RELIANT ENERGY

Total Lobbying Spend

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2004

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2004	—	3	3
2003	—	6	3
2002	—	4	3
2001	—	5	3
2000	—	8	4
1999	—	6	3

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	—	20
Utilities	—	13
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	10
Environment/Superfund	—	8
Clean Air and Water (quality)	—	8
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	4
Natural Resources	—	2
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	—	2
Government Issues	—	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
ALLBAUGH, M. DIANE	—	8
JAMES BOLAND	—	10
RELIANT ENERGY	—	11
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GROUP, INC.	—	3

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.