NATIONAL GRID USA for NATIONAL GRID USA
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Clean Energy Standard (CES) proposal and Renewable Energy Standard (RES) legislation, including S. 559 - Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies (Klobuchar), Obama Administration proposal, Bingaman-Murkowski White Paper, and related legislative proposals; provisions related to renewable portfolio standards, transmission planning, siting authority and cost allocation, energy efficiency and industrial efficiency, utilities, and clean energy incentives; Legislation regarding EPA rulemakings to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, including H.R. 910 / S. 482 - Energy Tax Prevention Act (Upton / Inhofe), provisions of H.R. 1 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriotions Act (Rogers), S. 231 - EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension (Rockefeller), provisions of S. 493 - SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act (Landrieu), S. 228 / H.R. 750 - Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act (Barrasso / Walberg), and related legislation; provisions affecting electric and gas utilities; EPA rulemakings (current and proposed) affecting electric and gas utilities, including ozone and particulate matter transport, Utility MACT, Cooling Water Intake Structures (316(b)), and Coal Ash; Pipeline safety reauthorization, including H.R. 22 - Pipeline Safety and Community Empowerment Act (Speier), S. 275 - Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act (Lautenberg), and related legislation; all provisions.
Foreign entity interest: National Grid plc, 1-3 Strand, London WC2N5 UK, the indirect parent of National Grid USA identified on LD-1, was interested in this issue due to its potential impact upon its investment in the United States.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| RICHARD A CARTER | — |
| JOHN FRANCIS LUCEY | — |
| NELSON PEREZ | — |
Homeland Security HOM
Cybersecurity legislation, including S. 21 - Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act (Reid), H.R. 1136 - Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act (Langevin), and related legislation; provisions related to utility cost recovery.
Foreign entity interest: National Grid plc, 1-3 Strand, London WC2N5 UK, the indirect parent of National Grid USA identified on LD-1, was interested in this issue due to its potential impact upon its investment in the United States.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| RICHARD A CARTER | — |
| JOHN FRANCIS LUCEY | — |
| NELSON PEREZ | — |
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, related FERC issues, and corporate governance; Legislation affecting derivatives end-users, including draft Grimm bill; Legislative proposals affecting pension plan regulation.
Foreign entity interest: National Grid plc, 1-3 Strand, London WC2N5 UK, the indirect parent of National Grid USA identified on LD-1, was interested in this issue due to its potential impact upon its investment in the United States.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| RICHARD A CARTER | — |
| JOHN FRANCIS LUCEY | — |
| NELSON PEREZ | — |
Utilities UTI
New York and New England energy infrastructure, including electric transmission projects, the Brooklyn-Queens Interconnect / Rockaways natural gas pipeline project, the Cape Wind project (MA), and the Deepwater Wind project (RI); New York and New England energy efficiency projects; Legislation affecting LIHEAP funding, including provisions of H.R. 1 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act (Rogers), FY 2012 budget proposals, and related legislation.
Foreign entity interest: National Grid plc, 1-3 Strand, London WC2N5 UK, the indirect parent of National Grid USA identified on LD-1, was interested in this issue due to its potential impact upon its investment in the United States.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| RICHARD A CARTER | — |
| JOHN FRANCIS LUCEY | — |
| NELSON PEREZ | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Legislation affecting natural gas vehicle incentives, including H.R. 1380 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act (Sullivan) and related legislation; all provisions; Legislation affecting tax incentives for electric cars, including S. 298 - Charging America Forward Act (Stabenow) and related legislation; all provisions; Tax incentives for energy efficiency and biogas production;
Foreign entity interest: National Grid plc, 1-3 Strand, London WC2N5 UK, the indirect parent of National Grid USA identified on LD-1, was interested in this issue due to its potential impact upon its investment in the United States.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| RICHARD A CARTER | — |
| JOHN FRANCIS LUCEY | — |
| NELSON PEREZ | — |
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