2nd Quarter - Report

CLEAVES BIOMASS SERVICES, LLC for BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION

Period 2nd Quarter 2018 Filed Jul 2, 2018 Signed by Robert Cleaves, IV

Official filing
Firm
CLEAVES BIOMASS SERVICES, LLC
Client
BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION
Income
$50,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

BCAP RFS pathway petitions and 2017/2018/2019 RVO Sustainable Forest Management

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CLEAVES —

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Air Act NHSM rule

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CLEAVES —

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

House/Senate Energy Bill (S.2012) and "biomass" provisions DOE Proposed Rule regarding Grid Reliability and Resilience Pricing (Docket No. RM18-1-000)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CLEAVES —

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

Bills named: S. 2012 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Section 45 tax issues, including 45Q, related to carbon capture, the extension of provisions that benefit biomass to electricity, and a new tax proposal introduced by Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY), H.R. 4137, the Renewable Electricity Tax Equalization Act. General federal renewable energy policy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT CLEAVES —

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

Bills named: H.R. 4137 (115th)

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.