AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
10 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Discussed burden of complying with regulation of swaps with utility special entities - H.R. 238, the Commodity End User Relief Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GODFREY | — |
Utilities UTI
Lobbied in support of wholesale electricity market reforms with focus on capacity markets and protecting customer interests. Lobbied on the need to protect public power and consumer interests in the potential expansion of the California ISO. Discussed Dept. of Energy's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on grid resiliency -- FERC RM 18-1. Discussed the importance of the electric utility industry and government partnership to share information and work together on grid security. Provided feedback on proposed legislation permanently authorizing program assisting small- and medium-sized utilities with grid security. Discussed the need for enhanced background screening of utility employees and provided feedback on draft legislation. Discussed need for legislation to improve the hydropower licensing and relicensing reform -- H.R. 3043 and provisions in S. 1460. Discussed views on bills to support closed loop pumped storage and addition of generation at non-powered dams -- H.R. 2880 and H.R. 2872. Discussed language in H.R. 723/S. 239 that carves out federal hydropower facilities from the definition of eligible federal facilities that can use energy savings performance contracts. Discussed potential for including legislation to improve interstate natural gas pipeline permitting process, such as H.R. 2910 and provisions in S. 1460, in infrastructure legislation. Discussed need for legislation on vegetation management and in support of H.R. 1873. Also support vegetation management language in S. 1460, Energy & Natural Resources Act of 2017. Lobbied in support of congressional oversight of the implementation of the Federal Power Act. Discussed issues related to distributed generation, including rate design and microgrids. Provided feedback on draft bills to promote distributed energy resources. Also provided feedback on S. 1874, Distributed Energy Demonstration Act of 2017, S. 1875, the Flexible Grid Infrastructure Act of 2017, and S. 1876, Reducing the Cost of Energy Storage Act of 2017. Discussed FERC policies on distributed energy resources -- FERC RM 16-23. Discussed FERC policies on accommodating resource policies -- FERC AD 17-11. Discussed FERC policies on Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act -- FERC AD 16-16. Discussed FERC policies on price formation -- FERC RM 17-03; RM 17-20 Discussed needed reforms to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and provided feedback on H.R. 4476.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GODFREY | — |
| AMY THOMAS | — |
| CORY TOTH | — |
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Lobbied on the tax treatment of municipal bonds; lobbied on provisions affecting tax treatment of disaster bonds -- H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GODFREY | — |
Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS
Discussed efforts to restore power after Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. Discussed the mutual aid process for public power utilities. Expressed support for presidential granting of 100 percent reimbursement for category A and B costs for Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria -- FEMA cost sharing for Notice of Major Disaster for the Commonwealth of PR (FEMA 4339-DR)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GODFREY | — |
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
Telecommunications TEC
Lobbied to preserve the municipal exemption in Section 224 of the Communications Act from federal pole attachment regulations. Discussed concerns with proposed rules and notices of inquiry issued by the Federal Communications Commission on wireline and wireless broadband deployment. FCC No. 17-79, 17-84
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
| ANDREW WILLS | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Lobbied in support of funding for Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems program at the Department of Energy -- H.R. 3266/S. 1609 -- Energy and Water Appropriations Act of 2018.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN GODFREY | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Lobbied in support of Endangered Species Act reform legislation, including H.R. 3131, H.R. 424, H.R. 717, H.R. 2603, H.R. 1274.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CORY TOTH | — |
Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI
Discussed potential language to direct FAA to amend its drone regulations to make it easier for electric utilities to use drones for infrastructure inspection and disaster recovery in reauthorization of Federal Aviation Administration -- S. 1405 and H.R. 2997. Provided feedback on H.R. 2930 regarding drones and air space rules.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW WILLS New | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Lobbied on need for oversight of Department of Energy energy efficiency standards. Lobbied in support of including repeal and replacement of Section 433 of Energy Independence and Security Act in S. 385 and H.R. 1443. Lobbied in support of various rebate programs. S. 1460, the Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017. Lobbied for inclusion of H.R. 1551, to make changes to nuclear production tax credit, in H.R. 1.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CORY TOTH | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Discussed Cross State Air Pollution Rule. Discussed repeal of the Clean Power Plan -- Repeal of Carbon Dioxide Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units -- Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0355
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DESMARIE M WATERHOUSE | — |
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