GREAT PLAINS ENERGY (FORMERLY KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT) for GREAT PLAINS ENERGY (FORMERLY KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT)
What was lobbied
7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Commodities (big ticket) CDT
Over-the-counter derivatives issues generally.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL A POLING | Senate Committee on Energy & Nat. Resources |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Coal ash issues generally; EPA's utility MACT regulations (hazardous air pollutants). Also known as EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rules. EPA's Cross-State Air Pollution Regulations H.R. 2273, "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act," to regulate coal ash under existing municipal solid waste landfill regulations. S. 1751, the "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act," to regulate coal ash under existing municipal solid waste landfill regulations. H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report (coal ash). EPA's cooling water intake structure rule generally. S. 3512, the "Coal Ash Recycling and Oversight Act of 2012."
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL A POLING | Senate Committee on Energy & Nat. Resources |
Homeland Security HOM
H.R. 3523. "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act." S. 2151 and S. 3342, "Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2012" or "SECURE IT". S. 2105 and S. 3414, the "Cybersecurity Act of 2012".
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL A POLING | Senate Committee on Energy & and Nat. Resources |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 3091, to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends. H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Bill Extension and Conference Report (pension smoothing provisions). H.R. 8, the "Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012." (Extension of the current rate on dividends and capital gains). S. 3412, the "Middle Class Tax Cut Act." (Extension of current rate on dividends).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL A POLING | Senate Committee on Energy & Nat. Resources |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
FY 2013 Labor, HHS Appropriations (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding). H.R. 5325, Energy and Water Appropriations Act (funding for Yucca Mountain). H.R. 1 and H.R. 152, Hurricane Sandy Supplemental Appropriations (Coats Amendment #3391 to eliminate Community Development Block Grant funding).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL A POLING | Senate Committee on Energy & Nat. Resources |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Clean energy standard legislation generally; S. 559, the "Securing America's Future With Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act", (renewable electricity standard). S. 741, to amend PURPA to establish a renewable energy standard FERC transmission issues generally Electric utility on-bill financing for energy efficiency projects generally. S. 2146, the "Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012" (Bingaman). H.R. 4273, the "Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012." H.R. 3409, the "Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Act," and Markey amendment to impose a 50 percent renewable energy standard/energy efficiency resource standard.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL A POLING | Senate Committee on Energy & Nat. Resources |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
H.R. 97, the "Free Industry Act" (to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Clean Air Act); H.R. 153, the "Ensuring Affordable Energy Act" (to prohibit funding for EPA to implement greenhouse gas regulations); H.R. 199, the "Protect America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011", (to suspend for 2 years EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act); H.R. 750, the "Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act" (to preempt actions related to greenhouse gases through regulations or common law); H.R. 910, the "Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011", (to prohibit EPA greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act); S. 15, to prohibit the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. until China, India and Russia implement similar reductions; S. 228, the "Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act" (to preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases); S. 231, the "EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act", (to suspend for 2 years EPA regulation of greenhouse gases from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act); S. 482, the "Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011", (to prohibit EPA greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act); S. 493, the "SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011", amendments related to greenhouse gas regulations); Clean Water Act, Section 316(b) - cooling water intake structure rulemaking. H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, to provide additional time for EPA to issue industrial boiler MACT standards H.R. 2401, the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011, to require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency S. 1392, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, to delay EPA's boiler MACT rule S.J. Res 37, Resolution to disapprove EPA's Utility MACT (MATS) Rule. S. 1815, Cross State Air Pollution Act, to codify and delay the implementation dates for a final EPA rule relating to interstate transport of air pollution S. 1833, Fair Compliance Act of 2011 (EPA's Cross State Air Pollution Rule), to provide additional time for compliance with, and coordinating of, the compliance schedules for EPA's Utility MACT and CSAPR rules. H.R. 4387, to delay CSAPR compliance deadline for non-CAIR states. S. 2300, to delay CSAPR compliance deadline for non-CAIR states. H.R. 3409, the "Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Act."
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL A POLING | Senate Committee on Energy & Nat. Resources |
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