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Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

General discussions regarding use of unmanned aircraft systems in conjunction with inspection of energy infrastructure FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - issues related to wildfire prevention technology and unmanned aerial systems

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

General discussion regarding waterway dredging General discussion of use of renewable natural gas and biomethane

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General discussion of policies and agreements related to energy trade and trade flows General discussion of proposals to change the North American Free Trade Agreement General discussion of proposals to replace the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement General discussion of proposals to adjust the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement General discussion of changes to cross-border energy transmission permitting General discussion of ratification of signed tax treaties General discussion of tariffs on steel products

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Utilities UTI

General discussion of legislation pertaining to vegetation management Implementation of HR 1625, 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act - provisions related to vegetation management and related matters HR 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act General discussion of repealing and replacing Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 1873 (115th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

General discussion of Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules providing end-user protections General discussion of Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules regarding the treatment of forward contracts with volumetric optionality General discussion of congressional legislation affecting regulatory treatment of instruments used by non-financial energy end-users to hedge commodity risk H.R. 238 - Commodity End-User Relief Act - aspects related to swaps treatment of physical natural gas contracts with delivery optionality

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 238 (115th)

Transportation TRA

General discussion of incentives for natural gas vehicles and fueling infrastructure General discussion of use of natural gas as a vehicle fuel General discussion of renewable natural gas (biomethane) as a fuel General discussion of tax incentives for alternative fuels S. 2585, to amend the Water Resources Development Act to permanently extend Corps of Engineers authority to utilize cost recovery agreements to process permits HR 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018, re Army Corps of Engineers authority to utilize cost recovery agreements

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2585 (115th), H.R. 8 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementation and rulemaking process for HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - international and business taxation aspects, including foreign earnings taxation and repatriation, deductibility of interest expenses, and limiting deductibility of tax payments to state and local jurisdictions General discussion of tax credits for renewable energy, natural gas vehicles, natural gas fueling infrastructure, and natural gas used as a vehicle fuel General discussion of carryover period for charitable expense deductions General discussion of proposals to extend or make permanent the Subpart F look-through rule for controlled foreign corporations HR 1686, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions by regulated public utilities - all aspects S 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 - aspects related to utility mutual assistance during disaster recovery HR 1393, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 - aspects related to utility mutual assistance during disaster recovery H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 - tax-related aspects

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 1393 (115th), H.R. 1 (115th), H.R. 1686 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Energy Issues FY 2019 Energy and Water Appropriations - Aspects related to the use of natural gas, natural gas research & development, programs supporting renewable natural gas, and Army Corps of Engineers dredging House draft of FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services & Education Appropriations - Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) S.3158 - FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services & Education Appropriations - Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) General discussion of funding for research into renewable natural gas

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 3158 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Generally promote and protect the interests of natural gas and electric infrastructure companies

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

General discussion of legislative proposals to facilitate permitting of natural gas infrastructure General discussion of legislative proposals to change rules addressing emissions from natural gas transmission and distribution infrastructure General discussion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) General discussion of natural gas storage

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Homeland Security HOM

General discussions of security partnerships between government agencies and private operators of critical infrastructure and enabling necessary dialogues General discussions regarding the safety and security of energy infrastructure S 2392, Cyber Support for Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act of 2018 - re equipment and procedures HR 5175, Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act

Contacted: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 5175 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

Discussion draft of legislation pertaining to vegetation management General discussion regarding wildfire protection and response HR 1183, Wildfire Prevention Act of 2017 - aspects related to energy infrastructure HR 1873, the Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act HR 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act HR 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 - aspects related to wildfire prevention equipment General discussion regarding pipeline permitting and siting issues General discussion regarding changes to cross-border pipeline permitting processes General discussion of BIA/DOI process related to rights-of-way grants

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 1873 (115th), H.R. 4 (115th), H.R. 1183 (115th), H.R. 2910 (115th)