4th Quarter - Report

SEMPRA for SEMPRA

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$450,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

EPA Rules for Proposed Carbon Pollution Standards for New and Existing Power Plants EPA draft rule on Waters of the United States (WOTUS) aspects related to permitting

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CRIDER —
SEAN MACKAY —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Proposed draft rule to revise the definition of "Waters of the U.S." in the EPA and U.S. Army Crops of Engineers Clean Waters Act definition. S. 696 - The Safe Chemicals Act S. 1009 - Chemical Safety Improvement ActS. 1961 - Chemical Safety and Waters Protection Act General discussions regarding methane emissions reduction

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: S. 1009 (113th), S. 696 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General discussion of reforming U.S. tax treatment of foreign earnings (worldwide, territorial, deferral, base erosion) General discussion renewable energy tax credits (PTC, ITC, Section 1603 Grants) General discussion inclusion of renewables in MLPs General discussion of tax reform legislation that would impose mark-to-market accounting on derivatives and commodity contractsH.R. 1 - Tax Reform H.R. 1465 - Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 259 - Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 1524 - Create Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs in America Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 860 - Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 2502 - ITC Commence Construction - all aspects of the bill S. 332 - the Climate Protection Act - all aspects of the bill S. 307 - Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act - all aspects of the bill S. 1225 - The SUN Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 2081 - No More Excuses Energy Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill H.CON.RES.24 - Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States - all aspects of the bill S. 1103 And H.R. 2202 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill S. 1030 And H.R. 1465 - Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act - all aspects of the bill S. 795 and H.R. 1696 - Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act - all aspects of the bill S. 570 - Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill H.R.2877 - To prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property - all aspects of the bill Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act -- renewables, natural gas vehicles, MLPs House Ways & Means Committee Tax Reform Discussion Draft H.R. 4429 To permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 4457 To permanently extend increased expensing limitations H.R. 4464 To make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations H.R. 4718 To permanently extend bonus depreciation H.R. 3474 Hire More Heroes Act tax extender provisions S. 2260, the Expiring Provisions Ikprovement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act renewable, alternative fuel vehicle provisions Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act of 2014 (PATH Act) a bill to amend tax code to provide for the extension of highway fund expenditures, to provide revenues for highway programs, and for other purposes revenue provisions General discussion of offsets for Highway Trust Fund restoration

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CRIDER —
SEAN MACKAY —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2877 (113th), H.R. 4718 (113th), S. 570 (113th), S. 1225 (113th), H.Con.Res. 24 (113th), H.R. 2502 (113th), H.R. 4457 (113th), H.R. 1524 (113th), H.R. 2081 (113th), H.R. 1696 (113th), S. 1030 (113th), H.R. 860 (113th), S. 307 (113th), H.R. 4464 (113th), H.R. 259 (113th), H.R. 3474 (113th), H.R. 4429 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), S. 332 (113th), S. 795 (113th), H.R. 2202 (113th), S. 1103 (113th), H.R. 1465 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Appropriations for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Appropriations for DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Appropriations for research and development to improve natural gas technologies and natural gas vehicles. Appropriations for wildfire fighting, S. 1875 / H.R. 3992 - Wildfire Disaster Funding ActAppropriations for dredging of harbors and navigable waterways

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CRIDER —
SEAN MACKAY —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1875 (113th), H.R. 3992 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 2074 - the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 1616 - the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act - all aspects of the bill S. 1218 - Race to the Top - all aspects of the bill H.R. 2351 - to repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction- all aspects of the billH.R. 2685 - Smart Grid Advancement Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 1659 - Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013- all aspects of the bill Quadrennial Energy Review aspects related to electricity and natural gas

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SEAN MACKAY —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1659 (113th), S. 1218 (113th), S. 2074 (113th), H.R. 2351 (113th), H.R. 1616 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

S. 21 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) - all aspects of the bill H.R. 756 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 1163 - Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 - all aspects of the billH.R. 3696, the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 (NCCIP) - all aspects of the bill H.R. 967 - Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 3107 - Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act - all aspects of the bill Energy Issues in Mexico S. 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill S. 1638 Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill S. 2158 Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act - all aspects of the bill S. 2244 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all aspects of the bill S. 2519 National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014 - all aspects of the bill S. 2521 Federal Information Security Modernization Act - all aspects of the bill S. 2588 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 4007 Reauthorization of the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SEAN MACKAY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 2588 (113th), S. 1353 (113th), H.R. 1163 (113th), S. 2244 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 3107 (113th), S. 1638 (113th), S. 2519 (113th), S. 21 (113th), H.R. 967 (113th), S. 2521 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), H.R. 4007 (113th), S. 2158 (113th)

