4th Quarter - Report

SOUTHERN COMPANY for SOUTHERN COMPANY

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$3,790,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

S. 808, the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act; S. 853, the Rail Shipper Fairness Act S. 1314, Commercial UAS Modernization Act; S. 1608, Consumer Drone Safety Act; H.R. 22, the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act; H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015; H.R. 3819, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015; H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016; S. 2658, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016; S.2684, the UAVs for Energy Infrastructure Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRYAN D ANDERSON —
NOEL W BLACK —
JOSEPH WELLS ELLENBERG —
HAROLD ADAM LAWRENCE Counsel, U.S. Sen. John Breaux (LA)
LISA BARBAS LUFTIG —
JAMES M MCCOOL —
ALEX B MCCRARY —
DANIEL STEPHEN MURRAY Senior Policy Adviser, U.S. Sen. James E Risch (ID)
LEROY D NIX Legislative Aide, U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions
GIFFORD W ORMES —
FRANKLIN SCOTT ORR —
MICHAEL J RIITH Dep. Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Steve LaTourette
WILLIE E. (J.R.) ROBINSON —
GREGORY L SMITH —
JULIAN HOUSTON SMITH —
JEANNE H WOLAK Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Jim Chapman (TX)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1608 (114th), H.R. 4441 (114th), S. 2684 (114th), H.R. 3763 (114th), S. 1314 (114th), H.R. 22 (114th), S. 2658 (114th), S. 808 (114th), S. 853 (114th), H.R. 3819 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive tax reform, generally Energy tax extenders legislation, generally H.R.2510, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R.4377, the American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015; H.R. 5879, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRYAN D ANDERSON —
NOEL W BLACK —
JOSEPH WELLS ELLENBERG —
HAROLD ADAM LAWRENCE Counsel, U.S. Sen. John Breaux
LISA BARBAS LUFTIG —
JAMES M MCCOOL —
ALEX B MCCRARY —
DANIEL STEPHEN MURRAY Senior Policy Adviser, U.S. Sen. James E Risch (ID)
LEROY D NIX Legislative Aide, U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions
GIFFORD W ORMES —
FRANKLIN SCOTT ORR —
MICHAEL J RIITH Dep. Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep Steven LaTourette
WILLIE E. (J.R.) ROBINSON —
GREGORY L SMITH —
JULIAN HOUSTON SMITH —
JEANNE H WOLAK Legislative Director, U.S. Rep Jim Chapman (TX)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4377 (114th), H.R. 2510 (114th), H.R. 5879 (114th)

Telecommunications TEC

Discussion draft of legislation to facilitate the deployment of communications infrastructure, provisions regarding regulation of pole attachments

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRYAN D ANDERSON —
NOEL W BLACK —
JOSEPH WELLS ELLENBERG —
LESLIE RAY HARRY —
HAROLD ADAM LAWRENCE Counsel, U.S. Sen. John Breaux (LA)
LISA BARBAS LUFTIG —
JAMES M MCCOOL —
ALEX B MCCRARY —
DANIEL STEPHEN MURRAY Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Sen. James Risch (ID)
LEROY D NIX Legislative Aide, U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (AL)
GIFFORD W ORMES —
FRANKLIN SCOTT ORR —
MICHAEL J RIITH Dep. Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Steve LaTourette (OH)
WILLIE E. (J.R.) ROBINSON —
GREGORY L SMITH —
JULIAN HOUSTON SMITH —
JEANNE H WOLAK Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Jim Chapman (TX)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 5055, FY 2017 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, Advanced Reactor Concept Programs funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRYAN D ANDERSON —
NOEL W BLACK —
JOSEPH WELLS ELLENBERG —
HAROLD ADAM LAWRENCE Counsel, U.S. Sen. John Breaux (LA)
LISA BARBAS LUFTIG —
JAMES M MCCOOL —
ALEX B MCCRARY —
DANIEL STEPHEN MURRAY Senior Policy Adviser, U.S. Sen. James E Risch (ID)
LEROY D NIX Legislative Aide, U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (AL)
GIFFORD W ORMES —
FRANKLIN SCOTT ORR —
MICHAEL J RIITH Dep. Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Steven LaTourette
WILLIE E. (J.R.) ROBINSON —
GREGORY L SMITH —
JULIAN HOUSTON SMITH —
JEANNE H WOLAK Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Jim Chapman

