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Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Issues related to the Department of Interiors Competitive Leasing Rule.

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Legislation and regulatory policies impacting international trade, including treaty negotiations (i.e., NAFTA) and the imposition of new tariffs or quotas on imported materials and equipment (i.e., wind turbine nacelles, components; solar panels; steel and aluminum; Chinese products).

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Defense DEF

Implementation of DOD Siting Clearinghouse; Navy maps.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Maritime Administration (MARAD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislation to provide for transferability of the renewable energy production tax credit (PTC); Legislation, S. 1868 and H.R. 4649, to establish a storage investment tax credit.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: S. 1868 (115th), H.R. 4649 (115th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues related to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) leasing process; offshore wind permitting issues & fisheries.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Maritime Administration (MARAD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY19 Department of Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill, and the FY19 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill; FY19 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill.

Contacted: Maritime Administration (MARAD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Legislation to provide FERC with backstop authority for transmission siting, Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act, HR 5291. Issues related to the Administrations potential action to use the Federal Power Act and the Defense Production Act to support uneconomic power plants. S. 3088, the Energy Jobs for our Heroes Act of 2018, that would support veterans entering the clean energy workforce. Offshore wind legislation H.R.5291, Offshore Wind Jobs & Opportunities Act, H.R 6665, Offshore Renewable Energy for Territories Act, the National OCS Renewable Energy Leasing Program Act (draft bill). Infrastructure and Electricity Markets. General wind energy issues.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Bills named: S. 3088 (115th), H.R. 5291 (115th), H.R. 6665 (115th)

Animals ANI

Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 (draft Senate bill); general permit for incidental take under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Action Act (BGEPA); ESA and low-effect HCPs (Habitat Conservation Projects).

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES