2nd Quarter - Amendment

GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, INC. for GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA INC

Period 2nd Quarter 2009 Filed Jan 21, 2010 Signed by Mr. James Robert Minter, Senior Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs

Official filing
Firm
GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Client
GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA INC
Income
—
Expenses
$100,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
2nd Quarter - Report Jul 20, 2009 $120,000 Replaced
2nd Quarter - Amendment (this page) Jan 21, 2010 $100,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

LNG Permitting and operations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH WILLIAM DALTON —
JAMES ROBERT MINTER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

1. HR 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions related to energy programs, energy efficiency and renewable energy, electricity delivery and energy reliability, and fossil energy research and development. 2. HR 890, American Renewable Energy Act, provisions related to the renewable electricity standard. 3. S 539, Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act, provisions related to renewable energy. 4. HR 1337, America's Energy Security Trust Fund Act of 2009, provisions related to carbon tax. 5. HR 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions related to cap & trade policies. 6. S 1194, U.S. Coast Guard Authorization Act for FYs 2010 and 2011, provisions related to LNG. 7. HR 977, Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act, provisions related to market design. 8. S 447, Prevent Excessive Speculation Act, provisions related to market design. 9. Senate discussion draft of American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009. 10. Anticipated legislation relating to LNG safety, security, operations, and maintenance issues; climate change, renewables, portfolio standard and production tax credits. 11. Role of natural gas and LNG in U.S. energy supply. 12. Federal permitting for LNG facilities. 13. FERC Energy Policy Act implementation, wholesale electricity deregulation issues, and LNG issues. 14. Department of Energy LNG safety studies.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH WILLIAM DALTON —
CLAY HARRIS —
JAMES ROBERT MINTER —
ZIN SMATI —

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 890 (111th), H.R. 1337 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 977 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Ratification of U.S.-France Tax Protocol.

Foreign entity interest: Suez-Tractebel s.a.n.v. could be impacted by the matter listed above because of its relationship with U.S. entities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH WILLIAM DALTON —

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Energy, Dept of; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

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.