IMPERIUM RENEWABLES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SEATTLE BIODIESEL)

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2005–2009

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2009	—	1	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SIGNAL GROUP CONSULTING, LLC	—	12

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	11
SENATE	11
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	8
Energy, Dept of	8
White House Office	6
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	5
State, Dept of (DOS)	3
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	2
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)	1
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	12
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	9
Agriculture	Agriculture	8
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	3
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	2
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	2
Defense	Defense	1
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (5)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 5351110th Congress

Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: SIGNAL GROUP CONSULTING, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Renewal of Biodiesel Tax Credit, Import/Export Issues HR 5351-Renewable Energy & Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR 5351

H.R. 5357110th Congress

To suspend temporarily the duty on certain lighting control timers.

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: SIGNAL GROUP CONSULTING, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 2419 - Farm, Nutrition & Bioenergy Act of 2007 HR 5357 - Renewable Energy & Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 HR 3221 - Foreclosure Protection Act of 2008 Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: HR 5357

H.R. 5351110th Congress

Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: SIGNAL GROUP CONSULTING, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Renewal of Biodiesel Tax Credit, Import/Export Issues HR 5351-Renewable Energy & Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: HR 5351

H.R. 5357110th Congress

To suspend temporarily the duty on certain lighting control timers.

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: SIGNAL GROUP CONSULTING, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 2419 - Farm, Nutrition & Bioenergy Act of 2007 HR 5357 - Renewable Energy & Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: HR 5357

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S. 1751110th Congress

Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2008

2007 · year_end · Firm: SIGNAL GROUP CONSULTING, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2641/ S. 1751 House and Senate FY2008 Energy and Water Appropriations Bills/ H.R. 2764 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008- Funding for biodiesel technology.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $100,000

Matched citations: S. 1751

Source: Senate LDA

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