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5055 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S.691, the Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S. 854, the Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015, to provide for implementation of minimum federal CCR requirements through a state-based permit program; H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016; H.R.4745, the Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2016; H.R. 4084, the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act; S.1363, a bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report assessing the capability of the Department of Energy to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded fusion and fission; S. 1803. the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015; S.2461, the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRYAN D ANDERSON —
NOEL W BLACK —
JOSEPH WELLS ELLENBERG —
HAROLD ADAM LAWRENCE Counsel, U.S. Sen. John Breaux (LA)
LISA BARBAS LUFTIG —
JAMES M MCCOOL —
DANIEL STEPHEN MURRAY Senior Policy Adviser, U.S. Sen. James E Risch (ID)
LEROY D NIX Legislative Aide, U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (AL)
GIFFORD W ORMES —
FRANKLIN SCOTT ORR —
MICHAEL J RIITH Dep. Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Steven LaTourette
WILLIE E. (J.R.) ROBINSON —
GREGORY L SMITH —
JULIAN HOUSTON SMITH —
JEANNE H WOLAK Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Jim Chapman (TX)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1363 (114th), H.R. 4084 (114th), S. 1803 (114th), S. 691 (114th), H.R. 4745 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th), S. 854 (114th), S. 2461 (114th), H.R. 1734 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; H.R. 3643, Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2015; H.R. 4745, Interim Consolidated Storage Act of 2016; H.R. 4979, Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016; S. 601, Advanced Clean Coal Technology Investment in our Nation Act of 2015; S.1363, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report assessing the capability of the Department of Energy to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded fusion and fission reactor prototypes and related demonstration facilities at sites owned by the Department of Energy; S.2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015; Export-Import Bank reauthorization, nuclear related issues S.691, the Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act; S.854, the Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2015; S. 2795, Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRYAN D ANDERSON —
NOEL W BLACK —
JOSEPH WELLS ELLENBERG —
HAROLD ADAM LAWRENCE Counsel, U.S. Sen. John Breaux (LA)
LISA BARBAS LUFTIG —
JAMES M MCCOOL —
ALEX B MCCRARY —
DANIEL STEPHEN MURRAY Senior Policy Adviser, U.S. Sen. James E Risch (ID)
LEROY D NIX Legislative Aide, U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (AL)
GIFFORD W ORMES —
FRANKLIN SCOTT ORR —
MICHAEL J RIITH Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Steven LaTourette (OH)
WILLIE E. (J.R.) ROBINSON —
GREGORY L SMITH —
JULIAN HOUSTON SMITH —
JEANNE H WOLAK Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Jim Chapman (TX)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2012 (114th), H.R. 4745 (114th), H.R. 3643 (114th), S. 601 (114th), S. 1363 (114th), H.R. 8 (114th), S. 2795 (114th), S. 854 (114th), S. 691 (114th), H.R. 4979 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 26, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015; H.R. 653, FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2015; H.R. 1073, Critical Infrastructure Protection Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205: Data Security Act of 2015; S. 177: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2015; S. 456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015; S. 961: Data Security Act of 2015

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRYAN D ANDERSON —
NOEL W BLACK —
JOSEPH WELLS ELLENBERG —
HAROLD ADAM LAWRENCE Counsel, U.S. Sen. John Breaux (LA)
LISA BARBAS LUFTIG —
JAMES M MCCOOL —
ALEX B MCCRARY —
DANIEL STEPHEN MURRAY Senior Policy Adviser, U.S. Sen. James E Risch (ID)
LEROY D NIX Legislative Aide, U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions
GIFFORD W ORMES —
FRANKLIN SCOTT ORR —
MICHAEL J RIITH Dep. Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Steve LaTourette (OH)
WILLIE E. (J.R.) ROBINSON —
GREGORY L SMITH —
JULIAN HOUSTON SMITH —
JEANNE H WOLAK Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Jim Chapman (TX)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2205 (114th), S. 456 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), H.R. 653 (114th), S. 177 (114th), H.R. 26 (114th), S. 337 (114th), H.R. 1073 (114th), S. 961 (114th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 1388, Clean Air, Strong Economies Act (regarding EPA ozone NAAQS); H.R.1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 - Waters of the United States S.1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act - Waters of the United States S.1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act (requires withdrawal of WOTUS rule and sets parameters for development of a new rule).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRYAN D ANDERSON —
NOEL W BLACK —
JOSEPH WELLS ELLENBERG —
HAROLD ADAM LAWRENCE Counsel, U.S. Senator John Breaux (LA)
LISA BARBAS LUFTIG —
JAMES M MCCOOL —
ALEX B MCCRARY —
DANIEL STEPHEN MURRAY Senior Policy Adviser, U.S. Sen. James E Risch (ID)
LEROY D NIX Legislative Aide, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions
GIFFORD W ORMES —
FRANKLIN SCOTT ORR —
MICHAEL J RIITH Dep. Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Steven LaTourette (OH)
WILLIE E. (J.R.) ROBINSON —
GREGORY L SMITH —
JULIAN HOUSTON SMITH —
JEANNE H WOLAK Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Jim Chatman (TX)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1732 (114th), S. 1140 (114th), H.R. 1388 (114th)

Utilities UTI

Transmission planning and cost allocation, generally Comprehensive energy legislation, generally Distributed generation, generally

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRYAN D ANDERSON —
NOEL W BLACK —
JOSEPH WELLS ELLENBERG —
HAROLD ADAM LAWRENCE Counsel, U.S. Sen. John Breaux (LA)
LISA BARBAS LUFTIG —
JAMES M MCCOOL —
ALEX B MCCRARY —
DANIEL STEPHEN MURRAY Senior Policy Adviser, U.S. Sen. James E Risch (ID)
LEROY D NIX Legislative Aide, U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (AL)
GIFFORD W ORMES —
FRANKLIN SCOTT ORR —
MICHAEL J RIITH Dep. Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Steven LaTourette
WILLIE E. (J.R.) ROBINSON —
GREGORY L SMITH —
JULIAN HOUSTON SMITH —
JEANNE H WOLAK Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Jim Chapman (TX)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Derivative end-user protections, generally.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRYAN D ANDERSON —
NOEL W BLACK —
JOSEPH WELLS ELLENBERG —
HAROLD ADAM LAWRENCE Counsel, U.S. Sen. John Breaux (LA)
LISA BARBAS LUFTIG —
JAMES M MCCOOL —
ALEX B MCCRARY —
DANIEL STEPHEN MURRAY Senior Policy Adviser, U.S. Sen. James E Risch (ID)
LEROY D NIX Legislative Aide, U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (AL)
GIFFORD W ORMES —
FRANKLIN SCOTT ORR —
MICHAEL J RIITH Dep. Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep Steven LaTourette (OH)
WILLIE E. (J.R.) ROBINSON —
GREGORY L SMITH —
JULIAN HOUSTON SMITH —
JEANNE H WOLAK Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Jim Chapman (TX)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.