WGL for WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Utilities UTI
House and Senate FY2024 Labor and Human Services appropriations bill. Sections pertaining to LIHEAP funding. H.R. 893/S. 405. Heating and Cooling Relief Act - LIHEAP alteration legislation.
Foreign entity interest: Washington Gas and WGL are US chartered companies that are now part of Alta Gas Corporation, a Canadian chartered company based in Calgary. As the parent company Alta Gas has an interest in all of the specific lobbying issues listed above.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER COLE STETTNER | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Promotion of tax credits for productive use of renewable natural gas, hydrogen, CHP and storage technologies. Inflation Reduction Act Implementation Issues including: 2. 45V Hydrogen Production Tax Credit Implementation 3. Section 48 Investment Tax Credit implementation 4 Issues pertaining to the Methane Fee, hydrogen and RNG infrastructure and production tax support, Natural gas and Electric Appliance and energy efficiency Tax Rebates
Foreign entity interest: Washington Gas and WGL are US chartered companies that are now owned by Alta Gas, a Canadian chartered company with headquarters in Calgary. As the parent company of Washington Gas and WGL they have an interest in all of the lobby issues listed above.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER COLE STETTNER | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R. 893/S. 405. Heating and Cooling Relief Act - LIHEAP alteration legislation. FY24 Energy, Water & Related Agencies Appropriations Legislation - Supported research and development for natural gas, hydrogen and energy efficiency technologies. FY24 Labor-HHS Appropriations Legislation (House and Senate) - Support fully authorized regular LIHEAP funding at $5.1 Billion. Advocate for FY2024 appropriations for hydrogen research and development for the end-use-including commercial and residential heating, transportation, storage, the safe and efficient delivery of hydrogen using pipelines, and hydrogen hubs, cost effective codes implementation for efficiency and resilience, and the Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund Capitalization Grant Program. Advocate for implementation of DOE hydrogen hub program and funding.
Foreign entity interest: Washington Gas and WGL are US chartered companies who are now part of the Alta Gas Corporation, a Canadian chartered company headquartered in Calgary. As the parent company of Washington Gas and WGL, Alta Gas has an interest in all of the lobbying issues listed above.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER COLE STETTNER | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Implementation of HR 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act o Guidance pertaining to energy efficiency and building energy codes as well as hydrogen provision and grant programs. H.R. 5376 Inflation Reduction Act - Implementation of hydrogen, CHP, geothermal and RNG tax credits policy. Congressional oversight of DOE, CPSC - relating to residential furnaces, cooking products rulemakings. S. 1043, the Natural GAS Act - any affect on gas stove use. H.R.1615 Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act - any affect on gas stove use. H.R.1640 Save Our Gas Stoves Act - any affect on gas stove use. H.R.337 GAS Act - any affect on gas stove use. Discussion Draft -. Promoting Efficient and Engaged Reviews (PEER) Act - Permitting Reform S. 1399, Building American Energy Security Act - Permitting Reform S. 1456, Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources Act -Permitting Reform S.1449, Revitalizing the Economy by Simplifying Timelines and Assuring Regulatory Transparency Act - Permitting Reform
Foreign entity interest: Washington Gas and WGL are US chartered companies who are now part of the Alta Gas family. Alta Gas is a Canadian Chartered company headquartered in Calgary. As the parent company of Washington Gas and WGL, Alta Gas has an interest in all of the lobbying issues listed above
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER COLE STETTNER | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Promotion of the inclusion of the role of natural gas, renewable natural gas, CHP and hydrogen in our nations clean energy future. ENERGY Star- Supporting continued inclusion of natural gas products in the ENERGY Star program
Foreign entity interest: Washington Gas and WGL are US chartered companies that are now owned by Alta Gas, a Canadian chartered company with headquarters in Calgary. As the parent company of Washington Gas and WGL they have an interest in all of the lobby issues listed above.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER COLE STETTNER | — |
Homeland Security HOM
Legislation to strengthen the Department of Energys ability to respond to physical and cybersecurity threats to pipelines and LNG facilities. Legislation that would institute a mandatory cyber incident reporting scheme for designated critical infrastructure entities.
Foreign entity interest: Washington Gas and WGL are US chartered companies that are now owned by Alta Gas, a Canadian chartered company with headquarters in Calgary. As the parent company of Washington Gas and WGL they have an interest in all of the lobby issues listed above.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER COLE STETTNER | — |
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.