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Transportation TRA

General discussion of incentives for natural gas vehicles and fueling infrastructure General discussion of use of natural gas as a vehicle fuel General discussion of renewable natural gas as a fuel source S. 2585, to amend the Water Resources Development Act to permanently extend Corps of Engineers authority to utilize cost recovery agreements to process permits HR 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018, re Army Corps of Engineers authority to utilize cost recovery agreements

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 2585 (115th), H.R. 8 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Energy Issues FY 2019 Energy and Water Appropriations - Aspects related to the use of natural gas, natural gas research & development, programs supporting renewable natural gas, and Army Corps of Engineers dredging FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services & Education Appropriations - Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) General discussion of funding for research of renewable natural gas

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

General discussions regarding use of unmanned aircraft systems in conjunction with inspection of energy infrastructure FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - issues related to wildfire prevention technology and unmanned aerial systems

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Generally promote and protect the interests of natural gas and electric infrastructure companies

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

General discussion of legislative proposals to facilitate permitting of natural gas infrastructure General discussion of legislative proposals to change rules addressing emissions from natural gas transmission and distribution infrastructure General discussion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) General discussion of natural gas storage

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

General discussion regarding waterway dredging General discussion of use of renewable natural gas and biomethane HR 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018 - re extending Army Corps of Engineers authority to expend funds from certain entities to process permit applications S. 2800, Americas Water Infrastructure Act - re extending Army Corps of Engineers authority to expend funds from certain entities to process permit applications

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2800 (115th), H.R. 8 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General discussion of policies and agreements related to energy trade and trade flows General discussion of proposals to change the North American Free Trade Agreement General discussion of proposals to replace the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement General discussion of proposals to adjust the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement General discussion of proposals to expand energy trade with European nations General discussion of changes to cross-border energy transmission permitting General discussion of ratification of signed tax treaties General discussion of tariffs on steel products

Contacted: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Utilities UTI

General discussion of legislation pertaining to vegetation management HR 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act General discussion of repealing and replacing Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act

Contacted: SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 1873 (115th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

General discussion of Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules providing end-user protections General discussion of Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules regarding the treatment of forward contracts with volumetric optionality General discussion of congressional legislation affecting regulatory treatment of instruments used by non-financial energy end-users to hedge commodity risk HR 238 - Commodity End-User Relief Act - re swaps treatment of physical natural gas contracts with delivery optionality

Contacted: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 238 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementation and rulemaking process for HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - international and business taxation aspects, including foreign earnings taxation and repatriation, deductibility of interest expenses, and limiting deductibility of tax payments to state and local jurisdictions General discussion of tax credits for renewable energy, natural gas vehicles, natural gas fueling infrastructure, and natural gas used as a vehicle fuel General discussion of carryover period for charitable expense deductions General discussion of proposals to extend or make permanent the Subpart F look-through rule for controlled foreign corporations General discussion of parity between rates of taxation of capital gains and dividends HR 1686, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions by regulated public utilities - all aspects S 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 - aspects related to utility mutual assistance during disaster recovery HR 1393, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 - aspects related to utility mutual assistance during disaster recovery H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 - tax-related aspects

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 1393 (115th), H.R. 1686 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

General discussions of security partnerships between government agencies and private operators of critical infrastructure and enabling necessary dialogues General discussions regarding the safety and security of energy infrastructure S 2392, Cyber Support for Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act of 2018 - re equipment and procedures HR 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act - critical infrastructure protection HR 5239, Cyber Sense Act of 2018 - critical infrastructure protection HR 5240, Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act - critical infrastructure protection HR 5175, Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act - critical infrastructure protection

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 3359 (115th), H.R. 5239 (115th), H.R. 5240 (115th), H.R. 5175 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

Discussion draft of legislation pertaining to vegetation management General discussion regarding wildfire protection and response HR 1183, Wildfire Prevention Act of 2017 - aspects related to energy infrastructure HR 1873, the Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act HR 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act HR 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - aspects related to wildfire prevention equipment General discussion regarding pipeline permitting and siting issues General discussion regarding changes to cross-border pipeline permitting processes General discussion of BIA/DOI process related to rights-of-way grants

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 1183 (115th), H.R. 4 (115th), H.R. 2910 (115th), H.R. 1873 (115th)