COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2000

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2000	—	3	1
1999	—	1	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP	—	4

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Energy, Dept of	4
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	4
SENATE	4
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	2
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)	2
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	4
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	4
Utilities	Utilities	4
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	4
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	4
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1

COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope