HYDRO Act of 2024

H.R. 6974/S. 3581, HYDRO Act S. 5000, a bill to protect the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund Discussions about hydropower legislation Discussions about permitting reform legislation Discussions about the Farm Bill

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 6974/S. 3581, HYDRO Act S. 5000, a bill to protect the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Discussed concerns with third-party efforts to remove the Lower Snake River Dams and the importance of hydropower (no bill). Discussed Columbia River Settlement Agreement and concerns with the potential impact of breaching the Lower Snake River dams on hydropower production, meeting clean energy goals, and grid reliability (no legislation). Discussed Columbia River Treaty negotiations. Discussed support for S. 3581/H.R. 6924, the Hydropower Delivery Rate-reduction Offset (HYDRO) Act. Discussed the issue of the assignment of inequitable costs by the Army Corps of Engineers to the Power Marketing Administrations and their customers. Discussed support for ensuring the Water Resources Development Act (no bill number) protects federal hydropower customers from costs issued by the Army Corps of Engineers for which they receive no benefit. Discussed language to make clear that the Power Marketing Administration Administrators retain full authority on setting rates in draft Water Resources Development Act legislation. Discussed the importance of preserving Power Marketing Administration rate making authority; the application of dam safety costs to state-of-the-art modifications; the Stockton Lake compromise on water supply and hydropower generation; and the study of power deauthorization at Willamette Valley projects in the context of future Water Resource Development Act legislation (no bill). Discussed concerns with sections 121(a) and 121(c) of H.R. 8812, the Water Resources Development Act, regarding the classification of authorized purposes at Corps projects and cost sharing. Also discussed an amendment to the legislation to create a pilot program for Corps projects in AZ, CA, and NV at which the secretary of the Army to declare water supply is an authorized purpose during drought emergencies. Discussed the importance of the federal Power Marketing Administrations that provide federal hydropower to public power utilities. Discussed growing threats to electric utilities from wildfires (no legislation). Discussed S. 4628, the Enhancing Mitigation and Building Effective Resilience Act (all provisions). Discussed H.R. 8160, the Breaking Irresponsible Energy and Commercial Habitats Act (all provisions). Discussed H.R. 8161, the Electric Ratepayer Funding Alternative Act (all provisions). Discussed H.R. 8159, the Abandoning Inconsistent and Rash Environmental Solutions Act (all provisions). Discussed H.R. 8156, the Queries Act (all provisions).

S.J. Res. 92/H.J. Res. 163, CRA disapproval of EPAs GHG rule H.R. 6974/S. 3581 Hydropower Delivery Rate-reduction Offset (HYDRO) Act H.R 6012/S. 2269, the Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act S. 2036/H.R. 4167, the Protecting Americas Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act S. 3627/H.R. 7171, the Distribution Transformer Efficiency & Supply Chain Reliability Act Discussions about the Farm Bill

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.8263, the Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act S. 3581/H.R. 6974, the Hydropower Delivery Rate-reduction Offset Act Discussions about federal hydropower operations

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Discussed concerns with third-party efforts to remove the Lower Snake River Dams and the importance of hydropower (no bill). Discussed Columbia River Settlement Agreement and concerns with the potential impact of breaching the Lower Snake River dams on hydropower production, meeting clean energy goals, and grid reliability (no legislation). Discussed support for S. 3581/H.R. 6924, the Hydropower Delivery Rate-reduction Offset (HYDRO) Act. Discussed the issue of the assignment of inequitable costs by the Army Corps of Engineers to Power Marketing Administration and their customers. Discussed support for S. 4016/H.R. 7776, the Help Hoover Dam Act (all provisions).

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

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2036/H.R. 4167, the Protecting America's Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act S. 3627/H.R. 7171, the Distribution Transformer Efficiency and Supply Chain Reliability Act S. 3581/H.R. 6974, the HYDRO Act Discussions about EPA's greenhouse gas rules Discussions about advanced nuclear

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Discussions about federal hydropower operations S. 3581/H.R. 6974, the Hydropower Delivery Rate-Reduction Offset Act H.R. 4596, S. 2247 Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE