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Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Implementation of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to CFTC regulation of derivatives, end users and related FERC issues.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Extension and modification of the renewable energy production tax credit (PTC) and investment tax credit (ITC); comprehensive tax reform

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Electricity issues; energy trading issues; renewable and clean energy issues; combined heat and power issues; natural gas issues; renewable energy incentives and programs; geothermal energy issues; demand response and energy efficiency issues; net metering; Congressional oversight of FERC rulemakings affecting electricity markets; electricity-natural gas coordination issues; electricity reliability; natural gas supply/availability; draft House Energy Accountability legislative language (provisions related to wholesale electricity markets); draft House Energy Reliability and Security legislative language (provisions related to capacity markets); H.R.161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act; S.1228, North American Energy Infrastructure Act; S.1222, Continuity of Electric Capacity Resources Act; S.1272, FCA Study; S.1017, Improve Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities; S.1201, Clean Energy Grid Integration Act; S.1213, Free Market Energy Act; S.562, the Geothermal Exploration Opportunities Act of 2015; S. 822, the Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2015; S.1057, to promote geothermal energy, and for other purposes; S.1237, To amend the Natural Gas Act to limit the authority of the Secretary of Energy to approve certain proposals relating to export activities of liquefied natural gas terminals; S.1242, Regional Gas Consumer Protection Act; S.1221, Bulk-Power System Reliability Impact Statement Act

Contacted: SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1057 (114th), S. 1213 (114th), H.R. 161 (114th), S. 1272 (114th), S. 1201 (114th), S. 1228 (114th), S. 1237 (114th), S. 1017 (114th), S. 1222 (114th), S. 1221 (114th), S. 562 (114th), S. 1242 (114th), S. 822 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA GHG regulations; EPA GHG NSPS for new Power Plants; EPA proposed Clean Power Plan; H.R.2402, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (provisions related to EPA clean air and GHG regulations); S.1645, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (provisions related to EPA clean air and GHG regulations); H.R.2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (provisions related to EPA clean air and GHG regulations)

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S. 1645 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), H.R. 2402 (114th), H.R. 2822 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

Cybersecurity and physical security issues related to the electric grid; S.754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; S.1068, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats; draft House Energy Reliability and Security legislative language (provisions related to cyber and grid security)

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1068 (114th), S. 754 (114th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

GHG emissions regulation under the Clean Air Act; EPA GHG NSPS for new Power Plants; EPA proposed Clean Power Plan; EPA Coal Ash regulations; EPA MATS rule; EPA Cross State Air Pollution Rule; EPA Ozone NAAQS; H.R.2402, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (provisions related to EPA clean air and GHG regulations); S.1645, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (provisions related to EPA clean air and GHG regulations); H.R.2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (provisions related to EPA clean air and GHG regulations)

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2822 (114th), H.R. 2402 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), S. 1645 (114th)