2nd Quarter - Report

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC for PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC

Period 2nd Quarter 2013 Filed Jul 22, 2013 Signed by Martin Doern, Government Affairs Manager

Official filing
Firm
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC
Client
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC
Income
—
Expenses
$60,000
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.

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to cybersecurity and protection of the grid generally under H.R. 624, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act and under the Administration's Cyber Security Executive Order. Issues related to metal theft from utility transmission and distribution systems under H.R. 867 and S. 394, the Metal Theft Prevention Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARTIN E DOERN Legislative Director, Rep. Doc Hastings

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Navy, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 867 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), S. 394 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Extension of the tax incentives for renewable energy generally. Tax incentives for energy storage under S. 1030, the STORAGE Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARTIN E DOERN Legislative Director, Rep. Doc Hastings

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1030 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues related to the safe disposal of coal ash, as addressed in H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARTIN E DOERN Legislative Director, Rep. Doc Hastings

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

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

Utilities UTI

General policy issues affecting electric utilities, including funding of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Matters relating to the Bonneville Power Administration and regional hydropower generally -- including integration of variable resources. Issues related to siting transmission lines across or near federal property.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARTIN E DOERN Legislative Director, Rep. Doc Hastings

Contacted: Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of

Natural Resources NAT

Issues related to small hydropower development at the Bureau of Reclamation's Bowman Dam.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARTIN E DOERN Legislative Director, Rep. Doc Hastings

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.