AMERICA'S NATURAL GAS ALLIANCE for AMERICA'S NATURAL GAS ALLIANCE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues related to workforce development in oil & gas sector; H.R. 4526/S. 2907-The 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014; "Architecture of Abundance" draft legislation.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 4526 (114th), S. 2907 (114th)

Manufacturing MAN

Issues related to the use of natural gas in manufacturing operations; Issues related to the production, transport and consumption of natural gas liquids (NGL); Issues related to EPA proposed ozone standard and National Ambient Air Qualify Standards; S. 751/H.R. 1388-Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE Act); Issues related to ozone regulation in FY16 Interior-EPA appropriations legislation.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 751 (114th), H.R. 1388 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to liquefied natural gas export policy; Issues related to the reauthorization of the Export Import Bank; Issues related to Trade Promotion Authority; S. 33-Liquefied Natural Gas Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; H.R. 351-Liquefied Natural Gas Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; H.R. 287-American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances Liquefied Natural Gas Act; H.R. 702-Legislation removing restrictions on the export of crude oil; S. 1312-Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015; Amendments related to Liquefied Natural Gas exports (S. Con. Res. 11); "Architecture of Abundance" draft legislation; S. AMDT 1582 to the National Defense Authorization act; Issues related to Investor State Dispute Settlement; S. AMDT 1235 to Trade Promotion Authority (S. 995)-to mandate principle negotiating objectives of the U.S. with respect to natural gas; S. AMDT 1236 to Trade Promotion Authority (S. 995); Issues related to miscellaneous tariff bill; S.1237-A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to limit the authority of the Secretary of Energy to approve certain proposals relating to export activities of liquefied natural gas terminals; S.1242-Regional Gas Consumer Protection Act.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1242 (114th), S. 995 (114th), H.R. 287 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), S. 1312 (114th), H.R. 702 (114th), H.R. 351 (114th), S. 1237 (114th), S. 33 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Senate Energy and Water Development Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations Bill; Issues related to ozone regulation in FY16 Interior-EPA appropriations legislation.

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 2728-Protecting States Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; Issues related to accessing domestic supplies of natural gas; Issues related to natural gas shale leasing; Issues regarding permitting of drilling activities on federal onshore lands; Issues related to revenue sharing for natural gas; Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013; Issues related to BLM rule on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands; S. 411/H.R. 1616-Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; Issues related to pipeline permitting across public lands; S. 828-Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands (FRESH) Act; S. 785/H.R. 1482-The Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act; Issues related to Sage Grouse and Endangered Species Act; S. 15/H.R. 1647-Protecting States Rights to Promote American Security Act; H.R. 2295-Energy Security Corridors Act; Issues related to Department of Interior jurisdiction over pipeline permitting; S. 1146-to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-way on federal land.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 411 (114th), S. 785 (114th), S. 1146 (114th), H.R. 1616 (114th), H.R. 2295 (114th), H.R. 1647 (114th), H.R. 1482 (114th), H.R. 2728 (114th), S. 828 (114th), S. 15 (114th)

