RYAN MACKINNON VASAPOLI AND BERZOK, LLP for PROGRESS ENERGY

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 1., ARRA, the energy tax provisions - tax credits and other incentives for renewable energy.

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues pertaining to renewable energy and zero and low emissions power technologies and climate change policies, as addressed to various drafts of legislation. Issues pertaining to the applicability of the Clean Air Act to carbon emissions, as addressed in various drafts of legislation, including those issued by Rep. Waxman.

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Utilities UTI

HR 1., ARRA, the energy and water provisions - issues pertaining to funding the utility projects on renewable energy, fossil fuels and transmission. Issues pertaining to energy regulation, including enforcement authorities of agencies, as addressed in various drafts of legislation, and in S. 672, the Natural Gas and Electricity Review and Enforcement Act, introduced by Sen. Cantwell.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: S. 672 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)

Transportation TRA

Issues pertaining to climate change policies, carbon capture, transportation and sequestration, electric power transmission and renewable energy that were included in various drafts of legislation, including those issued by Rep. Waxman. Issues pertaining to electric vehicles and related infrastructure hurdles, addressed in various drafts of legislation, including those introduced by Rep. Waxman, and included HR 1., ARRA.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

HR 1., ARRA, the energy and water provisions. Issues pertaining to zero and low emissions power technologies and climate change policies.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 1., the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the energy and water provisions. Issues pertaining to electric generation and transmission; renewable energy; energy storage and demand response, fossil fuels. Issues pertaining to climate change, including caps on emissions, allowances, allocations, and auctions, offsets, cost containment and price caps, banking and borrowing, treatment of states, treatment of international actions, carbon capture and sequestration, as addressed in various drafts of legislation, including those issued by Reps. Waxman and Markey. Issues pertaining to promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency, such as mandatory standards, qualifying resources, penalties and fees, and treatment of state programs, as addressed in various drafts of legislation, including those issued by Sen. Bingaman and Rep. Markey. Issues pertaining to interstate power transmission, including siting, cost allocation and planning, as addressed in S. 539, the Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act, introduced by Sen. Reid, and in draft legislation issued by Sen. Bingaman, and Reps. Waxman and Markey. Issues pertaining to energy regulation, including enforcement authorities of agencies, as addressed in various drafts of legislation, and included in S. 672, the National Gas and Electricity Review and Enforcement Act, introduced by Sen. Cantwell.

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 539 (111th), S. 672 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)