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Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Issues related to the Department of Interiors Competitive Leasing Rule.

Contacted: SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Defense DEF

Preserving existing DOD Siting Clearinghouse processes in FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5515 and S. 2987).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 2987 (115th), H.R. 5515 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Wind energy issues in legislation to provide for transferability of the renewable energy production tax credit (PTC); S. 1868 and H.R. 4649 (Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2017), to establish a storage investment tax credit.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4649 (115th), S. 1868 (115th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues related to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) leasing process.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Funding for DOE Wind Energy Program through H.R.1625 (Vehicle for Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018), FY19 Department of Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill, and the FY19 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill; FY19 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1625 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Legislation to provide FERC with backstop authority for transmission siting, including Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act (H.R. 5291). Opposition to the Administrations potential action to use the Federal Power Act and the Defense Production Act to support uneconomic power plants. S. 3088, the Energy Jobs for our Heroes Act of 2018, provisions that would support veterans entering the clean energy workforce. Wind energy issues in H.R 6665, Offshore Renewable Energy for Territories Act and the National OCS Renewable Energy Leasing Program Act (draft bill). Infrastructure and Electricity Markets. General wind energy issues, including offshore wind issues.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 5291 (115th), S. 3088 (115th), H.R. 6665 (115th)

Animals ANI

Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 (draft Senate bill); General permit for incidental take under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Action Act (BGEPA); and ESA (Endangered Species Act) and low-effect HCPs (Habitat Conservation Projects).

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)