1st Quarter - Report

EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE for EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE

Period 1st Quarter 2008 Filed Apr 21, 2008 Signed by Kathryn Steckelberg, Executive Director, Government Relations

Official filing
Firm
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE
Client
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE
Income
—
Expenses
$2,200,000
Expense method
B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

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

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 5577, "Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2007"; H.R. 5533, "Chemical Facilities Security Act of 2008"

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARGARET HUNT —

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 5577 (110th), H.R. 5533 (110th)

Transportation TRA

H.R.1650, "the Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act"; H.R.2125, "the Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act"; S.722, "The Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act"; S.953, "the Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act"; H.R. 2419, the Farm Bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES ODOM —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1650 (110th), S. 953 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), S. 722 (110th), H.R. 2125 (110th)

Utilities UTI

H.R. 6, "the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007"; H.R.729, net metering; H.R. 969, renewable portfolio standard; S.1115, "the Energy Efficiency Promotion Act"; S.1321, "the Energy Savings Act"; H.R. 2337, "the Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act"; S.2076, "the Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act"; H.R. 4059, "the Rural Clean Energy Superhighways Act"; S.2191, "America's Climate Security Act of 2007"; Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; H.R. 3776, "the Energy Storage Advancement Act of 2007"; H.R. 3775, "the Industrial Energy Efficiency Research and Development Act of 2007"; H.R. 2419, FY 2007 Farm Bill; SA 3969, "Foreign Intelligence Act"; SA 3900, "Indian Health Care Act"; SA 4154, "2008 Budget Resolution"; SA 4203, "2008 Budget Resolution"; H.R. 5140, "Economic Stimulus Bill"

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIC HOLDSWORTH —
LYNN LEMASTER —
DAVID LUKEN —
JAMES ODOM —
TRACEY PARKER —
QUIN SHEA —
KATHRYN ANN STECKELBERG —
EDWARD YAWN —

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4059 (110th), S. 2191 (110th), H.R. 3775 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 969 (110th), H.R. 2337 (110th), H.R. 5140 (110th), S. 1115 (110th), H.R. 3776 (110th), H.R. 729 (110th), S. 2076 (110th), S. 1321 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 6, "Clean Energy Act of 2007"- Extension of the renewable PTC, extension of solar ITC and removing utility exclusion, reducing depreciable lives for smart meters, energy efficiency tax credits, and tax credits for plug-in hybrids; H.R.2776, "Renewable Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007"; H.R.2305, to provide a 5 year applicable recovery period for depreciation of qualified energy management devices; H.R. 197, to amend the IRC of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable sources; H.R.1997, to amend the IRC of 1986 to allow solar and geothermal ITC for public utility property; H.R.2148, to amend the IRC of 1986 to provide a 15-year depreciation period for electric distribution assets; S.1617, to provide tax incentives for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles; H.R.2313/S.502, to make the tax rate reduction on dividends and capital gains permanent; H.R.2137/S.822, to extend and expand existing law tax credits for commercial buildings, new homes and appliances; S.2821, "The Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008"; H.R. 5140 "Economic Stimulus Act of 2008".

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JUDITH BODDIE —
RONALD CLEMENTS —
LYNN LEMASTER —

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2821 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 2313 (110th), S. 1617 (110th), S. 502 (110th), H.R. 197 (110th), H.R. 5140 (110th), S. 822 (110th), H.R. 2776 (110th), H.R. 1997 (110th), H.R. 2137 (110th), H.R. 2148 (110th), H.R. 2305 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Transmission siting and permitting issues in H.R. 319 and H.R. 829; S.2739, Journey Through Hallowed Grounds National Heritage Area and National Heritage area legislation in general; S.278, "National Heritage Areas Partnership Act"; S.2483; H.R. 2419, FY 2007 Farm Bill; S.2483, "The National Forests, Parks, Public Land and Reclamation Projects Reauthorization Act of 2007"

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARGARET HUNT —
DAVID LUKEN —

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Bills named: S. 2483 (110th), H.R. 829 (110th), S. 278 (110th), H.R. 319 (110th), S. 2739 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Air Act; Reporting reforms under section 1605(b) of the Energy Act of 1992; Climate VISION; Clean Water Act including the requirements for the electric utility industry, particularly 316(b) cooling water intake structures rulemaking; S.1766, "Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007"; H.R. 1933, energy bill; H.R. 2421, "the Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007"; S.1870, "the Clean Water Restoration Act"; S.280, "Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007"; S.317, "Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007"; S.1177, "Clean Air Planning Act of 2007", S.2191, "America's Climate Security Act of 2007", H.R. 6, "Clean Energy Act of 2007", S.309, "Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act"; H.R. 620, "Climate Stewardship Act of 2007"; S.2076, "Clean Renewable Energy and Development Act"

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
C RICHARD BOZEK —
WILLIAM LINCOLN FANG —
ERIC HOLDSWORTH —
LYNN LEMASTER —
JAMES ODOM —
TRACEY PARKER —
QUIN SHEA —
KATHRYN ANN STECKELBERG —
EDWARD YAWN —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 309 (110th), S. 1177 (110th), S. 317 (110th), S. 2076 (110th), H.R. 620 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), S. 1766 (110th), S. 280 (110th), S. 2191 (110th), H.R. 2421 (110th), H.R. 1933 (110th), S. 1870 (110th)

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.