2nd Quarter - Report — WEC ENERGY GROUP for WEC ENERGY GROUP (2011)

Firm

WEC ENERGY GROUP

Client

WEC ENERGY GROUP

Income

—

Expenses

$180,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) funding (H.R.1, FY2012 budget).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DARNELL K DEMASTERS	—
ERIC JAMES GREY	—

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Power supply and transmission issues in Wisconsin and the Midwest; Biomass project; Energy efficiency, cybersecurity, smart grid, generation fleet transition issues; and Clean energy standard.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DARNELL K DEMASTERS	—
ERIC JAMES GREY	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

3% Withholding; and Corporate tax reform.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DARNELL K DEMASTERS	—
ERIC JAMES GREY	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

OTC Derivatives and Financial Regulatory Reform; and CFTC SEC Proposed Regulations.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DARNELL K DEMASTERS	—
ERIC JAMES GREY	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Transportation TRA

Pipeline safety legislation (H.R.22, S.234, S.275); and Captive rail shipper and railroad antitrust (S.49, S.158).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DARNELL K DEMASTERS	—
ERIC JAMES GREY	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: S. 234 (112th), S. 158 (112th), S. 49 (112th), H.R. 22 (112th), S. 275 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulation Legislation (H.R. 910); Clean Air Act Amendments; and Clean Water Act (316(b)) issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DARNELL K DEMASTERS	—
ERIC JAMES GREY	—

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 910 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Coal ash and coal combustion products regulation (H.R.1391, H.R.2273); and EPA regulations and proposals (IB MACT and EGU MACT), TRAIN Act (H.R.1705).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DARNELL K DEMASTERS	—
ERIC JAMES GREY	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: H.R. 2273 (112th), H.R. 1705 (112th), H.R. 1391 (112th)

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.