals relating to export activities of liquefied natural gas terminals (King); S. 1241, A bill to provide for the modernization, security, and resiliency of the electric grid, to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs for research, development, demonstration, and information-sharing for cybersecurity for the energy sector, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1242, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and whether a proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers of natural gas before approving or disapproving an application for the LNG terminal, and for other purposes (King); S. 1243, A bill to facilitate modernizing the electric grid, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1256, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program, and for other purposes (Franken); S. 1258, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a distributed energy loan program and technical assistance and grant program, and for other purposes (Franken); S. 1259, A bill to establish a grant program to allow National Laboratories to provide vouchers to small business concerns to improve commercialization of technologies developed at National Laboratories and the technology-driven economic impact of commercialization in the regions in which National Laboratories are located, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1263, A bill to provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services (Hirono); S. 1264, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes (Udall); S. 1270, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for other purposes (Gardner); S. 1272, A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms (Markey); S. 1274, A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to reauthorize Federal agencies to enter into long-term contracts for the acquisition of energy (Hirono); S. 1275, A bill to establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program in the Department of Energy to provide financial assistance to promote energy efficiency and onsite renewable technologies in manufacturing and industrial facilities (Merkley); S. 1277, A bill to improve energy savings by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes (Hirono); S. 1282, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to consider the objective of improving the conversion, use, and storage of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels in carrying out research and development programs under that Act (Manchin); S. 1283, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal certain programs, to establish a coal technology program, and for other purposes (Manchin); S. 1285, A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to enter into contracts to provide certain price stabilization support relating to electric generation units that use coal-based generation technology (Heitkamp); S. 1293, A bill to establish the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating all requirements under Federal law with respect to eligible clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects, and for other purposes (Heitkamp); S. 1304, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot competitive grant program for the development of a skilled energy workforce, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1306, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to use existing funding available to further projects that would improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions (Manchin); S. 1312, A bill to modernize Federal policies regarding the supply and distribution of energy in the United States, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1338, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide licensing procedures for certain types of projects (King); S. 1342, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study and issue a report that quantifies the energy savings benefits of operational efficiency programs and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, and governmental entities (Warren); S. 1346, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an e-prize competition pilot program to provide up to 4 financial awards to eligible entities that develop and verifiably demonstrate technology that reduces the cost of electricity or space heat in a high-cost region (Murkowski); S. 1398, A bill to extend, improve, and consolidate energy research and development programs, and for other purposes (Alexander); S. 1405, A bill to require a coordinated response to coal fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power system adequacy or reliability (Franken); S. 1407, A bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public land (Heller); S. 1408, A bill to provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy (Peters); S. 1420, A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to provide for the collection of information on critical energy supplies, to establish a Working Group on Energy Markets, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1422, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy- and manufacturing-related jobs to increase the number of skilled workers trained to work in energy and manufacturing-related fields, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1434, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish an energy storage portfolio standard, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1449, A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to add certain medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles to the advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program (Stabenow); S. 1713, the "Low Income Solar Act"; S. 1723, the "Promoting Renewable Energy with Shared Solar (PRESS) Act"; S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (Murkowski); S. 2089, the American Energy Innovation Act (Cantwell); Draft legislation on energy efficiency and codes and standards; General discussion hydro licensing reform; General discussion transmission permitting and siting issues; public lands; energy storage; distributed generation.

Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office

General U.S. tax reform related issues; Issues related to LNG Tax Equalization, S. 344 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas, all provisions; HR 1665 - Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act, all provisions; Energy provisions in tax reform; General issues related to renewable fuels.

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Marine Mammal Commission, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

Natural Gas Vehicle Legislation Alternative Fuel and Infrastructure Tax Credit HR. 905 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015 S. 917 - LNG & LPG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015 HR. 1665 - Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act S. 344 S. 1647 - DRIVE Act HR 22- FAST Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Natural Gas Vehicle Legislation Alternative Fuel and Infrastructure Tax Credit HR. 905 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015 S. 917 - LNG & LPG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015 HR. 1665 - Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act S. 344 S. 1647 - DRIVE Act HR 22 - FAST Act HR 3531 - Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2015

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Alternative Fuel and Infrastructure Tax Credit Comprehensive Tax Reform HR. 905 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015 S. 917 - LNG & LPG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015 HR. 1665 - Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act S. 344 S. 1647 - DRIVE Act Senate Tax Extenders Legislation S 185 - PATH Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Natural gas vehicle incentives Biodiesel tax credit Begin construction investment tax credit amendment Comprehensive tax reform including partnership taxation and energy infrastructure incentives Department of Treasury incentives for solar energy projects (Section 1603) H.R. 905 (LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015), entire bill H.R. 1665 (Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act), entire bill S. 344 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas) H.R. 2412 (New Energy for America Act), solar investment tax credit S. 1666 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the election to accelerate the AMT credit in lieu of bonus depreciation for 2015 and 2016, and for other purposes), extension of bonus depreciation H.R. 2510 and S. 1660 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation) House tax extenders legislation Senate tax extenders legislation H.R. 2821 (Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015), entire bill H.R. 2029 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016) Division Q, regarding bonus depreciation; and Division P, regarding solar investment tax credit

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 8: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; all provisions related to crude oil export ban H.R. 22: Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act; all tax-related provisions H.R. 156: Crude Oil Export Act; all provisions H.R. 185: Regulatory Accountability Act; all provisions relating to energy H.R.309: Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 330: Marine Access and State Transparency (MAST) Act; all provisions relating to energy H.R. 428: Export American Natural Gas Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 666: To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions; all provisions H.R. 702: To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions; all provisions H.R.898: Energy Production Fairness Act; all provisions H.R.905: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 1290: To provide for a study by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies on the impact of diverting certain freight rail traffic to avoid urban areas, and for other purposes; all provisions related to the transportation of crude oil H.R. 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016; all provisions related to crude oil export ban and the refinery tax credit H.R. 2353: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015; all rail safety provisions H.R. 3819: Surface Transportation Extension Act; all positive train control provisions H. Res. 48: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 351: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act) to provide for expedited approval of exportation of natural gas, and for other purposes; all provisions related to energy H. Con. Res. 27: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; all provisions relating to energy S 15: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; all provisions S 33: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; all provisions S 188: A bill to ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline into the United States is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil; all provisions S 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; all provisions S 443: A bill to prohibit long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks unless the Surface Transportation Board has approved the rail carriers rail storage plan; all provisions relating to transportation of crude oil S 490: Federal Lands Freedom Act of 2015; all provisions S 494: Authorizing Alaska Production Act; all provisions S 697: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; all provisions S 1312: Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015; all provisions S 1372: American Crude Oil Export Equality Act; all provisions S. 1626: Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and Efficiency Act; all provisions S. 2276: Securing America's Future Energy: Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (SAFE PIPES) Act; all provisions S. Con. Res. 11: An original concurrent Resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; all provisions relating to energy General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Making; all provisions relating to energy Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upstream Venting and Flaring Issues Chemical Safety Board Crude Oil Rail Transportation; Dept. of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order Energy Facility Cyber Security Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Rulemakings Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Rulemaking on Waters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Hydraulic Fracturing Study Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Development Improving Regulatory Cost-Benefit Analysis Keystone XL Pipeline National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Guidelines Revision Natural Gas, Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Exports New National Environmental Protection Act guidelines from CEQ regarding review of lifecycle GHG emissions Oil and Gas Sector Methane Emissions Potential Rulemaking Oil Sands Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund OSHA Process Safety Management Standard OSHA recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) guidance Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Rail Safety Proposed Rule Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Positive Train Control Rail Car Safety Refinery Process Safety Renewable Fuel Standard Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Cellulosic Volume Mandate Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Fraud Transportation Funding Well Control Rule

Client expense: $1,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R.309 - Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2015; all provisions H.R.898: Energy Production Fairness Act; all provisions H.R.905 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; all provisions H. Con. Res. 27: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; all provisions relating to energy S 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; all provisions S. Con. Res. 11: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; all provisions relating to energy General Discussions Related to TAX (no specific Bill #): Tax Reform Federal Excise Tax Modification Highway Trust Fund Funding Obama Administration Budget/Tax Proposals re: Oil Industry and Corporate Taxes Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Tax Increase Senate Finance Committee Draft Corporate Tax Reform Proposals Tax Credit Extenders The President's Framework for Business Tax Reform

Client expense: $1,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

A Bill to amend the IRC of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas (S. 344); Energy Production Fairness Act (H.R. 898); Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act (H.R. 1665); Powering American Jobs Act of 2015 (H.R. 2517); America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 636); Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act (H.R. 1665); EXPIRE Act (S. 2260); To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (H.R. 2510); To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (S. 1660); LNG and LPG Excise Equalization Act of 2015 (S. 917); Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 - Excise tax equalization provision (H.R. 3236); Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II (H.R. 3038); Seeking renewal/extension of expired tax credit provisions related to alternative fuels and alternative fuels infrastructure (H.R. 2029); IRS qualifying income proposed rulemaking.

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Energy Cost & Access, including Outer Continental Shelf (no specific bill) Alternative Fuel Tax Parity (H.R. 1665, S. 344, S. 917) Hydraulic Fracturing (no specific bill) Keystone pipeline approval (H.R. 3) Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 (S. 720, S. 2012)

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

1. APGA has lobbied for passage of legislation that would provide refund authority to the FERC under Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act. Such legislation would protect customers of interstate natural gas pipelines from being overcharged. 2. APGA has pushed for full funding of the LIHEAP at $5.1 billion. 3. APGA has lobbied against the export of LNG. 4. APGA has lobbied against DOE's Residential Furnace Standards Rule. 5. APGA has lobbied against the implementation of Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act which would ban fossil fuel generated energy from new or modified federal buildings by 2030. 6. APGA has lobbied generally on the issue of energy efficiency arguing that natural gas has a key role to play in meeting efficiency goals. 7. APGA has lobbied generally for the passage of legislation to promote Natural Gas Vehicles including S. 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas. 8. APGA has lobbied HUD generally about the importance of natural gas appliances in terms of cost savings and energy efficiency. 9. APGA has lobbied for public natural gas LDCs in the context of FERC's ongoing Gas-Electric Coordination rule. 10. APGA has lobbied Congress and the DOE with respect to concerns about DOE's social cost of carbon metric used in appliance standards. 11. APGA has lobbied on the issue of GHG regulations with respect to Boilers and other equipment. 12. APGA has opposed the Waters of the U.S. rule by the EPA as it would increases costs for municipal LDCs to perform routine maintenance. 13. APGA has lobbied generally on the issue of Pipeline Safety Reauthorization arguing that given the 20 mandates from the 2011 bill that have yet to be implemented, the 2015 reauthorization should be a clean reauthorization. 14. APGA has lobbied that the Technical Support Documents (TSD) for DOE rules regarding appliances, specifically the DOE Furnace Rule, should not reference private, proprietary studies to justify cost calculations which require concerned entities such as APGA to purchase said studies. 15. APGA has lobbied on (H.R. 2209 114th Congress) introduced by Representative Messer (R-IN) which would that would require regulators to classify all investment grade municipal securities as High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA), except for municipal securities. APGA has lobbied on HR 2209, arguing that municipal securities should be designated as HQLA.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

- HR2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016 relating to Excise Tax on high cost employer sponsored health coverage, bonus depreciation, alternative fuel tax credit, Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) look through and Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). - HR1665 (Fuel Tax Parity Act); HR898 (Energy Production Fairness Act) and S.344 (LNG Excise Tax Equalization) to amend the IRS code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas.

