GREEN PLAINS INC. for GREEN PLAINS
What was lobbied
8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Agriculture AGR
Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to ethanol exports; Issues related to Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) under the RFS; Issues related to small refinery exemptions from RFS compliance; Issues related to Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) waiver extension from E10 to E15 and higher blends; Issues related to the USDA Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Issues related to life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling for biofuels including ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel; Issues related to the 45Z clean fuel production tax credits; Issues related to Farm Bill programs including rural development programs, funding for the Foreign Market Development Program and Market Access Program, and general support for biofuels from U.S. commodities
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DEVIN MOGLER New | U.S. Senator Joni Ernst |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Issues related to bills to fund the government, specifically policy items related to Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements allowing for 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15); Issues related to carbon capture and sequestration, including 45Q tax credits and direct payment options; Issues related to life cycle assessment modeling for biofuels including ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel; Issues related to 45Z clean fuel production tax credits; Issues related to regenerative agriculture practices;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DEVIN MOGLER New | U.S. Senator Joni Ernst |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements for mid-level ethanol-blended fuels; Issues related to Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) under the RFS; Issues related to carbon capture and sequestration, including 45Q tax credits and direct payment options; Issues related to life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling for biofuels including ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel; Issues related to the 45Z clean fuel production tax credits
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DEVIN MOGLER New | U.S. Senator Joni Ernst |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements for mid-level ethanol-blended fuels; Issues related to E15 fueling infrastructure; Issues related to Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) under the RFS; Issues related to Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS), including 45Q and 45Z tax credits; Issues related to the USDA Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Issues related to life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling for biofuels including ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel; Issues related to the 45Z clean fuel production tax credit
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DEVIN MOGLER New | U.S. Senator Joni Ernst |
Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE
Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements for mid-level ethanol-blended fuels; Issues related to waivers for 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15) and higher blends; Issues related to Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) under the RFS; Issues related to Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS), including 45Q and 45Z tax credits; Issues related to the USDA Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Issues related to life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling for biofuels including ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel; Issues related to the 45Z clean fuel production tax credit
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DEVIN MOGLER New | U.S. Senator Joni Ernst |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
Issues related to ethanol exports; Issues related to oil, gasoline and ethanol imports; Issues related to exports of dried distillers grains (DDGS) and other high protein feed ingredients; Issues related to agricultural commodity exports and tariffs; Issues related to trade with China, specifically imports of "used cooking oil" ("UCO"); Issues related to trade with Brazil, specifically tariff rate quotas on U.S. ethanol and imports of Brazilian ethanol, "UCO" and tallow into the U.S.; Issues related to enforcement of USMCA; Issues related to trade with various nations; Issues related to imports of biofuels and biofuel feedstocks; Issues related to Farm Bill programs including funding for the Foreign Market Development Program and Market Access Program
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DEVIN MOGLER New | U.S. Senator Joni Ernst |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Issues related to Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS), including 45Q and 45Z tax credits and direct pay options for same; Issues related to life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling for biofuels including ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), particularly as it relates to the 45Z clean fuel production tax credit; Issues related to capitalization of R&D expenditures under section 174
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DEVIN MOGLER | Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) |
Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI
Issues related to life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling for biofuels including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF); Issues related to 45Z tax credits for the production of SAF and other biofuels; Issues related to tax credits for alcohol to jet sustainable aviation fuel ; Issues related to 45Z, the clean fuel production credit
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DEVIN MOGLER | Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) |
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.