Transportation TRA

Issues that would structure the federal excise tax on liquefied natural gas to be based on an energy content basis rather than a volumetric basis; Issues relating to modifying the alternative fuel tax credit for liquefied natural gas to be calculated on an energy equivalent basis with a gallon of diesel; Issues related to natural gas fuel measurements in diesel gallon equivalents; Advocate for research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies; Issues related to the use of natural gas as fuel in freight rail; Issues related to the use of natural gas as fuel in the maritime sector; Issues related to pipeline permitting on public lands; Issues related to National Environmental Policy Act for pipeline projects; S. AMDT 573 to S. Con. Res 11-To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting the repair and replacement of natural gas distribution pipelines and infrastructure no longer fit for service; Issues related to the use of congestion mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Funds for natural gas vehicles and fueling infrastructure (Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement funding); Draft National Environmental Policy Act guidance (Council on Environmental Qualify); S. 344-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; H.R. 898-Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 1665-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas; Draft legislation seeking to equalize the inland waterways tax on liquefied natural gas; H.R. 905-Liquefied Natural Gas Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; Issues related to Reauthorization of Highway Trust Fund; "Architecture of Abundance" draft legislation; S. 1647-The "Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act" (DRIVE).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Maritime Administration (MARAD); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1647 (114th), S. 344 (114th), H.R. 1665 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 898 (114th), H.R. 905 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the federal excise tax on liquefied natural gas and efforts to base the tax on an energy content basis; Issues relating to modifying the alternative fuel tax credit for liquefied natural gas to be calculated on an energy equivalent basis with a gallon of diesel; Issues related to treatment of intangible drilling costs; S. 344-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; H.R. 898-Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 1665-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas; Draft legislation seeking to equalize the inland waterways tax on liquefied natural gas; H.R. 905-Liquefied Natural Gas Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; Issues related to Reauthorization of Highway Trust Fund; S. 1647-The "Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act" (DRIVE).

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Bills named: H.R. 905 (114th), H.R. 1665 (114th), H.R. 898 (114th), S. 344 (114th), S. 1647 (114th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues related to increased use of natural gas in federal agencies and commercial military fleets; Issues related to the use of natural gas as a fuel source in maritime vessels on U.S. and international waterways; Issues related to the emissions control area (ECA) regulations; Issues related to regulatory authority of the U.S. Coast Guard; Issues related to draft legislation that would equalize the inland waterways fuel tax on liquefied natural gas to be based on a diesel gallon equivalent; Issues related to natural gas bunkering operations; Issues related to simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) for liquefied natural gas powered vessels; H.R. 1487-Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015; S. 1611-Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Bills named: H.R. 1487 (114th), S. 1611 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to proposed New Source Performance Standards under Sections 111(b) of the Clean Air Act; Legislative proposals to regulate methane emissions; New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Issues related to anticipated New Source Performance Standards for greenhouse gases; Issues related to the Clean Air Act and implementation of the Clean Air Act; EPA study on relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water; S. 828-Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act; Issues related to methane emissions from the natural gas industry, President's Climate Action Plan and related proposals to reduce methane emissions; S. 751/H.R. 1388-Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act; Issues related to 111(d) existing source proposed rule; Issues related to EPA ozone standard and National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Issues related to proposed New Source Performance Standards for greenhouse gases; Issues related to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's (SEAB) Task Force Report on FracFocus 2.0; Issues related to the EPA ANPRM on Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals and Mixtures and Toxic Substances Control Act section 8(a) and/or section 8(d); Issues related to proposed 111(d) rule for existing survey; Issues related to BLM rule on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands; H.R. 508, Super Pollutant Emissions Reduction (SUPER) Act of 2015; Draft National Environmental Policy Act guidance on Greenhouse Gas emissions (Council on Environmental Quality); H.R. 1155/S. ___, the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act; S. 785/H.R. 1482, the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act of 2015; S. 15/H.R. 1647, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Security Act; "Architecture of Abundance" draft legislation; Issues related to ozone regulation in FY16 Interior-Appropriations legislation.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: S. 751 (114th), H.R. 508 (114th), H.R. 1482 (114th), S. 15 (114th), H.R. 1388 (114th), S. 785 (114th), H.R. 1155 (114th), H.R. 1647 (114th), S. 828 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Liquefied natural gas export policy; H.R. 3301/S. 2823-North American Energy Infrastructure Act (113th); H.R. 1587-Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act (113th); H.R. 161-Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act; H.R. 1616/S. 411-Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S. 791/H.R. 1487-American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014; Issues related to the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER); H.R. 89-Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; H.R. 287-American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances Liquefied Natural Gas Act; Issues related to workforce development in the oil and gas sector; H.R. 3301/S. 2823-North American Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 4526/S. 2907-The 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014; S. 33-Liquefied Natural Gas Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; H.R. 531-Liquefied Natural Gas Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; H.R. 287-American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances Liquefied Natural Gas Act; S. 720-Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015; "Architecture of Abundance" draft legislation; H.R. 2295-National Energy Security Corridors Act; H.R 702-Legislation removing restrictions on the export of crude oil; S. 1312-Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 (crude oil exports); S. 1146-to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-way on federal land; S. 1228-the North American Infrastructure Act; S.1237-A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to limit the authority of the Secretary of Energy to approve certain proposals relating to export activities of liquefied natural gas terminals; S.1242-Regional Gas Consumer Protection Act; S. 1210, the Oil and Gas Production and Distribution Act.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1228 (114th), H.R. 89 (114th), S. 1242 (114th), S. 411 (114th), H.R. 531 (114th), S. 1312 (114th), S. 2823 (114th), S. 2907 (114th), S. 33 (114th), H.R. 4526 (114th), S. 1146 (114th), S. 791 (114th), S. 720 (114th), S. 1210 (114th), H.R. 161 (114th), H.R. 2295 (114th), H.R. 287 (114th), S. 1237 (114th), H.R. 1487 (114th), H.R. 702 (114th), H.R. 3301 (114th), H.R. 1587 (114th), H.R. 1616 (114th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues that would structure the federal excise tax on liquefied natural gas to be based on an energy content basis; Issues relating to modifying the alternative fuel tax credit for liquefied natural gas to be calculated on an energy equivalent basis with a gallon of diesel; Regulatory changes at NIST relating to natural gas fuel measurements in kilograms vs diesel gallon equivalents; Issues related to diesel gallon equivalent standard for natural gas vehicles; Opportunities for liquefied natural gas infrastructure to support marine applications; S. 344-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; H.R. 898-Energy Production Fairness Act; H.R. 1665-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas; Draft legislation seeking to equalize the inland waterways tax on liquefied natural gas; H.R. 905-Liquefied Natural Gas Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; Issues related to Reauthorization of Highway Trust Fund; "Architecture of Abundance" draft legislation; Issues related to the EPA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium and Heavy Duty Engines and Vehicles Phase II; Issues related to the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ); S. 1547- The "Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act" (DRIVE).