Client expense: $1,917,345 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 8; H.R. 50, the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act; H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, to facilitate permitting of natural gas pipeline infrastructure; H.R. 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R. 287, To enhance the energy security of United States allies, and for other purposes; H.R. 348, the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act; H.R. 351, the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; H.R. 493, the Clarification of Legal Enforcement Against Non-criminal Energy Producers Act of 2015; H.R. 585, the "Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act"; H.R. 653, the "FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act"; H.R. 712, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; H.R. 898, the Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 906, To modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; H.R. 1030, the Secret Science Reform Act; H.R. 1273, the Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act; H.R. 1558, the "Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015"; H.R. 1665, the Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act; H.R. 1667, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act"; H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015; H.R. 1980, the "E-Access Act"; H.R. 2177, the "Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act"; H.R. 2244, To establish a Strategic Transfer Reserve program; H.R. 2271, the "Critial Electric Infrastrature Protection Act"; H.R. 3426, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act (Welch); House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Title II: 21st Century Workforce; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Strategic Petroleum Reserve Mission Readiness Plan; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Energy Efficiency; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft FERC Process Coordination; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Hydropower Regulatory Modernization; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Energy Reliability and Security; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Title III: Energy Diplomacy; S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, climate, renewables, and energy efficiency-related amendments; S. 15, Protecting states' rights to promote American energy security (Hatch); S. 33, the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; S. 110, the Environmental Protection Agency Accountability Act; S. 112, the Common Sense in Species Protection Act; S. 133, A bill to approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, to improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in the public interest and the interest of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 189, the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015; S. 234, the Regulatory Fairness Act; S. 280, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 292, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act"; S. 293, the "Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act"; S. 337, the "FOIA Improvement Act"; S. 344, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas; S. 378, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; S. 411, the Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S. 454, A bill to amend the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 to improve the high-end computing research and development program of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes (Alexander); S. 485, A bill to prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying out certain projects (Boozman); S. 490, the Federal Lands Freedom Act of 2015; S. 523, A bill to coordinate the provision of energy retrofitting assistance to schools (Collins); S. 535, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, relating to water heaters; S. 544, the Secret Science Reform Act; S. 562, A bill to promote exploration for geothermal resources, and for other purposes (Heller); S. 585, the American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act; S. 600, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency retrofit pilot program (Klobuchar); S. 601, the "Advanced Clean Coal Technology Investment in our Nation Act of 2015"; S. 691, the Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S. 703, the"Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act" (Coons); S. 720, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act; S. 784, A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish microlabs to improve regional engagement with national laboratories (Heinrich); S. 822, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 848, the "Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015"; S. 854, the Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2015; S. 869, the "All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2015" (Hoeven); S. 878, A bill to establish a State residential building energy efficiency upgrades loan pilot program (Sanders); S. 886, the"Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2015" (Udall); S. 888, the "PREPARE Act" (Schatz); S. 893, the "EPIC Act of 2015" (Warner); S. 939, A bill to require the evaluation and consolidation of duplicative green building programs within the Department of Energy (Flake); S. 1017, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1026, the "North American Alternative Fuels Act" (Barasso); S. 1033, A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to replace the current requirement for a biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review (Coons); S. 1037, A bill to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the PURPA of 1978 (Risch); S. 1038, A bill to clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star program, and for other purposes (Risch); S. 1039, A bill to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans to achieve energy cost savings (Risch); S. 1044, the "E-Access Act"; S. 1046, A bill to accelerate the adoption of smart building technologies in the private sector and key Federal agencies (Cantwell); S. 1047, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to review rulemaking proceedings of other Federal agencies for the potential to cause an adverse effect on the cost, time, or difficulty of complying with energy efficiency regulations, guidelines, or standards (Alexander); S. 1052, A bill to require a study on the impact of State and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies for commercial and multifamily buildings, to provide for competitive awards to utilities, States, and units of local government, and for other purposes (Franken); S. 1053, A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to promote alternative fueled vehicle fleets and infrastructure (Franken); S. 1054, A bill to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing sector by directing the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the National Academies and other appropriate Federal agencies, to develop a national smart manufacturing plan and to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in implementing smart manufacturing programs, and for other purposes (Shaheen); S. 1057, A bill to promote geothermal energy, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1058, A bill to promote research, development, and demonstration of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1063, the "American Energy Efficiency Act" (Franken); S. 1068, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (Risch/Heinrich); S. 1181, A bill to expand the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Program to include commercial trucks and United States flagged vessels (Cassidy); S. 1187, A bill to improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, facilitate public-private partnerships (Coons); S. 1196, A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-ways on Federal land (Cassidy); S. 1199, A bill to authorize Federal agencies to provide alternative fuel to Federal employees on a reimbursable basis, and for other purposes (Murray); S. 1201, A bill to advance the integration of clean distributed energy into electric grids (Shaheen); S. 1202, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to assist States in adopting updated interconnection procedures and tariff schedules and standards for supplemental, backup, and standby power fees for projects for combined heat and power technology and waste heat to power technology, and for other purposes (Shaheen); S. 1207, A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program under which the Secretary shall make grants to eligible partnerships to provide for the transformation of the electric grid by the year 2030 (Hirono); S. 1210, A bill to provide for the timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law with respect to oil and gas production and distribution (Capito); S. 1213, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power Act to facilitate the free market for distributed energy resources (King); S. 1215, A bill to amend the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 to provide for the development of methane hydrate as a commercially viable source