AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
11 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Lobbied on need for oversight of Department of Energy energy efficiency standards.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CORY TOTH | — |
Telecommunications TEC
Lobbied to preserve the municipal exemption in Section 224 of the Communications Act from federal pole attachment regulations.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
| ANDREW WILLS | — |
Railroads RRR
Discussed potential legislative activity on captive shipper issues.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| AMY THOMAS | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Discussed support for provisions in H.R. 238, the Commodity End User Relief Act, regarding swap dealer de minimus threshold.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GODFREY | — |
Small Business SMB
Lobbied to add language to H.R. 5, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017, to change the existing definition of small governmental entity to address problem such definition creates for public power utilities. Also lobbied on same issue in H.R. 33, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act, and S. 584.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GODFREY | — |
| ANDREW WILLS | — |
Utilities UTI
Lobbied in support of wholesale electricity market reforms with focus on capacity markets and protecting customer interests. Lobbied on the need to protect public power and consumer interests in the potential expansion of the California ISO. Lobbied in support of FAIR Rates Act (H.R. 238). Discussed views on cybersecurity recommendations in the Quadrennial Energy Review 1.2. Lobbied on S. 79 to establish pilot program to examine whether to add manual controls on electric grid. Discussed Electric Power Research Institute report on electromagnetic pulse. Lobbied on S. 529, bill to require the Department of Energy to get approval from state public utility commission and governor before exercising eminent domain to acquire property for S. 1222 transmission lines. Discussed need for legislation to improve the hydropower licensing and relicensing reform. Discussed need for legislation to improve interstate natural gas pipeline permitting process. Discussed need for legislation on vegetation management and in support of H.R. 1873. Lobbied in support of congressional oversight of the implementation of the Federal Power Act. Discussed issues related to distributed generation, including rate design and microgrids. Discussed APPA's comments on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proceeding on energy storage. Discussed transmission policy. Discussed the importance of the electric utility industry and government partnership to share information and work together on grid security. Discussed bulk power system reliability, including compliance with NERC standards.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GODFREY | — |
| AMY THOMAS | — |
| CORY TOTH | — |
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
| ANDREW WILLS New | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Lobbied in support of preserving the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds in any tax reform proposal and its importance for financing public power infrastructure. Lobbied in support of legislation on the nuclear production tax credit -- H.R. 1551 and S. 666. Discussed how public power cannot receive renewable energy tax credits as not-for-profit entities and the need for comparable incentives.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GODFREY | — |
| CORY TOTH | — |
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Lobbied in support of funding for Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems program at the Department of Energy. Discussed potential for new fiscal year 2018 budget proposal from President to recommend privatizing Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and to sell Power Marketing Administrations. Lobbied in support of Power Marketing Administrations and TVA. Lobbied in support of funding for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program in H.R. 5926 and S. 3040, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GODFREY | — |
| AMY THOMAS | — |
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
| ANDREW WILLS | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Lobbied in support of Endangered Species Act reform.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CORY TOTH | — |
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI
Lobbied to ensure that Congress considers impact of drone regulations on electric utilities in reauthorization of Federal Aviation Administration.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
| ANDREW WILLS New | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Lobbied in support of H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act. Lobbied in support of Clean Air Act reform.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
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.