MDU RESOURCES GROUP for MDU RESOURCES GROUP
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Natural Resources NAT
Oppose federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing generally; Oppose legislation and regulations that restrict or discourage oil and natural gas production on federal lands
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GEOFF SIMON | — |
Transportation TRA
Promote & protect the interests of utilities regarding pipeline safety legislation and any regulatory regime affecting utilities or natural gas pipelines. Support incentives for expansion of natural-gas as transportation fuel; Support efforts to shore up Highway Trust Fund generally; Generally support streamlining/expediting pipeline construction to reduce natural gas flaring
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GEOFF SIMON | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Support tax reform and tax code simplification generally; Oppose proposals to tax carbon dioxide emissions;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GEOFF SIMON | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Oppose federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing generally; Support efforts to streamline/expedite oil and gas permitting on public lands generally; Oppose legislation to restrict or discourage oil and natural gas production generally
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GEOFF SIMON | — |
Homeland Security HOM
Generally support cybersecurity bills that provide for a public-private partnership (no top-down regulatory process); public-private information sharing; and liability protections for information sharing;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GEOFF SIMON | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Clean Water Act, Section 316(b) - cooling water intake structure rule-making; Waters of the U.S. draft guidance and rule-making; H.R. 2127, to prohibit EPA from finalizing NSPS for CO2 emissions from fossil-fueled EGUs until CCS is found to be technologically and economically feasible; H.J. Res. 64, disapproving an EPA rule relating to Standards of Performance for GHG Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Generating Units; Oppose EPA efforts to regulate coal ash as hazardous substance, generally;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GEOFF SIMON | — |
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.