of energy (Murkowski); S. 1216, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to civil penalties (Murkowski); S. 1217, A bill to establish an Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission, to establish an Office of Transmission Ombudsperson, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1218, A bill to establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee with the leadership of the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1219, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources and to provide for the examination of the effects of net metering (Murkowski); S. 1220, A bill to improve the distribution of energy in the United States (Murkowski); S. 1221, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability impact statements for rules affecting the reliable operation of the bulk-power system (Murkowski); S. 1222, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating to electric capacity resources of transmission organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity resources, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1223, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to improve the loan guarantee program for innovative technologies, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1224, A bill to reconcile differing Federal approaches to condensate (Murkowski); S. 1225, A bill to improve Federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of Federal real property, by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date Federal land inventories, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1227, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to develop an implementation strategy to promote the development of hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated communities (Murkowski); S. 1228, A bill to require approval for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at the national boundary of the United States for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity to or from Canada or Mexico, and for other purposes (Hoeven); S. 1229, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit a plan to implement recommendations to improve interactions between the Department of Energy and National Laboratories (Murkowski); S. 1230, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program under which the Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter into memoranda of understanding with States providing for State oversight of oil and gas productions activities (Murkowski); S. 1232, A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to modify provisions relating to smart grid modernization, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1233, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to expand the electric rate-setting authority of States (Wyden); S. 1236, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modify certain requirements relating to trial-type hearings with respect to certain license applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1237, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to limit the authority of the Secretary of Energy to approve certain proposals relating to export activities of liquefied natural gas terminals (King); S. 1241, A bill to provide for the modernization, security, and resiliency of the electric grid, to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs for research, development, demonstration, and information-sharing for cybersecurity for the energy sector, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1242, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and whether a proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers of natural gas before approving or disapproving an application for the LNG terminal, and for other purposes (King); S. 1243, A bill to facilitate modernizing the electric grid, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1256, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program, and for other purposes (Franken); S. 1258, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a distributed energy loan program and technical assistance and grant program, and for other purposes (Franken); S. 1259, A bill to establish a grant program to allow National Laboratories to provide vouchers to small business concerns to improve commercialization of technologies developed at National Laboratories and the technology-driven economic impact of commercialization in the regions in which National Laboratories are located, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1263, A bill to provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services (Hirono); S. 1264, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes (Udall); S. 1270, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for other purposes (Gardner); S. 1272, A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms (Markey); S. 1274, A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to reauthorize Federal agencies to enter into long-term contracts for the acquisition of energy (Hirono); S. 1275, A bill to establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program in the Department of Energy to provide financial assistance to promote energy efficiency and onsite renewable technologies in manufacturing and industrial facilities (Merkley); S. 1277, A bill to improve energy savings by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes (Hirono); S. 1282, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to consider the objective of improving the conversion, use, and storage of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels in carrying out research and development programs under that Act (Manchin); S. 1283, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal certain programs, to establish a coal technology program, and for other purposes (Manchin); S. 1285, A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to enter into contracts to provide certain price stabilization support relating to electric generation units that use coal-based generation technology (Heitkamp); S. 1293, A bill to establish the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating all requirements under Federal law with respect to eligible clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects, and for other purposes (Heitkamp); S. 1304, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot competitive grant program for the development of a skilled energy workforce, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1306, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to use existing funding available to further projects that would improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions (Manchin); S. 1312, A bill to modernize Federal policies regarding the supply and distribution of energy in the United States, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1338, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide licensing procedures for certain types of projects (King); S. 1342, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study and issue a report that quantifies the energy savings benefits of operational efficiency programs and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, and governmental entities (Warren); S. 1346, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an e-prize competition pilot program to provide up to 4 financial awards to eligible entities that develop and verifiably demonstrate technology that reduces the cost of electricity or space heat in a high-cost region (Murkowski); S. 1398, A bill to extend, improve, and consolidate energy research and development programs, and for other purposes (Alexander); S. 1405, A bill to require a coordinated response to coal fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power system adequacy or reliability (Franken); S. 1407, A bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public land (Heller); S. 1408, A bill to provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy (Peters); S. 1420, A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to provide for the collection of information on critical energy supplies, to establish a Working Group on Energy Markets, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1422, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy- and manufacturing-related jobs to increase the number of skilled workers trained to work in energy and manufacturing-related fields, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1434, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish an energy storage portfolio standard, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1449, A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to add certain medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles to the advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program (Stabenow); S. 1713, the "Low Income Solar Act"; S. 1723, the "Promoting Renewable Energy with Shared Solar (PRESS) Act"; S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (Murkowski); S. 2089, the American Energy Innovation Act (Cantwell); Draft legislation on energy efficiency and codes and standards; General discussion hydro licensing reform; General discussion transmission permitting and siting issues; public lands; energy storage; distributed generation.

Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office

Tax Reform; S. 917; S. 344; HR 1665; HR 891 HR 3236 Omnibus Bill

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $8,000

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Energy Cost & Access, including Outer Continental Shelf (no specific bill) Alternative Fuel Tax Parity (H.R. 1665, S. 344, S. 917) Hydraulic Fracturing (no specific bill) Keystone pipeline approval (H.R. 3) Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 (S. 720)

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Issues related to the federal excise tax on liquefied natural gas and efforts to base the tax on an energy content basis; Issues relating to modifying the alternative fuel tax credit for liquefied natural gas to be calculated on an energy equivalent basis with a gallon of diesel; Issues related to treatment of intangible drilling costs; S. 344-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; H.R. 1665-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas; H.R. 905-Liquefied Natural Gas Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; Issues related to Reauthorization of Highway Trust Fund; S. 1647-The Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE); H.R. 3431-Waterways Liquefied Natural Gas Parity Act of 2015.

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

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Issues that would structure the federal excise tax on liquefied natural gas to be based on an energy content basis rather than a volumetric basis; Issues relating to modifying the alternative fuel tax credit for liquefied natural gas to be calculated on an energy equivalent basis with a gallon of diesel; Issues related to natural gas fuel measurements in diesel gallon equivalents; Advocate for research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies; Issues related to the use of natural gas as fuel in freight rail; Issues related to the use of natural gas as fuel in the maritime sector; Issues related to pipeline permitting on public lands; Issues related to the use of congestion mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Funds for natural gas vehicles and fueling infrastructure (Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement funding); Draft National Environmental Policy Act guidance (Council on Environmental Quality); S. 344-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; H.R. 1665-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas; H.R. 905-Liquefied Natural Gas Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; Issues related to Reauthorization of Highway Trust Fund; S. 1647-The Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE); S. 1210-Oil and Gas Production and Distribution Act of 2015; S. 2012-Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015; H.R. 3431-Waterway Liquefied Natural Gas Parity Act of 2015; H.R. 8-North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; Issues related to National Environmental Policy Act for pipeline permitting; H.R. 2295-National Energy Security Corridors Act; H.R. 161-Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act; S. 1196-Federal Land Access Act.

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

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Issues that would structure the federal excise tax on liquefied natural gas to be based on an energy content basis; Issues relating to modifying the alternative fuel tax credit for liquefied natural gas to be calculated on an energy equivalent basis with a gallon of diesel; Opportunities for liquefied natural gas infrastructure to support marine applications; S. 344-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; H.R. 1665-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas; H.R. 905-Liquefied Natural Gas Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; Issues related to Reauthorization of Highway Trust Fund; Issues related to the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ); S. 1547-The Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE); H.R. 3431-Waterway Liquefied Natural Gas Parity Act of 2015; H.R. 8-North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; S. 2012-Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015.

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

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

1. APGA has lobbied for passage of legislation that would provide refund authority to the FERC under Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act. Such legislation would protect customers of interstate natural gas pipelines from being overcharged. 2. APGA has pushed for full funding of the LIHEAP at $5.1 billion. 3. APGA has lobbied against the export of LNG. 4. APGA has lobbied against DOE's Residential Furnace Standards Rule. 5. APGA has lobbied against the implementation of Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act which would ban fossil fuel generated energy from new or modified federal buildings by 2030. 6. APGA has lobbied generally on the issue of energy efficiency arguing that natural gas has a key role to play in meeting efficiency goals. 7. APGA has lobbied generally for the passage of legislation to promote Natural Gas Vehicles including S. 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas. 8. APGA has lobbied HUD generally about the importance of natural gas appliances in terms of cost savings and energy efficiency. 9. APGA has lobbied for public natural gas LDCs in the context of FERC's ongoing Gas-Electric Coordination rule. 10. APGA has lobbied Congress and the DOE with respect to concerns about DOE's social cost of carbon metric used in appliance standards. 11. APGA has lobbied on the issue of GHG regulations with respect to Boilers and other equipment. 12. APGA has opposed the Waters of the U.S. rule by the EPA as it would increases costs for municipal LDCs to perform routine maintenance. 13. APGA has lobbied generally on the issue of Pipeline Safety Reauthorization arguing that given the 20 mandates from the 2011 bill that have yet to be implemented, the 2015 reauthorization should be a clean reauthorization. 14. APGA has lobbied that the Technical Support Documents (TSD) for DOE rules regarding appliances, specifically the DOE Furnace Rule, should not reference private, proprietary studies to justify cost calculations which require concerned entities such as APGA to purchase said studies. 15. APGA has lobbied on (H.R. 2209 114th Congress) introduced by Representative Messer (R-IN) which would that would require regulators to classify all investment grade municipal securities as High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA), except for municipal securities. APGA has lobbied on HR 2209, arguing that municipal securities should be designated as HQLA.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

A Bill to amend the IRC of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas (S. 344); Energy Production Fairness Act (H.R. 898); Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act (H.R. 1665); Powering American Jobs Act of 2015 (H.R. 2517); America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 636); Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act (H.R. 1665); EXPIRE Act (S. 2260); To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (H.R. 2510); To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (S. 1660); LNG and LPG Excise Equalization Act of 2015 (S. 917); Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 - Excise tax equalization provision (H.R. 3236); Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II (H.R. 3038); Seeking renewal/extension of expired tax credit provisions related to alternative fuels and alternative fuels infrastructure; IRS qualifying income proposed rulemaking.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Natural Gas Vehicle Legislation Alternative Fuel and Infrastructure Tax Credit HR. 905 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015 S. 917 - LNG & LPG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015 HR. 1665 - Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act S. 344 S. 1647 - DRIVE Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Natural Gas Vehicle Legislation Alternative Fuel and Infrastructure Tax Credit HR. 905 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015 S. 917 - LNG & LPG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015 HR. 1665 - Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act S. 344 S. 1647 - DRIVE Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Alternative Fuel and Infrastructure Tax Credit Comprehensive Tax Reform HR. 905 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015 S. 917 - LNG & LPG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015 HR. 1665 - Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act S. 344 S. 1647 - DRIVE Act Senate Tax Extenders Legislation

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Natural gas vehicle incentives Biodiesel tax credit Begin construction investment tax credit amendment Comprehensive tax reform including partnership taxation and energy infrastructure incentives Department of Treasury incentives for solar energy projects (Section 1603) H.R. 905 (LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015), entire bill H.R. 1665 (Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act), entire bill S. 344 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas) H.R. 2412 (New Energy for America Act), solar investment tax credit S. 1666 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the election to accelerate the AMT credit in lieu of bonus depreciation for 2015 and 2016, and for other purposes), extension of bonus depreciation H.R. 2510 and S. 1660 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation) House tax extenders legislation Senate tax extenders legislation H.R. 2821 (Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015), entire bill

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

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.309 - Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2015; all provisions H.R.898: Energy Production Fairness Act; all provisions H.R.905 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; all provisions H. Con. Res. 27: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016; all provisions relating to energy S 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; all provisions S. Con. Res. 11, the Fiscal Year 2016 budget resolution; all provisions relating to energy General Discussions Related to TAX (no specific Bill #): Tax Reform Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Tax Increase Obama Administration Budget/Tax Proposals re: Oil Industry and Corporate Taxes The President's Framework for Business Tax Reform Senate Finance Committee Draft Corporate Tax Reform Proposals Chairman Camp Comprehensive Draft Tax Reform Proposal; all provisions that impact energy companies Federal Excise Tax Modification Highway Trust Fund Funding Tax Credit Extenders

Client expense: $1,470,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 22: DRIVE Act; all tax related provision H.R. 156: Crude Oil Export Act; all provisions H.R. 185: Regulatory Accountability Act; all provisions relating to energy H.R.309 - Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 330: Marine Access and State Transparency Act; all provisions relating to energy H.R. 428: Export American Natural Gas Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 666: To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions; all provisions H.R. 702: A bill to repeal the crude oil export ban; all provisions H.R.898: Energy Production Fairness Act; all provisions H.R.905 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 1290: A bill to require that rail traffic avoid urban areas; all provisions related to the transportation of crude oil H. Res. 48: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 351) to provide for expedited approval of exportation of natural gas, and for other purposes; all provisions related to energy H. Con. Res. 27: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; all provisions relating to energy S 15: Protecting States Rights Act; all provisions S 33: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; all provisions S 188: A bill to ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline into the United States is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil; all provisions S 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; all provisions S 443: A bill to prohibit long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks unless the Surface Transporation Board has approved the rail carriers rail storage plan; all provisions relating to transportation of crude oil S 490: Federal Lands Freedom Act; all provisions S 494: Authorizing Alaska Production Act; all provisions S 697: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; all provisions S 1312: Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015; all provisions S 1372: American Crude Oil Export Equality Act; all provisions S. 1626: Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and Efficiency Act; all provisions S. Con. Res. 11: An original concurrent Resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; all provisions relating to energy General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Keystone XL Pipeline Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund Natural Gas, Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Exports Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Making; all provisions relating to energy Crude Oil Rail Transportation; Dept. of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Rail Safety Proposed Rule Renewable Fuel Standard Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Rulemakings Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Fraud Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Cellulosic Volume Mandate Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Hydraulic Fracturing Study Energy Facility Cyber Security Refinery Process Safety Chemical Safety Board National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Guidelines Revision Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upstream Venting and Flaring Issues Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Development Oil Sands Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Rulemaking on Waters of the U.S. Oil and Gas Sector Methane Emissions Potential Rulemaking New National Environmental Protection Act guidelines from CEQ regarding review of lifecycle GHG emissions Improving Regulatory Cost-Benefit Analysis Transportation Funding OSHA Process Safety Management Standard OSHA recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) guidance Positive Train Control Rail Car Safety

Client expense: $1,470,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. 344 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015 - All aspects of the bill H.R. 905 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015 - All aspects of the bill H.R. 1665 - Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act - All aspects of the bill H.R. 161 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act - All aspects of the bill S. 1764 - DRIVE Act - All aspects of the bill General discussion in advance of reauthorizing federal pipeline safety laws Draft legislation to extend funding for the Highway Trust Fund - revenue provisions

Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Issues related to the federal excise tax on liquefied natural gas and efforts to base the tax on an energy content basis; Issues relating to modifying the alternative fuel tax credit for liquefied natural gas to be calculated on an energy equivalent basis with a gallon of diesel; Issues related to treatment of intangible drilling costs; S. 344-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; H.R. 898-Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 1665-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas; H.R. 905-Liquefied Natural Gas Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; Issues related to Reauthorization of Highway Trust Fund; S. 1647-The Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE); H.R. 3236-Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 (i.e. short term highway funding package); H.R. 3431-Waterways Liquefied Natural Gas Parity Act of 2015.

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Issues that would structure the federal excise tax on liquefied natural gas to be based on an energy content basis rather than a volumetric basis; Issues relating to modifying the alternative fuel tax credit for liquefied natural gas to be calculated on an energy equivalent basis with a gallon of diesel; Issues related to natural gas fuel measurements in diesel gallon equivalents; Advocate for research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies; Issues related to the use of natural gas as fuel in freight rail; Issues related to the use of natural gas as fuel in the maritime sector; Issues related to pipeline permitting on public lands; Issues related to the use of congestion mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Funds for natural gas vehicles and fueling infrastructure (Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement funding); Draft National Environmental Policy Act guidance (Council on Environmental Quality); S. 344-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; H.R. 898-Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 1665-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas; H.R. 905-Liquefied Natural Gas Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; Issues related to Reauthorization of Highway Trust Fund; S. 1647-The Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE); S. 1210-Oil and Gas Production and Distribution Act of 2015; S. 2012-Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015; H.R. 3236-Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015; H.R. 3431-Waterway Liquefied Natural Gas Parity Act of 2015; H.R. 8-North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; Issues related to National Environmental Policy Act for pipeline permitting; H.R. 2295-National Energy Security Corridors Act; H.R. 161-Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act; S. 1196-Federal Land Access Act.

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Issues that would structure the federal excise tax on liquefied natural gas to be based on an energy content basis; Issues relating to modifying the alternative fuel tax credit for liquefied natural gas to be calculated on an energy equivalent basis with a gallon of diesel; Issues related to diesel gallon equivalent standard for natural gas vehicles; Opportunities for liquefied natural gas infrastructure to support marine applications; S. 344-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; H.R. 898-Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 1665-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas; H.R. 905-Liquefied Natural Gas Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; Issues related to Reauthorization of Highway Trust Fund; Issues related to the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ); S. 1547-The Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE); H.R. 3431-Waterway Liquefied Natural Gas Parity Act of 2015; H.R. 3236-Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015; H.R. 8-North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; S. 2012-Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015.

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Maritime Administration (MARAD), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Energy Cost & Access, including Outer Continental Shelf (no specific bill) Alternative Fuel Tax Parity (H.R. 1665, S. 344, S. 197) Hydraulic Fracturing (no specific bill) Keystone pipeline approval (H.R. 3) Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 (S. 720)

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 8; H.R. 50, the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act; H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, to facilitate permitting of natural gas pipeline infrastructure; H.R. 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act; H.R. 287, To enhance the energy security of United States allies, and for other purposes; H.R. 348, the Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act; H.R. 351, the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; H.R. 493, the Clarification of Legal Enforcement Against Non-criminal Energy Producers Act of 2015; H.R. 585, the "Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act"; H.R. 653, the "FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act"; H.R. 712, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; H.R. 898, the Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 906, To modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters; H.R. 1030, the Secret Science Reform Act; H.R. 1273, the Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act; H.R. 1558, the "Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015"; H.R. 1665, the Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act; H.R. 1667, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act"; H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015; H.R. 1980, the "E-Access Act"; H.R. 2177, the "Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act"; H.R. 3426, the American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act (Welch); House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Title II: 21st Century Workforce; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Strategic Petroleum Reserve Mission Readiness Plan; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Energy Efficiency; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft FERC Process Coordination; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Hydropower Regulatory Modernization; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Energy Reliability and Security; House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Title III: Energy Diplomacy; S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, climate, renewables, and energy efficiency-related amendments; S. 15, Protecting states' rights to promote American energy security (Hatch); S. 33, the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; S. 110, the Environmental Protection Agency Accountability Act; S. 112, the Common Sense in Species Protection Act; S. 133, A bill to approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, to improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in the public interest and the interest of the United States, and for other purposes; S. 189, the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015; S. 234, the Regulatory Fairness Act; S. 280, the Federal Permitting Improvement Act; S. 292, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act"; S. 293, the "Endangered Species Act Settlement Reform Act"; S. 337, the "FOIA Improvement Act"; S. 344, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas; S. 378, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act; S. 411, the Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S. 454, A bill to amend the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 to improve the high-end computing research and development program of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes (Alexander); S. 485, A bill to prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying out certain projects (Boozman); S. 490, the Federal Lands Freedom Act of 2015; S. 523, A bill to coordinate the provision of energy retrofitting assistance to schools (Collins); S. 535, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, relating to water heaters; S. 544, the Secret Science Reform Act; S. 562, A bill to promote exploration for geothermal resources, and for other purposes (Heller); S. 585, the American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act; S. 600, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency retrofit pilot program (Klobuchar); S. 601, the "Advanced Clean Coal Technology Investment in our Nation Act of 2015"; S. 691, the Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S. 703, the"Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act" (Coons); S. 720, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act; S. 784, A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish microlabs to improve regional engagement with national laboratories (Heinrich); S. 822, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act; S. 848, the "Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015"; S. 854, the Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2015; S. 869, the "All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2015" (Hoeven); S. 878, A bill to establish a State residential building energy efficiency upgrades loan pilot program (Sanders); S. 886, the"Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2015" (Udall); S. 888, the "PREPARE Act" (Schatz); S. 893, the "EPIC Act of 2015" (Warner); S. 939, A bill to require the evaluation and consolidation of duplicative green building programs within the Department of Energy (Flake); S. 1017, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1026, the "North American Alternative Fuels Act" (Barasso); S. 1033, A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to replace the current requirement for a biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review (Coons); S. 1037, A bill to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the PURPA of 1978 (Risch); S. 1038, A bill to clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star program, and for other purposes (Risch); S. 1039, A bill to require certain agencies to conduct assessments of data centers and develop data center consolidation and optimization plans to achieve energy cost savings (Risch); S. 1044, the "E-Access Act"; S. 1046, A bill to accelerate the adoption of smart building technologies in the private sector and key Federal agencies (Cantwell); S. 1047, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to review rulemaking proceedings of other Federal agencies for the potential to cause an adverse effect on the cost, time, or difficulty of complying with energy efficiency regulations, guidelines, or standards (Alexander); S. 1052, A bill to require a study on the impact of State and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies for commercial and multifamily buildings, to provide for competitive awards to utilities, States, and units of local government, and for other purposes (Franken); S. 1053, A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to promote alternative fueled vehicle fleets and infrastructure (Franken); S. 1054, A bill to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing sector by directing the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the National Academies and other appropriate Federal agencies, to develop a national smart manufacturing plan and to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in implementing smart manufacturing programs, and for other purposes (Shaheen); S. 1057, A bill to promote geothermal energy, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1058, A bill to promote research, development, and demonstration of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1063, the "American Energy Efficiency Act" (Franken); S. 1068, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (Risch/Heinrich); S. 1181, A bill to expand the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Program to include commercial trucks and United States flagged vessels (Cassidy); S. 1187, A bill to improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, facilitate public-private partnerships (Coons); S. 1196, A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-ways on Federal land (Cassidy); S. 1199, A bill to authorize Federal agencies to provide alternative fuel to Federal employees on a reimbursable basis, and for other purposes (Murray); S. 1201, A bill to advance the integration of clean distributed energy into electric grids (Shaheen); S. 1202, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to assist States in adopting updated interconnection procedures and tariff schedules and standards for supplemental, backup, and standby power fees for projects for combined heat and