SEMPRA for SEMPRA

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

General discussions regarding use of unmanned aircraft systems in conjunction with energy infrastructure

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Homeland Security HOM

HR 940, Securing Communications of Utilities from Terrorist Threats Act S 79, Securing Energy Infrastructure Act

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 940 (115th)

Transportation TRA

General discussion of incentives for natural gas vehicles and fueling infrastructure General discussion of use of natural gas as a vehicle fuel General discussion of renewable natural gas (biomethane) as a fuel

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Generally promote and protect the interests of natural gas and electric infrastructure companies

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General discussion of policies and agreements related to energy trade General discussion of proposals to change the North American Free Trade Agreement General discussion of proposals to replace the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement General discussion of proposals to adjust the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement General discussion of changes to cross-border energy transmission permitting General discussion of ratification of signed tax treaties

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Utilities UTI

Discussion draft of legislation pertaining to vegetation management HR 1686, to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions by regulated public utilities - all aspects HR 940, Securing Communications of Utilities from Terrorist Threats Act - all aspects

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1686 (115th), H.R. 940 (115th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

General discussion of Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules providing end-user protections General discussion of Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules regarding the treatment of forward contracts with volumetric optionality General discussion of congressional legislation affecting regulatory treatment of instruments used by non-financial energy end-users to hedge commodity risk

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

House Ways and Means Majority Tax Reform Blueprint - A Better Way: A Pro-Growth Tax Code for All Americans Discussion draft of the American Business Competitiveness Act re foreign earnings taxation rules General discussion of proposals to amend foreign earnings taxation provisions General discussion of proposals to repatriate foreign earnings General discussion of deductibility of interest expenses General discussion of proposals to develop a dividend exemption system General discussion of tax credits for natural gas vehicles, natural gas fueling infrastructure, and natural gas for use as a vehicle fuel General discussion of carryover period for charitable expense deductions General discussion of proposals to permanently extend the look-through rule for controlled foreign corporations HR 1686, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions by regulated public utilities - all aspects S 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 - aspects related to utility mutual assistance during disaster recovery HR 1393, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 - aspects related to utility mutual assistance during disaster recovery S 505, Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2017 - all aspects General discussion of limiting deductions for state and local tax payments

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1686 (115th), H.R. 1393 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Energy Issues FY 2018 Energy and Water Appropriation - Aspects related to the use of natural gas, natural gas research & development, programs supporting renewable natural gas, and Army Corps of Engineers dredging FY 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services & Education Appropriations - Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

General discussion of legislative proposals to facilitate permitting of natural gas infrastructure General discussion of legislative proposals to change rules addressing emissions from natural gas transmission and distribution infrastructure General discussion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) General discussion of natural gas storage

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

General discussion regarding waterway dredging General discussion of use of renewable natural gas and biomethane

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Natural Resources NAT

Discussion draft of legislation pertaining to vegetation management General discussion regarding wildfire protection and response HR 1183, Wildfire Prevention Act of 2017 - aspects related to energy infrastructure HR 1873, the Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act S 32, California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2017 - energy infrastructure provisions General discussion regarding pipeline permitting and siting issues General discussion regarding changes to cross-border pipeline permitting processes HR 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2910 (115th), H.R. 1183 (115th), H.R. 1873 (115th)