4th Quarter - Report

PPL CORPORATION for PPL CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$210,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 271, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013; S. 2620, the Grid Reliability Act of 2014; S. 2971, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID ARTHUR —

Contacted: White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: S. 2620 (113th), S. 2971 (113th), H.R. 271 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4718, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R. 5771, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions and make technical corrections, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established under State programs for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes (energy tax extenders); S. 2003, the Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2014; S. 2260, the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, (energy tax extenders); H.R. 1, Tax Reform Act of 2014 (international tax reform issues)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID ARTHUR —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (113th), H.R. 5771 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 4718 (113th), S. 2003 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID ARTHUR —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 2218 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 2417, the Secure High-voltage Infrastructure for Electricity from Lethal Damage (SHIELD) Act regarding protection of the bulk-power system and defense critical electric infrastructure against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities; H.R. 3410, the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (CIPA) to amend the Homeland Security Act to secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses; H.R. 3696, the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (NCCIP) Act of 2013; H.R. 4298, the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act; S. 1353, the Cybersecurity Act of 2013; S. 2158, the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act; S. 2519, the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014; S. 2588, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; Discussion draft of legislation to amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit the public disclosure of protected electric security information.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID ARTHUR —

Contacted: SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 4298 (113th), S. 2588 (113th), H.R. 3696 (113th), S. 1353 (113th), S. 2519 (113th), S. 2158 (113th), H.R. 2417 (113th), H.R. 3410 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 3826, the Electricity Security and Affordability Act regarding EPA greenhouse gas regulations; H.R. 5078, the Waters of the U.S. Regulatory Overreach Protection Act prohibiting EPA and the Corps of Engineers from finalizing the proposed WOTUS rule; Advocacy related to Waters of the U.S. draft guidance and rule-making (proposed rule released 3/25/2014).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID ARTHUR —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 3826 (113th), H.R. 5078 (113th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

H.R. 5471, to amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes; Reauthorization of the Commodity Exchange Act, (derivative end-user protections).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID ARTHUR —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 5471 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 83, FY 2015 Omnibus, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (P.L. 113-235) (budget issues generally, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); H.R. 4800, FY 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to CFTC and CEA reauthorization, including de minimis exception level under swap dealer definition, margin requirements on swap transactions of commercial end-users, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions, physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality); H.J. Res. 130, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (through December 13, 2014) (budget issues generally, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); H.J. Res. 131, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (until December 17, 2014) (budget issues generally, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); FY 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., CCR regulation, and GHG NSPS for existing sources); FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding); S. 2389, FY 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to CFTC and CEA reauthorization, including deminimis exception level under swap dealer definition, margin requirements on swap transactions of commercial end-users, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions, physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality);

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID ARTHUR —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 83 (113th), H.R. 4800 (113th), H.J.Res. 131 (113th), H.J.Res. 130 (113th), S. 2389 (113th)

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.