3rd Quarter - Report

EL PASO CORPORATION for EL PASO CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$190,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Pipeline-safety legislation: H.R. 6008, the Corporate Liability and Emergency Accident Notification Act; S. 3856, the Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2010; H.R. 6295, the Pipeline Safety and Community Empowerment Act of 2010; S. 3824, the Strengthening Pipeline Safety and Enforcement Act of 2010; Obama Administration pipeline-safety proposal; permitting/other issues related to the Ruby Pipeline Project; general pipeline issues; natural gas vehicles (NGVs).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANICE ALPERIN —
SARAH KATHERINE GAINER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3824 (111th), H.R. 6295 (111th), S. 3856 (111th), H.R. 6008 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Oil-and-gas related taxes; intangible drilling costs (IDCs); "carried interests" issues; H.R. 1935, to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services; tax-extenders packages; the President's FY 2011 Budget; H.R. 1935; PL 111-5, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANICE ALPERIN —
SARAH KATHERINE GAINER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1935 (111th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives; H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; S. 272, the Derivatives Trading Integrity Act; S. 1074, the Shareholder Bill of Rights; H.R. 3269, the Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act; H.R. 977, the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act; H.R. 2448, the Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act; H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, provisions regarding OTC derivatives.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANICE ALPERIN —
SARAH KATHERINE GAINER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1074 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th), H.R. 2448 (111th), H.R. 977 (111th), S. 272 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), H.R. 3269 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Natural gas/energy issues; Kerry-Lieberman climate-change legislation, the American Power Act; H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act; S. 1462, the American Clean Energy Leadership Act; S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; S. 672, the Natural Gas and Electricity Review and Enforcement Act; funding for remediation of Cold War era vicinity property near Tuba City, AZ.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANICE ALPERIN —
SARAH KATHERINE GAINER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1733 (111th), S. 672 (111th), S. 1462 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th)

Natural Resources NAT

S. 1689, the Organ Mountain-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act; hydraulic fracturing and legislation; H.R. 2766/S. 1215, the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act; S. 787, the Clean Water Restoration Act; H.R. 3534, the Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act; oil-spill related legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANICE ALPERIN —
SARAH KATHERINE GAINER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2766 (111th), S. 1689 (111th), S. 1215 (111th), S. 787 (111th), H.R. 3534 (111th)

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.