S 158, STB Reauthorization, S 49, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act, S 1351, Battery Innovation Act of 2011 (Electric Vehicles); S 1294, Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act of 2011 (Electric Vehicles); HR 2845, the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 (regarding carbon dioxide pipelines); HR 2937, the Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011 (regarding carbon dioxide pipelines); S 734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act 2011 (electric vehicles); S 948, Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011; S 1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011 (electric vehicles); S 1813, MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century)  (electric Vehicles); H Con. Res. 93, providing for a correction to the enrollment of the bill HR 2845, regarding carbon dioxide pipelines.  

Promote and protect the interests of natural gas utilities regarding pipeline safety legislation and any regulatory regime affecting natural gas utilities.  This issue arose in: S 275, Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011, HR 2937, Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011, HR 2845, Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011.  

Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle market by supporting various incentives.  This issue arose in: HR 1380, Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act), S 734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011, S 1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011.

Support incentives for expansion of natural-gas as transportation fuel.  Support incentives for natural gas vehicles.  Advocate for research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies. Coal Ash issues generally; HR 2273, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, regulates coal ash under existing municipal solid waste landfill regulations; HR 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act, bill to prevent double permitting requirement for herbicides and pesticides. HR 1573, to facilitate implementation of Title VII of Dodd-Frank Wall Street & Consumer Protection Act, to delay by 18 months implementation of Title VII of Dodd-Frank, (over-the -counter derivatives); HR 1840, to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders; HR 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (over-the-counter derivatives). HR 3091 to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends; HR 3374, Hybrid Truck Incentives Improvement Act (electric vehicle incentives); HR 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (tax extenders); HR 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (spectrum); S 1285, Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act (electric vehicles); S 1647, a bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates.  

Support lower rates on taxation of dividends.  Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle market by supporting various incentives.  This issue arose in: HR 1380, Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act), S 734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011, S 1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011.  

Support incentives to produce biogas.  Support incentives for high efficiency natural gas furnaces, boilers and water heaters (25C tax credits). HR 607, Broadband Spectrum for First Responders Act; S 28, Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act; S 911, Strengthening Public Safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization, and Modernization Act (SPECTRUM Act); HR __, House Energy and Commerce Committee Public Safety Broadband Network Bill; S 1029, Electric Consumer Right to Know Act (eKNOW); S 1222, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA). HR 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, appropriations issues generally); HR 2584, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (coal ash); FY 2012 Budget Resolution; HR 2354, Energy and Water development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012 (efficiency, electric transportation); HR 2608, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012; HR 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012; HR 2596, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2012; S 1572, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012; HR 2219, Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2012; HR 2354, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2012; HR 2434, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act 2012; S 1573, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act 2012; HR 2017, Continuing Appropriations Act 2012 (Homeland Security); S 1599, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2012 (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); HR 3070, Labor, Heath and Human Services Appropriations Bill (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); HR 3671, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2012 (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); HR 3671, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2012 (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, appropriations issues generally); HR 3672, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act 2012 (appropriations issues generally); S 1601, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act 2012; S 1596, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2012; HJ Res. 94, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes; HJ Res. 95, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes; HJ Res. 79, Continuing Appropriations Resolutions, 2012.  

Advocated for appropriations for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); Advocated to maintain full funding for LIHEAP at $5.1 billion in both the CR and final appropriations bill.  This issue arose in: HR 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

Advocated for appropriations for research and development to improve natural gas technologies and natural gas vehicles. Clean energy standard legislation generally; HR 301, New Manhattan Project for Energy Independence to support RD&D to advance clean energy technologies; HR 909, A Roadmap for America's Energy Future to address domestic energy policy include renewable energy; S 4, Make America the World's Leader in Clean Energy Act to promote clean energy; S 559, Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act including renewable electricity and energy efficiency resource standards; S 741, to amend PUPRA to establish a renewable energy standard; S 963, Reducing Federal Energy Dollars Act of 2011, (efficiency); S 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011, (efficiency); S 1321, the Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011; HR 2781, to establish a high efficiency gas turbine RD&D program; HR 2782, to establish a wind energy research and development program; HR 2994, the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2011; S 398, Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act of 2011 (efficiency); S 1491, PURPA's Legislative Upgrade to State Authority (PURPA PLUS) Act; S 1510, Clean Energy Financing Act of 2011; S 1586, to establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Program; Transmission siting, permitting, management issues generally.  

Promote and protect the interests of natural gas utilities in any legislation considered by the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee regarding energy and climate legislation affecting natural gas utilities, including efficiency mandates.  These issues arose in: HR 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, S 559, Securing America's Future with energy & Sustainable Technologies, S 398, Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreement Act, S 1000, Energy Savings Act of 2011, S1321, Practical Energy Plan of 2011, S 1737, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act.  

Oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production.  This issue arose in HR 1084 & S 587, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act. S 21, Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act; HR 76, Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act; HR 174, Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act; S 413, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act; HR 668, SHIELD Act; HR 1136, Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act; S 1342, Grid Cyber Security Act; S 847, Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 (reauthorization and reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). HR 10, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011, (as relates to EPA regulations); HR 97, the Free Industry Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Clean Air Act; HR 153, the Ensuring Affordable Energy Act to prohibit funding for EPA to implement greenhouse gas regulations; HR 680, to prohibit U.S. contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; HR 199, the Protect America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011 to suspend for 2 years EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act; HR 750, the Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act to preempt actions related to greenhouse gases through regulations or common law; HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 to prohibit EPA greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act; HR 1023, the No More Excuses Energy Act of 2011, including provisions to prevent climate change or global warming regulations under the Clean Air Act; HR 1287, 3-D, Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011, including provisions to prevent climate change or global warming regulations under the Clean Air Act; HR 1292, the Energy Protection Freedom Act, to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Clean Air Act; HR 1872, the Employment Protection Act to require EPA to consider employment and other economic impacts prior to regulations or other actions; HR 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 to provide additional time for EPA to issue industrial boiler MACT standards; HR 3379, the Regional Haze Federalism Act to provide States increased flexibility in implementing standards through State implementation plans; S 15, to prohibit the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions; S 77, the Pollution and Costs Reduction Act to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce pollution and lower costs for building owners; S 228, the Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act to preempt regulation of action relating to or consideration of greenhouse gases; S 231, the EPA Stationary source Regulations Suspension Act to suspend for 2 years EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act; S 482, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 to prohibit EPA greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act; S 609, the Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy (CARE) Act of 2011 to provide for the establishment of a committee to assess the effects of certain federal regulatory mandates related to energy and the environment; S 70, the 3-D Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011, including provisions to prevent climate change or global warming regulations under the Clean Air Act; S 1292, the Employment Protection Act to require EPA to consider employment and other economic impacts prior to regulations or other actions; Clean Water Act, section 316(b) - cooling water intake structure rule-making; Waters of the U.S. draft guidance; HR 2401, the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011, to require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency; HR 2891, the America's Energy Independence Act, to delay EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule; S 1392, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 to delay Boiler MACT; S 1393, the Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act to prohibit enforcement of SEC climate change interpretive guidance; SJ Res. 27, disapproving the EPA Cross- State Air Pollution Rule; S 1538, the Regulatory Time-Out Act of 2011; S 1720, the Jobs Through Growth Act, provisions related to EPA regulations; S 1805, regarding the scope of EPA authority to reject all or part of a State implementation plan under the CAA; S 1815, the Cross State Air Pollution Act to codify and delay the implementation dates for a final EPA rule relating to interstate transport of air pollution; S 1833, the Fair Compliance Act of 2011, to provide additional time for compliance with, and coordinating of, the compliance schedules for [the EPA Utility MACT and CSAPR rules]; Draft legislation to provide States increased flexibility in implementing regional haze standards through State implementation plans.
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