2nd Quarter - Report — GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, INC. for GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA INC (2009)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Client

GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA INC

Income

—

Expenses

$120,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
2nd Quarter - Report (this page)	Jul 20, 2009	$120,000	Replaced
2nd Quarter - Amendment	Jan 21, 2010	$100,000	Yes

What was lobbied

3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

1. LNG permitting and operations.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH WILLIAM DALTON	—
JAMES ROBERT MINTER	—

Contacted: SENATE; Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

1. HR 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions related to energy programs, energy efficiency and renewable energy, electricity delivery and energy reliability, and fossil energy research and development. 2. HR 890, American Renewable Energy Act, provisions related to the renewable electricity standard. 3. S 539, Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act, provisions related to renewable energy. 4. HR 1337, America's Energy Security Trust Fund Act of 2009, provisions related to carbon tax. 5. HR 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions related to cap & trade policies. 6. S 1194, U.S. Coast Guard Authorization Act for FYs 2010 and 2011, provisions related to LNG. 7. HR 977, Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act, provisions related to market design. 8. S 447, Prevent Excessive Speculation Act, provisions related to market design. 9. Senate discussion draft of American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009. 10. Anticipated legislation relating to LNG safety, security, operations, and maintenance issues; climate change, renewables, portfolio standard and production tax credits. 11. Role of natural gas and LNG in U.S. energy supply. 12. Federal permitting for LNG facilities. 13. FERC Energy Policy Act implementation, wholesale electricity deregulation issues, and LNG issues. 14. Department of Energy LNG safety studies.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH WILLIAM DALTON	—
CLAY HARRIS	—
JAMES ROBERT MINTER	—
ZIN SMATI	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Bills named: H.R. 1337 (111th), H.R. 890 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), H.R. 977 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

1. Ratification of U.S. - France Tax Protocol.

Foreign entity interest: Suez-Tractebel s.a.n.v. could be impacted by the matter listed above because of its relationship with U.S. entitites.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH WILLIAM DALTON	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.