Natural Resources NAT

Permitting for energy infrastructure development projects H.R. 3080 - Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 - provisions related to energy infrastructure permitting and waterway dredging. H.R. 2728 - Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act - amendments related to natural gas emissionsDraft & Proposed Rule regarding Waters of the United States

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CRIDER —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3080 (113th), H.R. 2728 (113th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

General discussions re promotion of natural gas and alternative fuels General discussion of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports S.192 - Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 580 - Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013 - all aspects of the billH.R. 6 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 2471 - Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 1189 - American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 1191 - Keep American Natural Gas Here Act - all aspects of the bill S. 2124 - Ukrainian Aid Package - discussion on LNG exports amendments S. 2083 - American Job Creation & Strategic Alliances Act - all aspects of the bill S. 2086 - American Natural Gas Security & Consumer Protection Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 3979 - Unemployment Insurance Extension Act - discussion of LNG export amendment S. 2096 - Freedom Through Energy Export Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 3760 - Export Natural Gas Act - all aspects of the bill - all aspects of the bill H.R. 4139 - American Job Creation & Strategic Alliances Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 4155 - Fight Russian Energy Exploitation Act - all aspects of the bill Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014 all aspects of the bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CRIDER —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2471 (113th), S. 192 (113th), H.R. 1191 (113th), S. 2083 (113th), H.R. 4155 (113th), S. 2124 (113th), H.R. 3979 (113th), H.R. 1189 (113th), S. 2086 (113th), H.R. 3760 (113th), H.R. 4139 (113th), S. 2096 (113th), H.R. 580 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

CFTC Procedural Reform. Dodd-Frank end-users recordkeeping reform. HR 4413 - Customer Protection and End User Relief Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4413 (113th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

H.R. 677 - Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 634 - Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013- all aspects of the bill H.R. 742 - Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013- all aspects of the billH.R. 1003 - a bill to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders- all aspects of the bill H.R. 992 - Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act- all aspects of the bill H.R. 1038 - Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013- all aspects of the bill S. 888, a bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities H.R. 4113 - Customer Protection and End User Relief Act - all aspects of the bill Exchange Act of 1934 - all aspects of the bill Draft Bill - Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act- all aspects of the bill General discussion of tax reform legislation that would impose mark-to-market accounting on derivatives and commodity contracts General discussion of legislation regarding the scope of physical energy market transactions subject to CFTC regulation Rules regarding swap data recordkeeping and responsibility Rules regarding trade options for transactions involving embedded volumetric optimality. HR 4413 The Customer Protection and End User Relief Act all aspects of the bill Legislation to reauthorize the Commodities Futures Trading Commission

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 677 (113th), H.R. 4413 (113th), H.R. 4113 (113th), H.R. 742 (113th), S. 888 (113th), H.R. 634 (113th), H.R. 1038 (113th), H.R. 992 (113th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 1364 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2013 (NATGAS) - all aspects of the bill H.R. 1027 - Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill S. 488 - Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill S. 656 - Energy and Alternatives Rewards Act - all aspects of the billH.R. 1900 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 1587 - Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act - all aspects of the bill S. 1230 - Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill Draft legislation regarding right-of-way authority for federal agencies with respect to pipeline sitting Draft legislation regarding authority to amend FERC rates with respect to pipelines Draft legislation regarding pipeline permitting Applicability of Buy America provisions to state & local agency relocations of utility infrastructure in federally-supported transportation projects H.R. 3301 - North American Energy Infrastructure Act - all aspects of the bill S. 1767 - Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill S. 1768 - Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act - all aspects of the bill Pipeline safety matters generally

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CRIDER —
SEAN MACKAY —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 656 (113th), S. 488 (113th), H.R. 1587 (113th), H.R. 1027 (113th), H.R. 3301 (113th), H.R. 1364 (113th), S. 1768 (113th), S. 1230 (113th), S. 1767 (113th)

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.