1st Quarter - Report

WEC ENERGY GROUP for WEC ENERGY GROUP

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$130,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

OTC Derivatives and Financial Regulatory Reform; and CFTC Proposed Regulations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARNELL K DEMASTERS —
ERIC JAMES GREY —

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

3% Withholding and corporate tax rate.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARNELL K DEMASTERS —
ERIC JAMES GREY —

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulation Legislation (H.R. 910); Clean Air Act Amendments; and Clean Water Act (316(b)) issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARNELL K DEMASTERS —
ERIC JAMES GREY —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 910 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Power supply and transmission issues in Wisconsin and the Midwest; Biomass project; Energy efficiency, cybersecurity, smart grid, generation fleet transition issues; and Clean energy standard.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARNELL K DEMASTERS —
ERIC JAMES GREY —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

Coal ash and coal combustion products issues; and EPA regulations and proposals (IB MACT and EGU MACT).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARNELL K DEMASTERS —
ERIC JAMES GREY —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Transportation TRA

Pipeline safety legislation (S. 275, H.R. 2, S. 234); and Captive rail shipper and railroad antitrust (S. 49, S. 158).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARNELL K DEMASTERS —
ERIC JAMES GREY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 49 (112th), H.R. 2 (112th), S. 234 (112th), S. 275 (112th), S. 158 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) funding (H.R.1, FY2012 budget).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARNELL K DEMASTERS —
ERIC JAMES GREY —

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th)

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.