AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Telecommunications TEC
Expressed concerns with provisions in draft broadband infrastructure bill regarding pole attachment and their potential impact on public power.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Discussed the potential impact of the final Clean Power Plan on public power.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
Banking BAN
Lobbied to require appropriate federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets and in support of H.R. 2209.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GODFREY | — |
Utilities UTI
Discussed the need to monitor implementation of H.R. 2029, the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, and H.R. 22, the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act. Provided feedback on the provisions in H.R. 6227, the Grid Cybersecurity Research and Development Act. Discussed issues of importance to public power in S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016 (House and Senate versions), including provisions on capacity markets, grid security, grid modernization, distributed generation, energy efficiency, hydropower licensing reform, pipeline permitting, reliability, vegetation management, and geomagnetic disturbances/electromagnetic pulses. Lobbied in support of House and Senate going to conference. Discussed issues surrounding distributed generation and concerns with attempts to federalize what is a state/local jurisdictional issue. Expressed concerns about regional transmission organizations markets, including a proposed energy imbalance market and existing mandatory capacity markets. Encouraged oversight of FERC more generally and how the Federal Power Act is being implemented. Lobbied in support of protecting consumers interests in regional transmission organizations and independent system operator markets. Discussed implications of the expansion of the California ISO in the West for public power utilities.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GODFREY | — |
| AMY THOMAS | — |
| CORY TOTH | — |
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
| ANDREW WILLS New | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Supported the continued use of tax-exempt financing for municipal/public power purposes, and opposed provisions and legislation to tax municipal bonds. Lobbied in support of H.R. 5879 regarding the advanced nuclear production tax credit. Lobbied on tax reform efforts. Discussed the need for clarification of the solar residential tax credit (IRC Section 25D).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GODFREY | — |
| CORY TOTH | — |
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Lobbied on funding for low income heating assistance in H.R. 5926/S. 3040, the Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GODFREY | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Expressed support for efforts to update the Endangered Species Act. Expressed support for S. 2446, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 and House companion legislation -- H.R. 1734, the Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015. Expressed support for the inclusion of coal ash legislation in the Senate Water Resources Development Act bill, S. 2848.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CORY TOTH | — |
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI
Advocated for H.R. 4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act and S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization re: unmanned aircraft systems.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GODFREY | — |
| ANDREW WILLS New | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Supported bills to ensure regulatory relief for hydro facilities. Supported language in the House and Senate energy bills to streamline hydro and relicensing for all sites of hydro facilities. Discussed the issue of mandatory conditioning during the hydropower licensing/relicensing process. Discussed the impact of language in H.R. 5303/S. 3040 regarding changes to reservoir operation manuals and allocation of costs at federal hydropower facilities.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| AMY THOMAS | — |
| CORY TOTH | — |
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
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.