3rd Quarter - Report

MDU RESOURCES GROUP for MDU RESOURCES GROUP

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$40,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Legislation pertaining to the proposed draft rule to revise the definition of Waters of the U.S. in the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clean Waters Act definition; Proposed EPA regulations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFF SIMON —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Transportation TRA

Generally support efforts to increase revenue in the Highway Trust Fund; Support reauthorization of MAP-21 transportation funding legislation; Generally support streamlining/expediting pipeline construction to reduce natural gas flaring;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFF SIMON —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities regarding energy and climate legislation, including efficiency mandates, generally; EPA "Clean Power Plan; Oppose legislation or regulation to unreasonably restrict or discourage oil and natural gas production generally; Urge better inter-agency cooperation regarding energy policy, generally;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFF SIMON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Generally oppose EPA regulations restricting carbon dioxide emissions from new electric generating units absent commercially available technology to capture emissions; Generally oppose EPA proposed revisions to its jurisdiction over Waters of the United States;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFF SIMON —

Contacted: SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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.