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Bills named: H.R. 1665 (114th), S. 344 (114th), H.R. 905 (114th), H.R. 898 (114th), S. 1547 (114th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

New Source Performance Standards and National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; S. 751/H.R. 1388-Clean Air Strong Economies (CASE) Act; Issues related to EPA ozone standard and National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Issues related to proposed New Source Performance Standards for greenhouse gases; Issues related to the Clean Air Act and implementation of the Clean Air Act; EPA study on relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water; Issues related to methane emissions from the natural gas industry, President's Climate Action Plan and related forthcoming proposals to reduce methane emissions; Issues related to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's (SEAB) Task Force Report on FracFocus 2.0; Issues related to the EPA ANPRM on Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals and Mixtures and Toxic Substances Control Act section 8(a) and/or section 8(d); Issues related to proposed 111(d) rule for existing survey; Issues related to BLM rule on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands; H.R. 508, Super Pollutant Emissions Reduction (SUPER) Act of 2015; Draft National Environmental Policy Act guidance on Greenhouse Gas emissions (Council on Environmental Quality); H.R. 1155/S. ___, the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act; S. 785/H.R. 1482, the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act of 2015; S. 828, Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act; S. 15/H.R. 1647, Protecting States Rights to Promote American Security Act; Issues related to ozone regulation in FY16 Interior-EPA Appropriations legislation.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1482 (114th), S. 751 (114th), S. 785 (114th), H.R. 1388 (114th), H.R. 1647 (114th), S. 828 (114th), S. 15 (114th), H.R. 1155 (114th), H.R. 508 (114th)