4th Quarter - Report

CLEAN FUELS ALLIANCE AMERICA F/K/A NATIONAL BIODIESEL BOARD for CLEAN FUELS ALLIANCE AMERICA F/K/A NATIONAL BIODIESEL BOARD

Period 4th Quarter 2024 Filed Jan 16, 2025 Signed by Kurt Kovarik

Official filing
Firm
CLEAN FUELS ALLIANCE AMERICA F/K/A NATIONAL BIODIESEL BOARD
Client
CLEAN FUELS ALLIANCE AMERICA F/K/A NATIONAL BIODIESEL BOARD
Income
—
Expenses
$496,252
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

Issues related to USDA's Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; All provisions of the Advanced Biofuels Payment Program (Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels 7 U.S.C. 8105); USDAs energy life-cycle assessment of soybean oil-derived biodiesel.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID WYATT COBB Legislative Assistant -- US Senator Max Baucus -- 2009-2010 Field Director -- US Senator Max Baucus -- 2004-2009 Legislative Correspondent -- US Senator Mary Landrieu -- 2001-2003
KURT A KOVARIK Legislative Director - US Senator Charles Grassley -- Jan. 2017-Jan. 2018 Legislative Assistant - US Senator Charles Grassley -- 2002- Jan. 2017 Staff Assistant -- 1997 -2001 US Senator Charles Grassley

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Implementation of EISA RFS2 Program; Volume Requirements for Advanced Biofuel and Biomass Based Diesel; Implementation of provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act relating to biofuels and sustainable aviation fuel; Updates to Californias Low Carbon Fuel Standard program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID WYATT COBB Legislative Assistant -- US Senator Max Baucus -- 2009-2010 Field Director -- US Senator Max Baucus -- 2004-2009 Legislative Correspondent -- US Senator Mary Landrieu -- 2001-2003
KURT A KOVARIK Legislative Director - US Senator Charles Grassley -- Jan. 2017-Jan. 2018 Legislative Assistant - US Senator Charles Grassley -- 2002- Jan. 2017 Staff Assistant -- 1997 -2001 US Senator Charles Grassley

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Implementation of RFS2 Program and Volume Requirements for Advanced Biofuels and Biomass-Based Diesel; All provisions of S. 2707 and H.R. 9885, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2023; All provisions of HR 6681 and S. 3818, the Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID WYATT COBB Legislative Assistant -- US Senator Max Baucus -- 2009-2010 Field Director -- US Senator Max Baucus -- 2004-2009 Legislative Correspondent -- US Senator Mary Landrieu -- 2001-2003
KURT A KOVARIK Legislative Director - US Senator Charles Grassley -- Jan. 2017-Jan. 2018 Legislative Assistant - US Senator Charles Grassley -- 2002- Jan. 2017 Staff Assistant -- 1997 -2001 US Senator Charles Grassley

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 9885 (118th), S. 3818 (118th), S. 2707 (118th), H.R. 6681 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to tax policies to promote the production and use of biofuels; Implementation of Sec. 13203 and Sec. 13704 of P.L. 117-169, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID WYATT COBB Legislative Assistant -- US Senator Max Baucus -- 2009-2010 Field Director -- US Senator Max Baucus -- 2004-2009 Legislative Correspondent -- US Senator Mary Landrieu -- 2001-2003
KURT A KOVARIK Legislative Director - US Senator Charles Grassley -- Jan. 2017-Jan. 2018 Legislative Assistant - US Senator Charles Grassley -- 2002- Jan. 2017 Staff Assistant -- 1997 -2001 US Senator Charles Grassley

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; 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.