WGL for WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY
What was lobbied
7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Utilities UTI
House FY2024 Labor and Human Services appropriations bill. Sections pertaining to LIHEAP funding.
Foreign entity interest: Washington Gas and WGL are US chartered companies that are now part of Alta Gas Corporation, a Canadian chartered company based in Calgary. As the parent company Alta Gas has an interest in all of the specific lobbying issues listed above.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER COLE STETTNER | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Promotion of tax credits for productive use of renewable natural gas, hydrogen, CHP and storage technologies. o Support incentives for expansion of natural-gas and hydrogen gas transportation fuel and fueling stations. o Support incentives for natural gas and hydrogen vehicles. o Advocate for research and development of natural gas and hydrogen vehicle technologies. Issues pertaining to the Methane Fee, hydrogen and RNG infrastructure and production tax support, Natural gas and Electric Appliance Rebates
Foreign entity interest: Washington Gas and WGL are US chartered companies that are now owned by Alta Gas, a Canadian chartered company with headquarters in Calgary. As the parent company of Washington Gas and WGL they have an interest in all of the lobby issues listed above.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER COLE STETTNER | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
House FY2024 Labor and Human Services appropriations bill. Sections pertaining to LIHEAP funding. House and Senate Energy, Water & Related Agencies Legislation Advocate for FY2024 appropriations for hydrogen research and development for the end-use-including commercial and residential heating, transportation, storage, the safe and efficient delivery of hydrogen using pipelines, and hydrogen hub, cost effective codes implementation for efficiency and resilience, and the Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund Capitalization Grant Program. Advocate for implementation of DOE hydrogen hub program and funding. Research for comments to DOE RFI regarding decarbonization of federal facilities. Research/preparation for MAHH and PNW applications for DOE hydrogen hub funding
Foreign entity interest: Washington Gas and WGL are US chartered companies who are now part of the Alta Gas Corporation, a Canadian chartered company headquartered in Calgary. As the parent company of Washington Gas and WGL, Alta Gas has an interest in all of the lobbying issues listed above.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER COLE STETTNER | — |
Transportation TRA
Alternative Fuel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019, Section 2, extension of tax credit for alternative fuels and vehicle refueling facilities.
Foreign entity interest: Washington Gas and WGL are US chartered companies that are now part of the Alta Gas family. Alta Gas is a Canadian chartered company headquartered in Calgary. As the parent company of Washington Gas and WGL, Alta Gas has an interest in all of the lobbying issues specified above.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER COLE STETTNER | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Implementation of HR 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act o Guidance pertaining to energy efficiency and building energy codes as well as hydrogen provision and grant programs. Research/preparation for MAHH and PNW applications for DOE Hydrogen Hub funding RFP as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Act Hydrogen hub and hydrogen manufacturing DOE grant programs Research/preparation for WG comments in response to DOE SNOPR implementing the decarbonization of federal facilities.
Foreign entity interest: Washington Gas and WGL are US chartered companies who are now part of the Alta Gas family. Alta Gas is a Canadian Chartered company headquartered in Calgary. As the parent company of Washington Gas and WGL, Alta Gas has an interest in all of the lobbying issues listed above
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER COLE STETTNER | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Promotion of the inclusion of the role of natural gas, renewable natural gas, CHP and hydrogen in our nations clean energy future. Research/preparation of WG input into AGA comments on EPA SNOPR on methane fee included in 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
Foreign entity interest: Washington Gas and WGL are US chartered companies that are now owned by Alta Gas, a Canadian chartered company with headquarters in Calgary. As the parent company of Washington Gas and WGL they have an interest in all of the lobby issues listed above.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER COLE STETTNER | — |
Homeland Security HOM
Legislation to strengthen the Department of Energys ability to respond to physical and cybersecurity threats to pipelines and LNG facilities. Legislation that would institute a mandatory cyber incident reporting scheme for designated critical infrastructure entities. Legislation to reauthorize the PHMSA Pipeline Safety Program
Foreign entity interest: Washington Gas and WGL are US chartered companies that are now owned by Alta Gas, a Canadian chartered company with headquarters in Calgary. As the parent company of Washington Gas and WGL they have an interest in all of the lobby issues listed above.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER COLE STETTNER | — |
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.