3rd Quarter - Amendment — GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, INC. for GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA INC (2009)

Firm

GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Client

GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA INC

Income

—

Expenses

$100,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
3rd Quarter - Report	Oct 20, 2009	$110,000	Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment (this page)	Jan 21, 2010	$100,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

1. HR 977, Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act 2009, provisions related to energy trading market design. 2. S 447, Prevent Excessive Speculation Act, provisions related to energy trading market design.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH WILLIAM DALTON	—
JAMES ROBERT MINTER	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 977 (111th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

1. HR 3619, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010. 2. S 1194, Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, provisions related to LNG safety and security, port security, and enforcement jurisdiction. 3. S 1385, Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act, provisions related to cargo and port security, designation of hazardous cargos, voluntary program for security validation. 4. LNG security, permitting, and operations. 5. Port security.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH WILLIAM DALTON	—
JAMES ROBERT MINTER	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Bills named: H.R. 3619 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

1. HR 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, all provisions, including provisions related to cap and trade policies. 2. S 539, Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act, provisions related to renewable energy. 3. S 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, provisions related to renewable energy standards and renewable energy transmission. 4. Anticipated legislation related to LNG safety, security, operations and maintenance issues; climate change, renewables, portfolio standards and production tax credits. 5. Federal permitting for LNG facilities. 6. FERC Energy Policy Act implementation, wholesale electricity deregulation issues and LNG issues. 7. FERC mechanism to establish capacity price for New England and New York electricity capacity markets. 8. Electricity market structure. 9. Department of Energy LNG safety studies. 10. Role of natural gas and LNG in U.S. energy supply. 11. Climate change issues. 12. Domestic shale natural gas issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH WILLIAM DALTON	—
JAMES ROBERT MINTER	—
ZIN SMATI	—

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Ratification of U.S.-France Tax Protocol.

Foreign entity interest: Suez-Tractebel s.a.n.v. could be impacted by the matter listed above because of its relationship with U.S. entities.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH WILLIAM DALTON	—

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); 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.