4th Quarter - Report

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION for CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION

Period 4th Quarter 2012 Filed Jan 18, 2013 Signed by SARAH GAINER, DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Official filing
Firm
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Client
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
Income
—
Expenses
$500,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Intangible Drilling Costs (IDCs); the President's FY 2013 Budget; "fiscal cliff" negotiations for H.R. 8 passed early 2013.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH KATHERINE GAINER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bills named: H.R. 8 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 1084, the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (the FRAC Act); S. 587, the FRAC Act; Pavillion, WY groundwater investigation; the EPA's "Study of Hydraulic Fracturing and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permitting, changes to the Pennsylvania State Program General Permit-4 (PASPGP-4).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH KATHERINE GAINER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bills named: H.R. 1084 (112th), S. 587 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Greater utilization of natural gas; liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports; H.R. 1380, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act (the NAT GAS Act); S. 1863, the NAT GAS Act; compressed natural gas (CNG) and LNG tax credits/extenders in The Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, S. 3521, and H.R. 8.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH KATHERINE GAINER —

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 8 (112th), H.R. 1380 (112th), S. 1863 (112th), S. 3521 (112th)

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.