ITC HOLDINGS CORP. for ITC HOLDINGS CORP
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Utilities UTI
H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015, a bill that (requires the withdrawal of EPAs WOTUS rule and sets procedural steps for promulgation of a new rule); H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; related to provisions on critical energy infrastructure security, strategic transformer reserve study, clarification of FERC merger authority, cross border electric transmission permitting and reliability and performance assurance in regional transmission organizations; Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 8; related to sec. 1104-1106, 1110, 1201, 4211 and 4222; Provision on the repeal of the Presidential Permit for electric transmission facilities crossing international boundaries; S. 888, The PREPARE Act; S. 893, The EPIC Act of 2015; S. 1017, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes; S. 1068, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats; 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; S. 1217, A bill to establish an Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission, to establish an Office of Transmission Ombudsperson, and for other purposes; S. 1264, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes; S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (Murkowski); S. 485, Assuring Private Property Rights Over Vast Access to Land Act (APPROVAL Act); S. 1007, to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and S. 1217, a bill to establish an Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission, to establish an Office of Transmission Ombudsperson, and general discussion regarding federal policy on transmission permitting and siting issues; H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act, provisions related to facilitating vegetation management on rights-of-way across federal land to the benefit of electric reliability and forest fire risk reduction; S. 1228, North American Energy Infrastructure Act, and House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Title III: Energy Diplomacy, provisions related to cross-border transmission infrastructure projects; S. 1222, 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 S. 1407, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015, provisions related to administration of royalties; Congressional oversight of FERC rulemakings affecting electricity transmission and incentives for transmission, including FERC Order Number 1000; S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act, provisions related to the withdrawal of WOTUS rule and sets parameters for development of a new rule, and EPA final rulemaking to define Waters of the United States, EPA RIN 2040-AF30, and related US Corps of Engineers guidance, provisions relating to federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act; and Discussion regarding EPA proposed Clean Power Plan emissions rule.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL A BRAIRTON | — |
| NINA PLAUSHIN | — |
Homeland Security HOM
Cybersecurity legislation, including: H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act; H.R. 2402, to amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit the public disclosure of protected information; H.R. 1735, the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (provisions regarding electromagnetic pulse); H.R. 1073, Critical Infrastructure Protection Act; H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act; Discussion draft of National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; Discussion draft of Data Breach and Breach Notification Act; S. 456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015; and S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; provisions relating to cybersecurity and protection of critical infrastructure, scope of federal authority regarding responses to electric grid cyber threats and vulnerabilities, and generally to the electric grid.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL A BRAIRTON | — |
| NINA PLAUSHIN | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
House tax extenders legislation and S. 1964, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015, provisions related to tax relief for the sale of transmission property.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL A BRAIRTON | — |
| NINA PLAUSHIN | — |
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