2nd Quarter - Report — MDU RESOURCES GROUP for MDU RESOURCES GROUP (2015)

Firm

MDU RESOURCES GROUP

Client

MDU RESOURCES GROUP

Income

—

Expenses

$40,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Generally oppose elements of EPA 111(d) regulations to limit carbon dioxide emissions from electric generating units; Generally oppose EPA "Waters of the US" rulemaking; Support H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GEOFF SIMON	—

Contacted: SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: H.R. 1734 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

Generally support cybersecurity bills that have a public-private partnership; public-private information sharing; liability protections for information sharing; and appropriate criminal penalties for bad actors.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GEOFF SIMON	—

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Support H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015, Support H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GEOFF SIMON	—

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1732 (114th), H.R. 1734 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Support DOE plan to construct natural gas pipeline to serve Hanford nuclear facility in Washington state; Generally oppose federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing; Oppose legislation to restrict or discourage oil and natural gas production

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GEOFF SIMON	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Transportation TRA

Generally support efforts to increase revenue in the Highway Trust Fund; Support reauthorization of long-term transportation funding law

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GEOFF SIMON	—

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Generally support increases in user fees (fuel taxes) to restore adequate revenue in Highway Trust Fund; Generally oppose any effort to impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions; Support legislation to extend production tax credits for renewable energy; Generally support comprehensive tax reform and reduced corporate tax rate

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GEOFF SIMON	—

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE

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.