power technology and waste heat to power technology, and for other purposes (Shaheen); S. 1207, A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program under which the Secretary shall make grants to eligible partnerships to provide for the transformation of the electric grid by the year 2030 (Hirono); S. 1210, A bill to provide for the timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law with respect to oil and gas production and distribution (Capito); S. 1213, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power Act to facilitate the free market for distributed energy resources (King); S. 1215, A bill to amend the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 to provide for the development of methane hydrate as a commercially viable source of energy (Murkowski); S. 1216, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to civil penalties (Murkowski); S. 1217, A bill to establish an Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission, to establish an Office of Transmission Ombudsperson, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1218, A bill to establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee with the leadership of the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1219, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources and to provide for the examination of the effects of net metering (Murkowski); S. 1220, A bill to improve the distribution of energy in the United States (Murkowski); S. 1221, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability impact statements for rules affecting the reliable operation of the bulk-power system (Murkowski); S. 1222, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating to electric capacity resources of transmission organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity resources, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1223, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to improve the loan guarantee program for innovative technologies, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1224, A bill to reconcile differing Federal approaches to condensate (Murkowski); S. 1225, A bill to improve Federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of Federal real property, by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date Federal land inventories, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1227, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to develop an implementation strategy to promote the development of hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated communities (Murkowski); S. 1228, A bill to require approval for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at the national boundary of the United States for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity to or from Canada or Mexico, and for other purposes (Hoeven); S. 1229, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit a plan to implement recommendations to improve interactions between the Department of Energy and National Laboratories (Murkowski); S. 1230, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program under which the Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter into memoranda of understanding with States providing for State oversight of oil and gas productions activities (Murkowski); S. 1232, A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to modify provisions relating to smart grid modernization, and for other purposes (Wyden); S. 1233, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to expand the electric rate-setting authority of States (Wyden); S. 1236, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modify certain requirements relating to trial-type hearings with respect to certain license applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1237, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to limit the authority of the Secretary of Energy to approve certain proposals relating to export activities of liquefied natural gas terminals (King); S. 1241, A bill to provide for the modernization, security, and resiliency of the electric grid, to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs for research, development, demonstration, and information-sharing for cybersecurity for the energy sector, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1242, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and whether a proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers of natural gas before approving or disapproving an application for the LNG terminal, and for other purposes (King); S. 1243, A bill to facilitate modernizing the electric grid, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1256, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program, and for other purposes (Franken); S. 1258, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a distributed energy loan program and technical assistance and grant program, and for other purposes (Franken); S. 1259, A bill to establish a grant program to allow National Laboratories to provide vouchers to small business concerns to improve commercialization of technologies developed at National Laboratories and the technology-driven economic impact of commercialization in the regions in which National Laboratories are located, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1263, A bill to provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services (Hirono); S. 1264, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes (Udall); S. 1270, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, and for other purposes (Gardner); S. 1272, A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms (Markey); S. 1274, A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to reauthorize Federal agencies to enter into long-term contracts for the acquisition of energy (Hirono); S. 1275, A bill to establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program in the Department of Energy to provide financial assistance to promote energy efficiency and onsite renewable technologies in manufacturing and industrial facilities (Merkley); S. 1277, A bill to improve energy savings by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes (Hirono); S. 1282, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to consider the objective of improving the conversion, use, and storage of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels in carrying out research and development programs under that Act (Manchin); S. 1283, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal certain programs, to establish a coal technology program, and for other purposes (Manchin); S. 1285, A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to enter into contracts to provide certain price stabilization support relating to electric generation units that use coal-based generation technology (Heitkamp); S. 1293, A bill to establish the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating all requirements under Federal law with respect to eligible clean coal and advanced coal technology generating projects, and for other purposes (Heitkamp); S. 1304, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot competitive grant program for the development of a skilled energy workforce, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1306, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to use existing funding available to further projects that would improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions (Manchin); S. 1312, A bill to modernize Federal policies regarding the supply and distribution of energy in the United States, and for other purposes (Murkowski); S. 1338, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide licensing procedures for certain types of projects (King); S. 1342, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study and issue a report that quantifies the energy savings benefits of operational efficiency programs and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, and governmental entities (Warren); S. 1346, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an e-prize competition pilot program to provide up to 4 financial awards to eligible entities that develop and verifiably demonstrate technology that reduces the cost of electricity or space heat in a high-cost region (Murkowski); S. 1398, A bill to extend, improve, and consolidate energy research and development programs, and for other purposes (Alexander); S. 1405, A bill to require a coordinated response to coal fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power system adequacy or reliability (Franken); S. 1407, A bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public land (Heller); S. 1408, A bill to provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy (Peters); S. 1420, A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to provide for the collection of information on critical energy supplies, to establish a Working Group on Energy Markets, and for other purposes (Cantwell); S. 1422, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy- and manufacturing-related jobs to increase the number of skilled workers trained to work in energy and manufacturing-related fields, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1434, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish an energy storage portfolio standard, and for other purposes (Heinrich); S. 1449, A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to add certain medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles to the advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program (Stabenow); S. 1713, the "Low Income Solar Act"; S. 1723, the "Promoting Renewable Energy with Shared Solar (PRESS) Act"; S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (Murkowski); S. 2089, the American Energy Innovation Act (Cantwell); Draft legislation on energy efficiency and codes and standards; General discussion hydro licensing reform; General discussion transmission permitting and siting issues; public lands; energy storage; distributed generation.

Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office