2nd Quarter - Report

GREEN PLAINS INC. for GREEN PLAINS

Period 2nd Quarter 2023 Filed Jul 14, 2023 Signed by Devin Mogler

Official filing
Firm
GREEN PLAINS INC.
Client
GREEN PLAINS
Income
—
Expenses
$420,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

9 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 2023, 2024 and 2025 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) 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 in H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act; Issues related to alcohol to jet sustainable aviation fuel tax credits in H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, including life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling; Issues related to fuel registrations and pathway approvals under the RFS; Issues related to Farm Bill programs including crop insurance, funding for rural development programs, funding for the Foreign Market Development Program and Market Access Program, and general support for biofuels from U.S. commodities

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEVIN MOGLER New U.S. Senator Joni Ernst

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act; Issues related to bills to fund the government, specifically policy items related to tax provisions; Issues related to bills to fund the government, specifically small refinery hardship waivers from the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in report language; Issues related to the USDA Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; 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, including funding for working lands conservation programs; Issues related to fuel registration and pathway approvals under the RFS; Issues related to clean energy tax credits in H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEVIN MOGLER New U.S. Senator Joni Ernst

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (118th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to a Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) fix for mid-level ethanol-blended fuels; Issues related to 2023, 2024 and 2025 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the RFS; Issues related to proposed RIN caps, export credits, transparency, and other measures to influence RIN values; Issues related to higher octane fuels; Issues related to funding for refueling infrastructure capable of handling higher blends of ethanol; Issues related to the USDA Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; 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 proposed clean fuel production tax credits; Issues related to pathway approvals under the RFS; Issues related to clean energy tax credits in H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEVIN MOGLER New U.S. Senator Joni Ernst

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (118th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to a Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) fix for mid-level ethanol-blended fuels; Issues related to E15 fueling infrastructure; Issues related to 2023, 2024 and 2025 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the RFS; Issues related to proposed RIN reforms, including transparency, price caps and export credits; Issues related to higher octane fuels; Issues related to Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) technology, including 45Q and 45Z tax credits; Issues related to the USDA Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Issues related to life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling biofuels including ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel; Issues related to the 45Z clean fuel production tax credit; Issues related to fuel registration and pathway approvals under the RFS

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEVIN MOGLER New U.S. Senator Joni Ernst

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to a Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) waiver for mid-level ethanol-blended fuels; Issues related to partial waivers for 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15) and higher blends; Issues related to E10 and E15 infrastructure and labeling; Issues related to 2023, 2024 and 2025 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the RFS; Issues related to proposed RIN reforms; Issues related to higher octane fuels; Issues related to Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) technology, including 45Q and 45Z tax credits; Issues related to funding for refueling infrastructure capable of handling higher blends of ethanol; 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 proposed clean fuel production tax credits; Issues related to fuel registration and pathway approvals under the RFS

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEVIN MOGLER New U.S. Senator Joni Ernst

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to ethanol exports; Issues related to oil, gasoline and ethanol imports; Issues related to dried distillers grains (DDGS) exports; Issues related to agricultural commodity exports and tariffs; Issues related to trade negotiations with China, specifically purchase commitments and tariffs on ethanol and DDGS as part of the "Phase I" deal; Issues related to trade with Brazil, specifically tariff rate quotas on ethanol; 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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEVIN MOGLER New U.S. Senator Joni Ernst

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) technology, including 45Q and 45Z tax credits and direct pay options for same; Issues related to tax incentives for fuel retailers to sell higher blends of ethanol; Issues related to tax incentives for car manufacturers to produce flex fuel vehicles; 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 proposed tax credits for SAF; Issues related to the 45Z clean fuel production tax credits; Issues related to other programs included in the H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, Issues related to capitalization of R&D expenditures under section 174

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEVIN MOGLER Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (118th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Issues related to life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling for biofuels including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF); Issues related to tax credits for the production of SAF; Issues related to tax credits for alcohol to jet sustainable aviation fuel in H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act; Issues related to 45Z, the clean fuel production credit in H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act; Issues related to grant programs for SAF;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEVIN MOGLER Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (118th)

Railroads RRR

Issues related to railroad performance and oversight by the STB; Issues related to STB reauthorization; Issues related to common carrier obligations; Issues related to rail safety legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEVIN MOGLER —

Contacted: Surface Transportation Board (STB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

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.